In 2024, total net sales of Ahold Delhaize Group amounted to **** billion euros, of which the most part came from its U.S. operations. The Delhaize Group is a multinational food retailer, which operates supermarkets and convenience stores on three continents. The company was founded in 1867 and, as of July 23 2016, Ahold and the Delhaize Group underwent a merger with the combined entity renamed Ahold Delhaize.

In 2015, the revenue of Ahold Delhaize amounted to 38 billion euros, which increased to 89 billion euros by 2024, after stalling in 2018 at 62.8 billion. In the case of Ahold Delhaize over 60 percent of net sales were made in the United States. Company profileAhold Delhaize (Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.) is a multinational food retailer from the Netherlands, which operates supermarkets and convenience stores on three continents. The Delhaize group was founded in 1867 and as of July 23, 2016, Ahold and the Delhaize Group underwent a merger with the combined entity renamed Ahold Delhaize. Ahold Delhaize in market rankingsWhen measured by revenue, Ahold Delhaize is the 8th largest food retailer in Europe with the company taking 12th place of the top worldwide retailers (the companies ranking includes non-food and wholesale). In the United States, the company is the 12th biggest retailer based on retail sales. At home in the Netherlands, the company is the leading retail company.

In 2024, total retail and food service sales reached **** trillion U.S. dollars for the first time in the United States. This is more than **** times the sales numbers that were generated in 1992, not adjusting for inflation. Leading retailers and store types In 2023, the leading food and grocery retailer in the United States was by far Walmart, which generated sales numbers of close to *** billion U.S. dollars that year. The Kroger Co., Costco Wholesale Club, and Ahold Delhaize were also among the top U.S. retailers. With a grocery market share of almost ** percent, the supermarket was the top store type in 2018. The warehouse clubs and superstores category stood in second place, accounting for almost a quarter of the U.S. market. Consumer habits The American consumer made an average of a little more than *** and a half trips to the grocery store per week in 2023. The average amount of trips has noticeably decreased, compared to a decade earlier. In recent times, online grocery shopping has also become an option for consumers. The concept is projected to grow considerably in the coming years, reaching roughly *** billion U.S. dollars’ worth of sales numbers in the United States by 2024.

In 2024, U.S. supermarket and other grocery store sales amounted to about ***** billion U.S. dollars. This is more than double the sales amounts that were generated back in 1992. Supermarkets and grocery stores in the U.S. WalMart stores dominated sales of the leading grocery retailers in 2023, generating close to *** billion U.S. dollars. Kroger and Ahold Delhaize each reached sales numbers of about *** and ** billion U.S. dollars, respectively, within the same period. In 2018, there were over 38,000 supermarket stores in the United States. Over ** percent of this total were supermarket chains. Supermarket formats In the United States, there are various types of supermarkets consumers can visit, such as natural/gourmet food supermarkets, warehouse grocery stores, and military commissaries. The most common type of supermarket in the country is one of the conventional kind. In 2018, there were just over ****** conventional supermarkets in the United States. The second most common type is the supercenter for groceries and mass merchandise, of which there were about ***** that year.

In 2024, annual sales of retail food and beverage stores in the United States amounted to approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars. This marked a constant increase during the reported period and more than double the amount registered two decades earlier. Food and beverages retail market In December 2024, monthly retail sales from U.S. food and beverage stores were estimated at approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. This marked an increase of more than *** percent from the previous month, November 2024. Constituting a large part of the industry, the number of food and beverage retail stores in the United States in 2022 amounted to about *******. Supermarkets and other grocery stores were the most represented, numbering around ******, followed by beer, wine, and liquor stores numbering nearly ******. Leading food and grocery retailers and store types In 2023, the leading food and grocery retailer in the United States was by far Walmart, which generated sales numbers of close to *** billion U.S. dollars that year. The Kroger Co., Costco Wholesale Club, and Ahold Delhaize were also among the top U.S. retailers. In 2022, supermarkets and other grocery stores took the lion's share of food and beverage retail store sales with about **** percent, while beer, wine, and liquor stores took the second highest share of sales with *** percent.

Generating close to *** billion U.S. dollars’ worth of sales in 2024, Walmart was by far the leading food and grocery retailer in the United States. The retail giant made more than double the amounts generated by The Kroger Co., which ranked ****** that year. Food & grocery retailers While Walmart is a large and established food and grocery retailer, smaller companies are in close competition. Some of the fastest-growing retailers in 2024 included Sprouts Farmers Market, H Mart, and Ahold Delhaize. Sprouts Farmers Market's food and grocery sales grew by almost ** percent during that period. Walmart Walmart is an American retail corporation that was founded by Sam Walton in 1962. That year, the very first Walmart store opened in Rogers, Arkansas, and the number of locations has been growing ever since. By 2024, there were almost ****** stores across the globe, which were visited by customers an average of *** million times a week.