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The breakdown of the Warehouse Club and Supercenter industry from the parent industry of Retail Trade is as
follows:
% %
Industry NAICS # of % of % Estab. Sales
Estab Sale
Detail Code Description Estab. Sales . s GM GM
3,056,421,99
44-45 Retail Trade 1,114,637 7
452 General Merchandise Stores 40,723 445,224,985 3.7% 14.6%
Other General Merchandise
4529 Stores 31,368 224,482,103 2.8% 7.3% 77.0% 50%
45291 Warehouse Clubs & Supercenters 2,912 191,252,396 0.3% 6.3% 7.2% 43%
452910 Warehouse Clubs & Supercenters 2,912 191,252,396
Although Warehouse Clubs & Supercenters (WC&S) only make up .3% of the retail trade industry in terms of
number of establishments, this industry earns only 1% less than other general merchandise stores in terms of sales.
If the WC&S industry is compared to General Merchandise Stores, it pulls in 43% of the industry’s sales with only
7.2% of the industries establishments running with a WC&S classification. According to Hoover’s Online,
warehouse clubs are seeing customer membership at an all-time high. While annual membership fees range from
$40-100, Costco’s offers its memberships from $45-60.
• Source: US Census Bureau. – Industry Statistics Sampler
The supermarket industry lost market share to such warehouse clubs and supercenters. Currently in North America,
supercenter Wal-Mart has achieved the number one spot of top 10 Mass Market Retailers, with Costco coming in at
number 3. On the global scale, Costco is the seventh largest food retailer. In regard to the warehouse industry,
Costco rivals both Sam’s Club and BJ’s for the number 1 spot.
KEY COMPANIES
1. Wal-Mart
2. Kroger
3. Costco Wholesale
4. Target
5. Walgreen
6. CVS/Caremark
7. Albertsons
8. Safeway
9. Ahold USA
10. Loblaw
Source: Mass Market Retailers, August 2006
1. Wal-Mart
2. Carrefour
3. Tesco
4. METRO AG
5. Kroger
6. Royal Ahold
7. Costco Wholesale
8. REWE-Zentral
9. Lidl
10. ALDI
1. Costco Wholesale
2. SAM'S CLUB
3. BJ's Wholesale Club
4. Smart & Final
5. PriceSmart