Yeah, most of these have been "centralized" through M&A.

OK, I think what happened though, in the case of Safeway in particular, is that it bought out the most popular chain of stores and eventually changed the name.

Undisciplined

If they do that, it's not done consistently, as many of these are subsidiary brands of larger corporations:

 = Fry's = King Soopers = Dillons = Harris Teeter

 = Giant = Food Lion = Stop & Shop = Hannaford

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Most popular supermarket by state

Scoresby

If they do that, it's not done consistently, as many of these are subsidiary brands of larger corporations:

**Albertsons** = Safeway = ACME = Jewel-Osco
**Kroger** = Fry's = King Soopers = Dillons = Harris Teeter
**(Ahold Delhaize)** = Giant = Food Lion = Stop & Shop = Hannaford