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Study - Id24462 - Whole Foods Market Statista Dossier
Study - Id24462 - Whole Foods Market Statista Dossier
Study - Id24462 - Whole Foods Market Statista Dossier
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CHAPTER 01
Overview
Most valuable retail brands worldwide in 2021, by brand value (in million U.S.
dollars)
World: most valuable retail brands 2021
Amazon 683,852
Alibaba 196,912
Walmart 59,522
JD 44,516
Costco 35,137
Pinduoduo 21,732
Ikea 21,021
Lowe's 20,672
Aldi 17,671
Target 16,942
Ebay 16,703
Lidl 11,694
3 Description: As of 2021, Amazon was ranked as the world`s most valuable retail brand, with a brand value of around 683.8 billion U.S. dollars. Amazon.com is an international e-commerce company offering online retail, computing services, consumer electronics,
digital content as well as other local services such as daily deals and groceries. Alibaba, Home Depot, and Walmart were the next most valuable retail brands in the world that year.Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2021
Source(s): Bloomberg; BrandZ; Kantar
Leading 100 retailers in the United States in 2021, based on U.S. retail sales
(in billion U.S. dollars)
United States: top 100 retailers 2021, by U.S. retail sales
Walmart 459.1
Amazon.com 217.79
Target 104.62
4 Description: This ranking depicts the leading 100 American retailers in 2021, based on U.S. retail sales. Once again, Walmart was the leading American retailer. That year, the company accounted for retail sales of about 460 billion U.S. dollars.Read more
Note(s): United States; 2021
Source(s): Kantar; National Retail Federation
Leading supermarkets in the United States in 2020, based on retail sales (in
billion U.S. dollars)
Leading supermarkets in the U.S. 2020, based on retail sales
Aldi 34.54
5 Description: Kroger was the leading supermarket in the United States in 2020, by a wide margin. It had nearly double the retail sales of the next chain, Albertsons. Founded in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio (where it is still headquartered), by Bernard Kroger, The Kroger Co.
has become the largest supermarket chain in the United States and the second largest overall retailer, only behind the retailing giant, Walmart.Read more
Note(s): United States; 2020
Source(s): Kantar; National Retail Federation
Market share of U.S. food and beverage purchases in 2016, by company*
Market share of the leading U.S. food retailers 2016
Market share
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% 16% 18% 20%
Walmart 17.3%
Kroger 8.9%
Albertsons/Safeway 5.6%
Costco 5.1%
Publix 3.4%
Ahold 2.5%
Delhaize 1.7%
ShopRite 1.7%
Target 1.5%
Meijer 1.4%
Aldi 1.3%
6 Description: Walmart captured a 17.3 percent share of the U.S. food and beverage market, making it the top food and beverage retailer in the United States in 2016. Kroger came in second place, with an 8.9 percent share of the market.Read more
Note(s): United States; 2016; * Forecast. Read more
Source(s): Bloomberg; Cowen Group; Supermarket News
Forecast sales growth of the fastest-growing food and grocery retailers in the
United States from 2019 to 2024*
Forecast sales growth of the fastest-growing food retailers in the U.S. 2019-2024
Sales growth
0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12%
Amazon.com 11%
Aldi 6.7%
Hy-Vee 4.5%
H-E-B 4.2%
Wegmans 4%
Meijer 3.6%
Speedway 2.7%
7 Description: This statistic shows the forecast sales growth of the fastest-growing food and grocery retailers in the United States from 2019 to 2024. During this period, Amazon.com is projected to be the fast-growing U.S. food and grocery retailer with a compound
annual growth rate of 11 percent. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2019; * Compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Read more
Source(s): Kantar; Winsight Grocery Business
Online and offline grocery market share of leading food retailers in the
United States in 2017
Leading retailers share of the U.S. online and offline grocery market in 2017
Wal-Mart 26%
Kroger 10.1%
Albertsons 5.3%
Ahold 3.9%
Publix 3.3%
Meijer 1.8%
Target 1.4%
Others 42.9%
8 Description: Walmart was far and away the leader of the grocery industry in the United States in 2017, controlling over a quarter of the market. Kroger, the next largest grocer, was a distant second with a 10 percent market share. Over 40 percent of the grocery
market is occupied by smaller retailers. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2017
Source(s): Bloomberg; Euromonitor; Internet Retailer
Sales per store of the leading supermarkets in the United States in 2019 (in
million U.S. dollars)
Sales of the leading supermarkets in the U.S. per store 2019
Wakefern/ShopRite 47.1
Albertsons 26.6
Aldi** 12.1
9 Description: This statistic shows the sales per store of the leading supermarkets in the United States in 2019. According to the report, H-E-B Grocery's U.S. sales per store amounted to about 72.1 million U.S. dollar that year.Read more
