Statistic is based on Food Marketing Institute's definition of a supermarket: a grocery store with a minimum of 2 million U.S. dollars in annual sales.
Leading 15 U.S. supermarkets based on sales in terms of all-commodity volume (ACV).
Square footage includes only public selling areas. It does not include gross-leasable or backroom/storage space.
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Selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the U.S. 2012
This statistic shows the selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2012. Wal-Mart is the U.S. supermarket with the largest selling area in 2012 --- about * million square feet.
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Progressive Grocer. (May 15, 2012). Selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2012 (in 1,000 square feet) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/240839/selling-area-of-the-leading-us-supermarkets/
Progressive Grocer. "Selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2012 (in 1,000 square feet)." Chart. May 15, 2012. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/240839/selling-area-of-the-leading-us-supermarkets/
Progressive Grocer. (2012). Selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2012 (in 1,000 square feet). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/240839/selling-area-of-the-leading-us-supermarkets/
Progressive Grocer. "Selling Area of The Leading 15 Supermarkets in The United States in 2012 (in 1,000 Square Feet)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 May 2012, /statistics/240839/selling-area-of-the-leading-us-supermarkets/
Progressive Grocer, Selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2012 (in 1,000 square feet) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/240839/selling-area-of-the-leading-us-supermarkets/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Selling area of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2012 (in 1,000 square feet) [Graph], Progressive Grocer, May 15, 2012. [Online]. Available: /statistics/240839/selling-area-of-the-leading-us-supermarkets/
