Top Grocers 2016

[Mike]

Here's the rules:

1- Post up with a U.S.-based retail grocery store chain that you think was in the top 20 largest such chains in 2016 (by revenue). To clarify--these are companies that are specifically retail grocery chains as their primary source of income. Wal-Mart's total grocery sales probably would have them topping this list, but Wal-Mart is not in here.

2- After you make a post- you can only guess again AFTER I HAVE TOLD YOU IF YOU ARE RIGHT AND HAVE AWARDED POINTS. Thus, if you make a guess- please don't guess again until I've acknowledged your guess.

3- Your guess must be done off the top of your head. No research. No googling. Just use your brain. This game is on the honor system. But if you cheat, please understand that you're just ruining the game for everyone. There's nothing at stake. We're just all trying to have fun.

4- Points are awarded only for the top 20 chains, in reverse order of their place on the list. Thus, 1 point for the 20th chain. 20 points for the top chain. The listing is determined by the rankings of a financial magazine whose article I found online. If you think the list contains an error--that's too bad.

I will try to periodically update this first post with all the guesses, points awarded and standings.

GROCERS:
1- The Kroger Company (Tahlvin)
2- Safeway, Inc (Eliahad)
3- Publix Super Markets, Inc. (Zombie)
4- AB Acquisition LLC (Albertson's) (Stan)
5- H.E.Butt Grocery Company (H-E-B) (Kyle)
6- Meijer (Tahlvin)
7- Whole Food Markets (Zombie)
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10- SuperValu, Inc (Zen)
11- Hy-Vee, Inc. (Phoebe)
12- Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. (poorpete)
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20- Schnucks (Zen)

RANKINGS
1st -- Tahlvin 35pts
2nd -- Zombie 32pts
3rd -- Eliahad 19pts
4th -- Stan 17pts
5th -- Kyle 16pts
6th -- Zen 12pts
7th -- Phoebe 10pts
8th -- poorpete 9pts

[Zen]

Niemann Foods (We'll see if the parent company counts...)

[Tahlvin]

Kroger

[Stan]

Albertsons

[Kyle]

Food Lion

[El Jefe]

Giant (maybe listed as Martin's).

Not that I think they are here, but I'm mostly just curious.

[Mike]

Food Lion, Giant-Carlisle, and Martin's are all owned by Ahold Delhaize, which is a Dutch company. Thus, not on the list.

Really, this whole thing was started a joke, so scoring is going to be a little freestyle on what counts and what doesn't.

[Zombie]

Whole Foods

[Kyle]

HEB

[Mike]

1 - The Kroger Company -- Tahlvin, 20pts
4 - AB Acquisitions LLC (Albertson's) -- Stan, 17pts
5 - H.E.Butt Grocery Company (H-E-B) -- Kyle, 16pts
7 - Whole Food Markets -- Zombie, 14pts
10 - SuperValu, Inc (which owns Neimann, among others) -- Zen, 11pts

[Zen]

Schnuck's

[Eliahad]

Amazon. Just kidding.

Edit: My actual answer is Safeway

[poorpete]

Upstate pride: Wegmans

[Kyle]

Trader Joes.

[Stan]

Piggly Wiggly

[Phoebe]

Hy-Vee

[Zombie]

Publix

[Tahlvin]

Albertsons

[Mike]

Albertsons is up there already.

[Tahlvin]

What, you expect me to pay attention to what people have guessed already? Fine. Meijer.