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Grocery: store counts and closures

The 4 grocery chains we grade have 5,389 US locations between them as of Oct 17, 2026. Over the past 12 months, 2 of them grew and 2 shrank on their store locators. Aldi is the largest, with about 2,740 stores.

How the grocery chains changed in the past year

12-month change on each chain’s store locator. Paler bars are estimates, not yet anchored to a company count.

Every grocery chain we track

Chain	Sector	US count	12 months	Grade	Status
Aldi	Grocery	about 2,740	▲ 6.2% estimate	B	Growing
Publix	Grocery	about 1,460	▼ 1.2% estimate	B	Growing
Trader Joe's	Grocery	664	▲ 5.7% estimate	B	Growing
Grocery Outlet	Grocery	529	▼ 1.3%	A	Shrinking

Counts as of each chain’s latest clean weekly run (up to Oct 17, 2026), rounded to three significant figures. Grey rows are estimates: the company’s own count, shown because its store locator isn’t reliable enough right now. “Estimate” changes aren’t anchored to a company count yet.