Top 10 Hypermarket/Supermarket Retailers in the World in 2021 by Sales
Walmart Inc, Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG, The Kroger Co, Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co oHG, and Carrefour SA are the top 5 hypermarket/supermarket retailers in the world in 2021 by sales. Cumulatively, the top 10 hypermarket/supermarket retailers in the world generated retail sales of $1,306,785 million, where the highest retail sales were generated by Walmart Inc ($474,015 million), followed by Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG ($154,780 million) and The Kroger Co ($124,375 million), while the lowest retails sales were generated by Tesco Plc ($58,720 million). The United States of America-based Walmart Inc is the leading hypermarket/supermarket retailer in the world (by retail sales). The company reported revenues of $611,289 million for the fiscal year ended January 2023 (FY2023), an increase of 6.72% over FY2022. It is a retailer that operates grocery stores, supermarkets, hypermarkets, department and discount stores, and neighborhood markets. The company’s stores offer grocery and consumables, health and wellness, technology, office, and entertainment, hardlines, apparel, and home categories at everyday low prices. The company served 230 million customers through its 10,500 retail stores under 46 banners in 24 countries and e-commerce platforms and employs 2,300,000 people. Schwarz Unternehmenskommunikation GmbH & Co KG is one of the leading hypermarket/supermarket retailers in the world (by retail sales). The company reported revenues of $157,983 million in the year 2021 (FY2021). The company owns and operates supermarkets, food stores, hypermarkets, and discount stores. It offers products such as groceries, kitchen and household goods, fresh produce, dairy products, sports, and electronic goods, bread and bakery products, alcohol-free beverages, and garden and hardware goods. The company reported retail sales of $ 154,780 million in the year 2021 and operates stores through two brands, Lidl and Kaufland. It employs 550,000 people.