Supermarket chains are like giant networks of grocery stores that sell food and other household items. Imagine your favorite local grocery store, but then imagine hundreds or even thousands of them, all owned by the same company! That's a supermarket chain. Some of these chains are so big that they have stores in many different countries around the world. These are called multinational chains.
This article lists some of the biggest supermarket chains that operate in more than one country. It's cool to see how far some of these stores reach!
Here are some of the largest supermarket chains that have stores in many countries. They help people all over the globe get their groceries!
| Company |
Headquarters |
Countries Served (besides the main country) |
Map |
Number of Stores |
Number of Employees |
| 7-Eleven |
Japan
United States |
Australia, Canada, China, Cambodia, Denmark, Hong Kong, Israel, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand |
 |
84,500 |
170,000 |
| Aeon |
Japan |
Australia, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
 |
20,008 |
560,000+ |
| Ahold Delhaize |
Netherlands |
Belgium, Czech Republic, Greece, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, United States |
 |
7,659 |
375,000 |
| Aldi |
Germany |
Australia, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
 |
12,596 |
274,172 |
| Auchan |
France |
Spain, Luxembourg, Italy, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine, Taiwan, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Tajikistan, Tunisia |
|
2,101 |
160,407 |
| BİM |
Turkey |
Morocco, Egypt |
 |
10,330 |
37,439 |
| Carrefour |
France |
Algeria, Argentina, Armenia, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, China, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Irak, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Spain, Taiwan, The Bahamas, Tunisia, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates |
 |
13,894 |
319,565 |
| Casino |
France |
Argentina, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Uruguay |
|
10,800 |
196,307 |
| CBA |
Hungary |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia |
 |
5,203 |
30,000 |
| Cencosud |
Chile |
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Peru |
|
1,471 |
126,530 |
| Chedraui |
Mexico |
United States |
 |
262 |
38,000 |
| Conad |
Italy |
Albania, China, Kosovo, Malta, San Marino |
 |
3,410 |
32,000 |
| Coop |
Switzerland |
Liechtenstein |
|
2,478 |
90,307 |
| Cora |
France |
Belgium, Luxembourg, Romania |
 |
80 |
|
| Costco |
United States |
Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, France, China, Puerto Rico |
 |
861 |
316,000 |
| Crai |
Italy |
Albania, Malta, San Marino |
 |
3,444 |
18,000 |
| Dunnes |
Ireland |
Spain, United Kingdom, Portugal |
 |
138 |
15,000 |
| Leclerc |
France |
Andorra, Poland, Portugal, Réunion, Slovenia, Spain |
|
1,494 |
133,000 |
| e-mart |
South Korea |
Mongolia, Vietnam |
|
183 |
|
| Eataly |
Italy |
Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sweden, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States |
|
45 |
|
| Eurospin |
Italy |
Slovenia, Croatia |
 |
1,143 |
7,000 |
| FamilyMart |
Japan |
China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
 |
24,941 |
16,601 |
| H-E-B |
United States |
Mexico |
|
420+ |
100,000 |
| Intermarché |
France |
Belgium, Portugal, Poland, Monaco |
|
|
100,000 |
| Jeronimo Martins |
Portugal |
Colombia, Poland |
|
4,900+ |
123,458 |
| Kaufland |
Germany |
Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Montenegro, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia |
 |
1,500+ |
73,000 |
| Kesko |
Finland |
Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Russia, Sweden |
 |
2,000 |
22,476 |
| Konzum |
Croatia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia |
 |
700+ |
10,000+ |
| Lidl |
Germany |
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
 |
12,200 |
360,000 |
| Lotte Mart |
South Korea |
China, Indonesia, Vietnam |
|
199 |
|
| Lulu Hypermarket |
United Arab Emirates |
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Egypt, India, Yemen, Indonesia |
|
238 |
57,000 |
| Makro (SHV Holdings) |
|
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela |
|
107 |
6,655 |
| Makro (CP All) |
Thailand |