Note(s): United States; 2019
Source(s): Kantar; Stores
Number of stores of the leading supermarkets in the United States in 2020
Number of stores of the leading supermarkets in the U.S. 2020
Number of stores
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500
Aldi 2,619
10 Description: This statistic shows the number of stores of the leading supermarkets in the United States in 2020. That year, The Kroger Co. operated 2,922 stores in the United States. Kroger was founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Its store formats
include supermarkets, hypermarkets, department stores, convenience stores, and mall jewelry stores. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2020
Source(s): Kantar; National Retail Federation; Stores
Number of employees of the leading supermarkets in the United States in
2019 (in thousands)*
Number of employees of the leading U.S. supermarkets 2019
Meijer Inc. 70
11 Description: This statistic presents the number of employees of the leading 15 supermarkets in the United States in 2019. As of March 2019, Walmart Inc. is the U.S. supermarket with the largest workforce with about 2.2 million employees.Read more
Note(s): United States; As of March 2019; * Full-time equivalent employees. Full-time equivalent employees are the sum of regular workers plus one-half the number of part-time employees. Statistic is based on Food Marketing Institute's definition [...]Read more
Source(s): Nielsen; Progressive Grocer
Number of retail store openings in the United States in 2019, by retail chain
Retail store openings in the U.S. 2019, by retail chain
Walgreens 200
Couche-Tard 200
AutoZone 155
Aldi 100
Ulta Beauty 80
Harbor Freight 80
Ross Stores 75
Aerie 70
12 Description: This statistic shows the number of retail store openings in the United States in 2019, by retail chain. In that year, Dollar General had plans to open 975 stores throughout the United States.Read more
Note(s): United States; 2019
Source(s): IHL Group; Suval Consultants; Various sources (Company Reports)
CHAPTER 02
Company data
Net sales of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S.
dollars)
Global net sales of Whole Foods Market 2010-2021
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Net sales in million U.S. dollars
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
14 Description: The gourmet supermarket Whole Foods Market had net sales amounting to over 8 million U.S. dollars in 2021, up from approximately 7.8 million U.S. dollars in the previous year.Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010 to 2021; Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021
Source(s): Whole Foods Market
Sales share of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2017, by region
Whole Foods Market's sales distribution worldwide by region 2010-2017
100%
80%
Sales share
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40%
20%
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2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
15 Description: The statistic highlights the sales distribution of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2017, by region. Whole Foods Market's retail stores in the U.S. captured a share of 97 percent of sales in 2017, whereas Canada and the United Kingdom
accounted for some three percent of sales. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010 to 2017
Source(s): Whole Foods Market
Sales share of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2017, by product
category
Whole Foods Market's sales distribution worldwide by product category 2010-2017
100%
80%
47.7% 48% 48.2% 47.2% 47.6% 47.5% 48% 48.4%
Sales share
60%
20%
33.5% 33.2% 33% 33.8% 33.2% 33.5% 34% 32.8%
0%
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
16 Description: The statistic depicts the sales distribution of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2017, by product category. Non-perishables accounted for 32.8 percent of Whole Foods Market's sales in 2017.Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010 to 2017
Source(s): Whole Foods Market
Number of stores of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2008 to 2017
Whole Foods Market's number of stores worldwide 2008-2017
500 472
456
450 431
399
400
362
350 335
311
299
Number of stores*
250
200
150
100
50
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
17 Description: Whole Foods Market had nearly 500 locations worldwide in 2017, nearly doubling the store count over the previous ten years. As the number of locations increased, so did the size of the supermarkets, from an average size of 36,000 square feet in 2008 to
40,000 in 2017. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2008 to 2017; * Number of stores as of December 31. Fiscal years 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2010 were 52-week years and fiscal year 2012 was a 53-week year.Read more
Source(s): Amazon
Average size of Whole Foods Market's stores worldwide from 2008 to 2017 (in
