Popular Grocery Chain Wegmans Opening New Location June 25

The grocery business is a competitive one, with more than 45,000 supermarkets in the United States, according to Food Industry Facts. That big number includes supercenters, warehouse grocery, conventional supermarkets, limited assortment grocery, conventional club, natural/gourmet stores and military commissaries. So, yes, there are a wide variety of supermarkets across the country.

The supermarket business also employs a lot of Americans, counting 5.5 million as of 2024 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.