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Walmart, which was founded in Arkansas by Sam Walton and his brother in 1962, did not start selling groceries until it opened its first jumbo-sized superstore in 1988 in Missouri. The group called on the Federal Trade Commission to review the 203 markets where Walmart controls 50% or more of grocery sales, and, “in as many as is feasible, compel the retailer to divest stores.” The retailer can raise prices, cut services or take products off the shelves without risk of losing customers. Still, Walmart’s grocery dominance in some areas allows it to “manipulate food producers,” including farmers and processors, Mitchell argued. In response to stiff competition, Walmart has added more than 2,000 grocery pickup locations from stores same-day home delivery options and it’s trying to prepare for the future of grocery shopping with delivery into customers’ refrigerators while they’re away from home. “I never underestimate them,” Walmart US chief Greg Foran said of Aldi at a retail industry conference in March. Aldi plans to expand to 2,500 stores in America by the end of 2022, up from around 1,900 today, and it’s trying to undercut Walmart’s low prices. Kroger has built up its private-label business and invested in online operations, while Dollar General is adding produce sections to hundreds of stores.Īnd discount German grocery chain Aldi is growing rapidly in the United States. (AMZN) bought Whole Foods in 2017 for about $14 billion and reportedly plans to open a new, separate line of grocery stores. (AMZN), Aldi, Kroger and Dollar General has forced Walmart to keep prices low and innovate. Walmart has opened more than 300 stores in so-called “food deserts” - urban and rural areas where other stores have not gone as part of an initiative the retailer rolled out in 2011.īut growing pressure from rivals such as Amazon Walmart sold $184 billion worth of groceries in the United States last year, more than half of the company’s US revenue. Today, Walmart has more than 4,700 US stores and groceries are its biggest business. “We continue to grow share in grocery, and a lot of that is coming from things that we can do that competitors are going to struggle to do,” Walmart CFO and executive vice president Brett Biggs said at an analyst conference last month. The company views its strength in groceries as a key advantage, giving it a leg up on competitors, including Amazon. Walmart said it wouldn’t address the group’s specific claims, but a spokesman offered this statement on the report: “This flawed report ignores the fact that millions of Americans are able to enjoy access to quality fresh food at affordable prices because of Walmart,” said Randy Hargrove. “No other corporation in history has ever amassed this degree of control over the US food system,” said Mitchell, the author of the report. In 38 of these regions, Walmart’s share of the grocery market is 70% or higher, the group says. In 43 US metropolitan areas and 160 smaller American markets, Walmart controls 50% or more of grocery sales, according to the report. Why Walmart wants to sell its own line of steaks
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