Table 1 Summary of the world’s largest supermarkets based on data sourced from Global Powers of Retailing [53]
FY2016 Retail revenue rank | Name of company | Dominant retail format | Country of origin | FY2016 Retail revenue (US$M)a | Number of countries | Number of supermarkets | Main supermarket chain(s) | Participate in the GRI Sustainability Disclosure Databaseb | Type of report (as per GRI database) | Fortune 500 company | Title of reviewed report (year), and website link for non-GRI reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | US | 485,873 | 29 | 11,700 | Walmart, Sam’s, Club Massmart, Asda | Yes | GRI-G4 | #1 | Global responsibility report (2017) |
3 | The Kroger Co. | Supermarket | US | 115,337 | 1 | 2796 | Kroger, Ralphs, Dillons, Smith’s | Yes | Non-GRI | #18 | Sustainability report (2017) |
8 | Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG | Discount Store | Germany | 84,923 | 17 | 10,132 | Aldi | Yes | North: Non-GRI; South: GRI-G4 | – | Aldi North Group: Sustainability report (2015), Aldi South Group: International corporate responsibility report (2015) |
9 | Carrefour S.A. | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | France | 84,131 | 34 | 11,935 | Carrefour, Champion | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Annual activity and responsible commitment report (2016) |
11 | Tesco PLC | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | UK | 72,390 | 8 | 6809 | Tesco | Yes | Non-GRI | – | Annual report and financial statements (2017), Little Helps Plan (2017) |
14 | Ahold Delhaize | Supermarket | Netherlands | 68,950 | 11 | 6556 | Delhaize, Albert Heijn Food Lion, Hannaford | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Supplementary report on sustainable retailing performance (2016), Annual report (2016) |
17 | Albertson’s Companies, Inc. | Supermarket | US | 59,678 | 1 | 2300 | Albertsons, Safeway Tom Thumb | No | – | #49 | Sustainability update (2016) https://www.albertsons.com/our-company/social-responsibility/ |
18 | Auchan Holding SA | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | France | 57,219 | 14 | 3778 | Auchan, Jumbo Alcampo, Simply, Market | Yes | Non-GRI | – | CSR section of the 2016 management report (2016) |
21 | Wesfarmers Limited | Supermarket | Australia | 47,690 | 4 | 801 | Coles | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Sustainability report (2017) |
22 | Rewe Group | Supermarket | Germany | 44,641 | 11 | 14,728 | Rewe, Penny, Adeg | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Sustainability report (2015/16) |
23 | Woolworths Limited | Supermarket | Australia | 40,773 | 3 | 1179 | Woolworths, Countdown | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Corporate responsibility strategy 2020 (2017), Annual report (2017), Corporate social responsibility report (2017) |
24 | Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | France | 39,856 | 27 | 12,969 | Casino, Franprix Leader Price, Libertad Pão de Açúcar | No | – | – | Annual and corporate social responsibility performance report (2016) https://www.groupe-casino.fr/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/06/RA-2016-GB.pdf |
29 | Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Supermarket | US | 34,274 | 1 | 1182 | Publix | Yes | Non-GRI | #85 | Sustainability report (2017) |
30 | Loblaw Companies Limited | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | Canada | 34,235 | 6 | 2300 | Loblaws, Zehrs, Provigo | Yes | Non-GRI | – | Corporate social responsibility report (2016) |
31 | J Sainsbury plc | Supermarket | UK | 34,048 | 2 | 1200 | Sainsbury’s | Yes | Non-GRI | – | 20 × 20 sustainability plan (2014), Annual report and financial statements (2017) |
39 | Migros-Genossenschafts Bund | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | Switzerland | 24,152 | 3 | 685 | Migros | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Annual report (2016) |
40 | Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd. | Hypermarket/ Supercentre/ Superstore | South Korea | 23,991 | 6 | 886 | Lotte Mart | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Annual report (2016), Sustainability report (2014) |
43 | Coop Group | Supermarket | Switzerland | 28,744 | 7 | 2295 | Coop, Sapori d’Italia The Karma, shop | Yes | Cites GRI | – | Sustainability progress report (2016) |
47 | Mercadona, S.A. | Supermarket | Spain | 21,905 | 2 | 1574 | Mercadona | No | – | – | Satisfying “The Boss” Annual report (2015) https://info.mercadona.es/en/who-we-are/press-hall/annual-reports |
48 | Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC | Supermarket | UK | 21,744 | 1 | 491 | Morrisons | Yes | Non-GRI | – | Corporate responsibility report (2016/17) |
53 | Empire Company Limited | Supermarket | Canada | 18,065 | 1 | 1500 | Sobeys | No | – | – | Annual report (2016) https://www.empireco.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Empire-AR-2016_ENG-FINAL-SEDAR.pdf |
59 | Whole Foods Market, Inc. | Supermarket | US | 15,724 | 3 | 481 | Whole Foods, Market | Yes | Non-GRI | #176 | Green mission report (2012) |
64 | Cencosud S.A. | Supermarket | Chile | 14,525 | 5 | 384 | Jumbo, Gbarbosa Santa Isabel, Wong, Metro | Yes | Non-GRI | – | Annual memory (2016) |
67 | Marks and Spencer Group plc | Department store/ Supermarket | UK | 13,837 | 50 | 1025 | Marks and, Spencer | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Plan A report (2017), Plan A 2025 commitments (2017) |
70 | John Lewis Partnership plc | Department store/ Supermarket | UK | 13,361 | 6 | 352 | Waitrose | Yes | Non-GRI | – | Sustainability report (2016), Annual report and accounts (2017) |
78 | Conad Consorzio Nazionale, Dettaglianti Soc. Coop. a.r.l. | Supermarket | Italy | 12,345 | 2 | 2673 | Conad, Margherita, Todis, Sapori &, Dintorni | No | – | – | Annual report (2015) https://en.calameo.com/read/001456897077b0490e97a |
80 | ICA Gruppen AB | Supermarket | Sweden | 11,824 | 5 | 1300 | ICA, Rimi | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Sustainability report: Jan-March, Apr-June, Jul-Sept (2017), Annual report (2017) |
85 | Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited | Supermarket | Hong Kong | 11,201 | 11 | 6548 | Wellcome, Yonghui, Cold Storage, Jasons, Marketplace Giant | No | – | – | Annual report (2016) https://www.dairyfarmgroup.com/en-US/Investors/Financial-Reports |
88 | S Group | Supermarket | Finland | 10,835 | 5 | 1633 | S Market, Prisma, Alepa, Sale | Yes | GRI-G4 | – | Responsibility report (2016) |
94 | Shoprite Holdings Ltd. | Supermarket | South Africa | 10,340 | 15 | 2689 | Shoprite, Usave, Checkers | Yes | Non-GRI | – | Integrated report (2017) |
99 | Hy-Vee, Inc. | Supermarket | US | 9800 | 1 | 245 | Hy-Vee | No | – | – | Corporate citizenship report (2017) https://www.hy-vee.com/corporate/our-company/corporate-citizenship-report |