Cambodia, China, India, Myanmar |
|
145 |
14,500 |
| Maxima Group |
Lithuania |
Latvia, Estonia, Bulgaria, Poland |
 |
1,326 |
31,569 |
| Mercator |
Slovenia |
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia |
|
1,428 |
20,300 |
| Metro |
Germany |
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Moldova, Morocco, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine |
 |
773 |
118,000 |
| Migros |
Switzerland |
Liechtenstein, France, Germany |
|
1,066 |
97,541 |
| Migros Türk |
Turkey |
Kyrgyzstan |
|
1,156 |
26,779 |
| Netto |
Denmark |
Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Norway, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland |
|
1,730 |
7,000 |
| Northern |
Canada |
USA (Alaska) |
|
213 |
6,805 |
| PARKnSHOP |
Hong Kong |
China, Macau |
|
250+ |
9,000 |
| Parkson |
Malaysia |
China, Vietnam, Laos, Indonesia and Myanmar |
|
131 |
|
| Penny |
Germany |
Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Czech Republic, Romania, Turkey |
|
3,844 |
43,773 |
| Prisma |
Finland |
Estonia, Russia |
|
90 |
37,283 |
| REMA 1000 |
Norway |
Denmark |
|
980 |
20,252 |
| Rimi Baltic |
Latvia |
Estonia, Lithuania |
 |
291 |
|
| Selex |
Italy |
San Marino |
|
2,595 |
33,000 |
| Selgros |
Germany |
Poland, Romania, Russia |
 |
98 |
14,400+ |
| SPAR |
Netherlands |
Albania, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mauritius, Montenegro, Namibia, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Portugal, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
 |
13,623 |
410,000 |
| Stockmann |
Finland |
Estonia, Latvia, Russia |
 |
483 |
9,734 |
| SuperValu |
Ireland |
Spain, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) |
|
223 |
14,500 |
| Tesco |
United Kingdom |
Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Slovakia, France, Japan, United States, South Korea, Turkey, Poland, Thailand |
 |
10,014 |
330,000 |
| Tía SA |
Ecuador |
Colombia, Uruguay |
|
450 |
|
| Veropoulos |
Greece |
North Macedonia, Serbia |
|
201 |
6,000 |
| Walmart |
United States |
Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, United Kingdom |
 |
10,586 |
2,300,000 |
| Wellcome |
Hong Kong |
Philippines, Taiwan |
 |
280 |
|
| Whole Foods Market |
United States |
Canada, United Kingdom |
|
500+ |
91,000 |
| Woolworths Supermarkets |
Australia |
New Zealand |
|
995 |
225,000 |
| Safeway |
United States |
Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, West Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Jordan |
|
904 |
250,000+ |
| IGA |
United States |
Canada, Australia, Philippines, Dominica |
|
|
|
| ICA Gruppen |
Sweden |
Latvia, Norway, Lithuania, Estonia |
|
|
24,000 |
| Norma |
Germany |
France, Czech Republic, Austria |
|
1,300+ |
14,679 |
| Plus |
Germany |
Austria, Spain, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Portugal, Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, United States |
|
4,243 |
27,700 |
| Ahold |
Netherlands |
Poland, Belgium, Germany |
|
3,206 |
236,000 |
| Marks & Spencer |
United Kingdom |
|
|
1,463 |
72,316 |
| Sainsbury's |
United Kingdom |
|
|
1,442 |
171,000 |
| Waitrose |
United Kingdom |
Great Britain and the Channel Islands |
|
329 |
52,590 |
| Morrisons |
United Kingdom |
|
|
497 |
110,000 |
| Leader Price |
France |
Djibouti, Cameroon, Vanuatu, Guinea, Togo, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Serbia, Morocco, Saint Martin, Lebanon, French Guiana, Belgium, Egypt, Martinique, United Arab Emirates, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, Italy, Guadeloupe, Réunion |
|
215 or 545 |
|
| Iceland |
United Kingdom |
Ireland, Czech Republic, Spain, Portugal, Malta, Norway |
|
1,000+ |
28,853 and 18,315 (FTE) |
| Jumbo Chile |
Chile |
Argentina, Colombia |
|
|
25,769 |
| Mega Image |
Romania |
|
|
806 |
9,741 |
| Profi |
Romania |
|
|
1,600+ |
|
| Watsons |
Hong Kong |
Mainland China, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
|
9,500 |
|
| Circle K |
United States |
Cambodia, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Guam, Honduras, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam |
|
15,000+ |
40,000+ |
| Hero |
Indonesia |
|
|
4,481 |
|
| Sogo |
Japan |
China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, United Kingdom |
|
