Apr 21, 2023 - Business

Metro Detroit grocery shoppers prefer Kroger, Meijer

Data: Chain Store Guide; Note: Stores under the same brand name have been combined, e.g. Walmart and Walmart Supercenter; Chart: Axios Visuals
Data: Chain Store Guide; Note: Stores under the same brand name have been combined, e.g. Walmart and Walmart Supercenter; Chart: Axios Visuals

Kroger is the Detroit area's most popular grocery chain despite not actually having a store inside the city limits.

Driving the news: Kroger owned 30% of the market share as of last year, according to new data from Chain Store Guide, Axios' Alex Fitzpatrick and Erin Davis report.

  • Cincinnati-based Kroger has several stores just outside Detroit and in surrounding counties.
  • Meijer and Walmart are the second- and third-most-popular grocers with 17% and 14% of the local market share, respectively.

Why it matters: Big grocery chains historically have avoided the city, although ALDI and Meijer have opened stores here in recent years.

Between the lines: These days, Michiganders are spending more money at restaurants than on groceries — and the gap is widening.

  • Nationally, people spent 20.7% more at restaurants than on groceries in 2022.

Find out the most popular grocery stores in the U.S.

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