Popular Resistance - According to our analysis of industry data from the market research firm Chain Store Guide, we found that there are 203 places — including 43 metropolitan areas and 160 smaller “micropolitan” markets— where Walmart captures 50 percent or more of grocery sales. That’s one in every ten metropolitan areas and nearly one in three micropolitan areas.
In 38 of these regions, including in such populous places as Amarillo, Texas, and Bismarck, N.D., Walmart’s share of the grocery market is now 70 percent or more. Nationwide, Walmart captures $1 in $4 that Americans spend on groceries. That’s more than the market share of the next five largest supermarket chains combined.
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