We don’t just buy food at the supermarket.
These days you can pick up the necessities – and more – at convenience stores, drug stores and warehouse clubs.
In its June issue, Food Trade News shared an annual market study, listing the top 20 retail leaders in central Pa. selling groceries, drugs, general merchandise and tobacco products.
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Boy, do we like to shop. Central Pennsylvania shoppers spent $5.82 billion in food for the year, according to the industry trade publication.
The market covers Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. The study was done for 12 months, ending March 31, 2019.
Here are the top 20 retailers.
No. 20
Redner’s Markets is a supermarket chain operating mostly on the East Coast.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 3
Sales: $43.60 million
Market share: 0.75 percent
No. 19
Kennie’s operates under the Marketplace name with stores in Gettysburg, Spring Grove, Littlestown and Biglerville.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 4
Sales: $44.70 million
Market share: 0.77 percent
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No. 18
National retail chain.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 10
Sales: $56 million
Market share: 0.96 percent
Costco operates two stores in central Pennsylvania.
No. 17
Membership-based warehouse club.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 2
Sales: $71.60 million
Market share: 1.23 percent
No. 16
Grocery Outlet is a discount chain.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 12
Sales: $72.90 million
Market share: 1.25 percent
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People line up in August 2018 to be the first to shop at Aldi at 4702 Jonestown Road in Lower Paxton Township on opening day. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com PENNLIVE.COM
No. 15
Aldi is a global discount chain.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 13
Sales: $96.20 million
Market share: 1.65 percent
No. 14
A membership warehouse club.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 4
Sales: $100.80 million
Market share: 1.73 percent
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The Wegmans supermarket in Silver Spring Twp.
No. 13
A Rochester, New York-based chain.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 2
Sales: $111.60 million
Market share: 1.92 percent
Rutter’s is a chain of convenience stores and is based in York County.
No. 12
Chain of convenience stores based in York County.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 67
Sales: $118.90 million
Market share: 2.04 percent
Karns Foods is an anchor store at Paxton Square shopping center on Allentown Boulevard. Businesses along Jonestown Road/Allentown Boulevard. August 14, 2019. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
No. 11
Karns Quality Foods is based in the Harrisburg area and is privately owned.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 8
Sales: $137.25 million
Market share: 2.36 percent
Sam’s Club is a member’s only warehouse club owned by Walmart.
No. 10
Sam’s is a division of Wal-Mart and is a membership warehouse club.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 4
Sales: $140.40 million
Market share: 2.41 percent
No. 9
National retailer based in Minneapolis.
Number of stores in central Pa. 11
Sales: $157.70 million
Market share: 2.71 percent
No. 8
Chain of convenience stores owned by EG Group.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 116
Sales: $159.60 million
Market share: 2.74 percent
No 7
National drug store chain based in Camp Hill.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 60
Sales: $186 million
Market share: 3.20 percent
Sheetz is a chain of convenience stores based in Altoona.
No. 6
Convenience store chain based in Altoona.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 66
Sales: $236.40 million
Market share: 4.06 percent
No. 5
National drug store chain.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 73
Sales: $310 million
Market share: 5.33 percent
No. 4
C&S Independents – Robesonia oversees stores under several names such as Stop and Shop, Superfresh and Target.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 74
Sales: $362.88 million
Market share: 6.24 percent
No. 3
National chain with headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 20
Sales: $629.50 million
Market share: 10.82 percent
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Weis Markets in Hampden Township before its opening in March 2017. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com HAR
No. 2
Weis Markets is based in Sunbury.
Number of stores in central Pa.: 40
Sales: $671.89 million
Market share: 11.55 percent
Giant Food Store, located at 5005 Jonestown Road, in the Harrisburg East Shopping Center. Businesses along Jonestown Road/Allentown Boulevard. August 12, 2019. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
No. 1
Giant Food Stores is based in Carlisle.
Number of stores: 44
Sales: $1.755 billion
Market share: 30.18 percent