gross square footage)
Whole Foods Market's average store size worldwide 2008-2017
45,000
40,000
39,000 39,000
40,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000 38,000
37,000
36,000
35,000
Size in gross square footage
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
0
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
18 Description: Whole Foods Markets have seen a steady increase in average store size worldwide. In 2008, the average Whole Foods Market had a gross square footage of 36 thousand, and by 2017 this figure had reached 40 thousand square feet.Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2008 to 2017
Source(s): Whole Foods Market
Net income of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2010 to 2021 (in
thousand U.S. dollars)
Global net income of Whole Foods Market 2010-2021
1,200
1,051
1,004 1,010
1,000
Net income in thousand U.S. dollars
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800 766
729
600 516
466
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19 Description: In 2021, the global net income of Whole Foods Market amounted to approximately 766,000 U.S. dollars. In 2020, the company registered a loss in its global net income of about 16,000 U.S. dollars.Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; 2010 to 2021; Fiscal Year July 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021; *Inclusive of PPP loan forgiveness Figures have been rounded Figures are unaudited Figures prior to 2020 have been taken from previous annual reportsRead more
Source(s): Whole Foods Market
Advertising expense of Whole Foods Market worldwide in the fiscal years
2013 to 2017 (in million U.S. dollars)
Whole Foods Market advertising expense worldwide 2013-2017
120 113
100 96
89
Expense in million U.S. dollars
80
63
60 56
40
20
0
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
20 Description: The timeline shows the advertising expenditure of Whole Foods Market worldwide from 2013 to 2017. For the 52 weeks ended on September 24, 2017, the total advertising expense of Whole Foods Market amounted to approximately 113 million U.S.
dollars. Whole Foods Market is an organic grocery retailer, operating stores in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. Read more
Note(s): Worldwide; October 2012 to September 2017
Source(s): Whole Foods Market
CHAPTER 03
Brand data
Food retailers U.S. consumers shopped at in past six months 2017
Commonly visited food retailers among U.S. shoppers 2017
70%
60% 58%
50%
Share of respondents
40%
30% 26%
23% 23%
20%
13% 12% 11% 10% 9% 8%
10% 6% 6% 6%
0%
Walmart Aldi Kroger Target Trader Joe's Publix Safeway Albertsons Whole Save-A-Lot ShopRite Meijer Winn-Dixie
Foods
Market
22 Description: This statistic depicts the results of a September 2017 survey in which U.S. shoppers were asked which food retailers they had visited in the past six months. Walmart was the most popular food retailer during that time, with 58 percent of respondents
reportedly shopping there at least once. Read more
Note(s): United States; September 2017; 2,488 respondents; 18 years and older; Grocery shoppers
Source(s): BrandSpark; CSP
Top ten preferred food retailers if retailers' prices were not a factor in the
United States in 2017
Preferred food retailer if prices were the same in the U.S. in 2017
70%
59% 58%
60%
52% 51%
50% 48%
45%
Share of respondents
30%
20%
10%
0%
Publix H-E-B Grocery Hy-Vee Wegmans Kroger Whole Foods Giant Eagle Meijer Stop & Shop Safeway
Market
23 Description: This statistic shows the top ten preferred food retailers among recent shoppers if prices were not a factor in the United States in 2017. In 2017, 59 percent of respondents stated that they would choose to exclusively shop at Publix if prices were equal
across all food retailers. Read more
Note(s): United States; September 2017; 2,488 respondents; 18 years and older; Recent shoppers
Source(s): BrandSpark; Winsight Grocery Business
Food retailers U.S. consumers find the most trustworthy 2017
Trusted grocery stores among U.S. consumers 2017
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20%
20%
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by Kroger. Read more
Note(s): United States; September 2017; 2,488 respondents; 18 years and older; Grocery shoppers
Source(s): CSP
Customer satisfaction with selected supermarkets in the United States in
2021 (index score)
U.S. consumer satisfaction with selected supermarkets 2021
Trader Joe's 85
H-E-B 82
Wegmans 81
Costco 81
Aldi 81
Publix 80
Average 76
25 Description: The statistic presents data on customer satisfaction with selected supermarkets in the United States in 2021. In 2020, Trader Joe's scored highest on the customer satisfaction index for supermarkets with a rating of 85, nine points above the average
supermarket rating of 76. The index score is based on a 100-point scale. Read more
Note(s): United States; 2021
Source(s): ACSI
CHAPTER 04
Consumer behavior
Have you ever shopped at Whole Foods?