|
2,845 |
| Yaohan |
Japan |
Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia |
|
|
|
| Meidi-Ya |
Japan |
Singapore |
|
23 |
|
| UNY |
Japan |
China, Hong Kong |
|
|
|
| Lotus's |
Thailand |
Malaysia |
|
1,967 |
|
| Fantastico |
Bulgaria |
|
|
48 |
3,100+ |
| Casa Ley |
Mexico |
|
|
300+ |
22,000 |
| Calimax |
Mexico |
|
|
117 |
6,000 |
| Carulla |
Colombia |
|
|
156 |
|
| Salling Group |
Denmark |
Germany, Poland |
|
1,700+ |
60,000 |
| Minipreço |
Portugal |
|
|
443 |
|
| Piccadilly |
Bulgaria |
|
|
13 |
|
| Masoutis |
Greece |
|
|
210 |
|
| Supermercados Peruanos |
Peru |
|
|
103 |
6,000 |
| Wong |
Peru |
|
|
18 |
|
| China Resources |
Mainland China |
Hong Kong |
|
|
|
| Robinsons Supermarket |
Philippines |
|
|
274 |
|
| SM Retail |
Philippines |
|
|
|
|
| citysuper |
Hong Kong |
Taiwan, Mainland China |
|
41 |
|
| Globus |
Germany |
Czech Republic, Russia, Luxembourg |
|
165 |
44,900 |
| Match |
Belgium |
Luxembourg, France |
|
217 |
|
| Delhaize Group |
Belgium |
Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Greece, Romania, Serbia, United States, Indonesia |
|
3,534 |
|
| Real |
Germany |
Poland |
|
3,534 |
|
| Castorama |
France |
Poland |
|
191 |
|
| MediaMarkt |
Germany |
Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey |
|
1,006 |
|
| IKEA |
Sweden |
Norway, Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, Canada, Austria, Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, France, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Kuwait, United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Hungary, Poland, Czech Republic, Serbia, United Arab Emirates, Slovakia, Taiwan, Finland, Malaysia, China, Russia, Greece, Israel, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus, Romania, Ireland, Dominican Republic, Bulgaria, Thailand, Macau, Lithuania, Puerto Rico, Egypt, Qatar, Croatia, Indonesia, Jordan, South Korea, Morocco, Bahrain, India, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Mexico, Philippines, Slovenia, Chile, Oman, Colombia |
|
445 |
219,000 |
| Albert Czech Republic |
Czech Republic |
|
|
335 |
10,605 |
| Biedronka |
Poland |
|
|
3,283 |
70,000 |
| Continente |
Portugal |
|
|
519 or 582 |
28,150 |
| Sonae |
Portugal |
|
|
|
53,794 |
| Tesco Ireland |
Ireland |
|
|
164 |
14,500 |
| Caprabo |
Spain |
Andorra |
|
|
|
| Centra |
Ireland |
|
|
560 |
11,000+ |
| Les Mousquetaires |
France |
|
|
|
112,000 |
| Alcampo |
Spain |
|
|
|
|
| Daiei |
Japan |
|
|
3,000+ |
6,979 |
| Soriana |
Mexico |
|
|
606 |
93,700 |
| Comercial Mexicana |
Mexico |
|
|
|
38,930 |
| Kingfisher plc |
United Kingdom |
|
|
1,300+ |
80,000 |
| S Group |
Finland |
|
|
|
37,283 |
| Pyaterochka |
Russia |
|
|
19,164 |
141,200 |
| Seiyu Group |
Japan |
|
|
328 or 329 |
34,600 |
| Albert Heijn |
Netherlands |
Belgium |
|
1,056 |
100,000 |
| Wegmans |
United States |
|
|
109 |
52,335 |
| Esselunga |
Italy |
|
|
160 |
23,094 |
| Standa |
Italy |
|
|
126 |
|
| Tops Supermarket |
Thailand |
|
|
120 |
|
| 99 Ranch Market |
United States |
|
|
52 |
|
| Pingo Doce |
Portugal |
|
|
470 |
|
| Booths |
United Kingdom |
|
|
27 |
2,870 |
| Seafood City |
United States |
Canada |
|
36 |
|
| Shoprite Holdings Ltd |
South Africa |
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda |
|
3,326 |
153,000+ |
| Trader Joe's |
United States |
|
|
569 |
50,000+ |
| REWE Group |
Germany |
France, Ukraine, Switzerland, Poland, Croatia, Romania, Russia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Italy, Austria |
|
12,109 |
363,633 |
| Metro AG |
Germany |
Moldova, Slovakia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Pakistan, Portugal, Croatia, Bulgaria, Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Netherlands, Argentina, Ukraine, Poland, Romania, Turkey, Spain, Italy, Russia, France |
|
674 |
91,201 |
| Lojas Americanas |
Brazil |
|
|
1,945 |
18,775 |
| Cold Storage |
Singapore |
Malaysia |
|
50 |
15,000+ |
| Giant (hypermarket) |
Malaysia |
Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Vietnam |
|
80 |
|
| EG Group |
United Kingdom |
Germany, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Italy, United States, Australia, Ireland |
|
|
50,000+ |
| T&T Supermarket |
Canada |
|
|
33 |
|
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