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Phoenix: Top 10 supermarket operators in the Phoenix DMA, No. 11 in the U.S.

Store ACV Market

Rank Parent company Banner/name Ownership/operation count ($000) share

1 Kroger Co./HQ Fry's/Smith's Food & Drug Fry's Food Stores, Inc./ 101 $2,509,000 25.4% Smith's Food & Drug

2 Wal-Mart

Stores/HQ Wal-Mart Supercenter/ Wal-Mart Supercenter/ 48 2,421,900 24.5 Wal-Mart Neighborhood Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market Market

3 Safeway, Inc./HQ Safeway Safeway, Inc./Phoenix Div. 86 1,829,100 18.5

4 Bashas' Markets, Inc. Bashas' Market/Food City Bashas' Markets, Inc. 125 1,594,580 16.1 AJ's Fine Foods/ Eddie's Country Store

5 Albertsons, LLC/HQ Albertsons Osco/ Albertsons, LLC/Southwest 41 869,700 8.8 Albertsons Store

6 Trader Joe's Co./HQ Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Co. 9 126,100 1.3

7 Smart & Final, Inc. Smart & Final Smart & Final, Inc. 10 69,680 0.7

8 Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts Farmers Market Sprouts Farmers Market 13 59,280 0.6

9 Target Corp. SuperTarget Center SuperTarget Center 2 46,800 0.5

10 Pro's Ranch Markets Ranch Market Pro's Ranch Markets 4 32,500 0.3

Total top 10 439 9,558,640 96.6

Total market 487 $9,890,088 100.0%

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