Share of U.S. consumers shopping at Whole Foods 2017
45%
41.1%
40%
35%
30% 28%
Share of respondents
25%
20%
20%
15%
10.7%
10%
5%
0%
Yes, regularly Yes, many times Yes, at least once No
27 Description: This statistic shows the results of an online survey conducted in June 2017. U.S. consumers were polled about whether or not they have ever shopped at Whole Foods, a grocery store. Some 41.1 percent of respondents stated that they have never
shopped at Whole Foods. Read more
Note(s): United States; June 2017; 994 respondents; 18 years and older
Source(s): AYTM
Share of people buying most of their groceries at Whole Foods Markets in the
United States in 2018, by age
Americans who bought most of their groceries at Whole Foods Markets in 2018, by age
Share of respondents
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%
28 Description: This statistic illustrates the share of Americans who bought most of their groceries at Whole Foods Markets in 2018. The results were sorted by age. During the survey, 20 percent of Americans aged 18 to 29 years stated they bought most of their groceries
at Whole Foods Markets in the United States.The Statista Global Consumer Survey offers a global perspective on consumption and media usage, covering the offline und online world of the consumer.Read more
Note(s): United States; November 22 to December 27, 2017 and April 11 to May 28, 2018; 20,409 respondents; 18 years and older
Source(s): Statista Survey (Global Consumer Survey)
Share of people shopping at Whole Foods Market grocery stores in the
United States in 2018, by age
People who shopped at Whole Foods Market 2018, by age
25%
20% 19.17%
18.62%
Share of respondents
15%
10%
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5%
0%
18-29 years 30-49 years 50-64 years
29 Description: This statistic illustrates the share of people shopped at Whole Foods Market grocery stores in the United States as of 2018. The results were sorted by age. In 2018, 18.62 percent of respondents aged 18 to 29 years stated they shop at Whole Foods Market
grocery stores. Read more
Note(s): United States; November 22 to December 27, 2017 and April 11 to May 28, 2018; 20,409 respondents; 18 years and older
Source(s): Statista Global Consumer Survey (GCS)
Most popular retailers for online grocery shopping among consumers in the
United States in 2018
Top online grocery retailers among U.S. consumers 2018
70%
59.5%
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of respondents reportedly bought groceries from Amazon. Read more
Note(s): United States; 12 months before March 2018; 1885 respondents; 18 years and older
Source(s): Coresight Research; MGO
Share of liquor consumers that purchased liquor from select retailers in the
United States as of 2018
Share of liquor consumers that bought liquor at select locations in the U.S. in 2018
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at Costco. Read more
Note(s): United States; May 2018; 1,901 respondents; 21 years and older
Source(s): Survey Sampling International; TABS Analytics
Share of wine consumers that purchased wine from select retailers in the
United States as of 2018
Percentage of wine consumers that bought wine at select locations in the U.S. in 2018
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stores at that time. Read more
Note(s): United States; May 2018; 1,901 respondents; 21 years and older
Source(s): Survey Sampling International; TABS Analytics
Sources
ACSI Stores
Amazon Supermarket News
AYTM Survey Sampling International
Bloomberg Suval Consultants
BrandSpark TABS Analytics
BrandZ Various sources (Company Reports)
Cint Whole Foods Market
Coresight Research Winsight Grocery Business
Cowen Group
CSP
Euromonitor
IHL Group
Internet Retailer
Kantar
MGO
National Retail Federation
Nielsen
Progressive Grocer
Statista
Statista Global Consumer Survey (GCS)
Statista Survey
Statista Survey (Global Consumer Survey)
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