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| | SIC 5411 Grocery Stores |
 | | Supermarkets are further categorized as conventional (9,900 stores), superstores (7,900 stores), warehouse (2,400 stores), combination food and drug (3,700 stores), superwarehouse (500 stores), and hypermart (200 stores), a small subcategory that sells the broadest range of consumer goods along with food items. |
 | | Supermarkets, particularly chains, were able to achieve greater economies of scale than smaller outfits and were thus able to charge the consumer less while still earning a greater profit margin. |
 | | Supermarkets sought ways to cut their costs even further and found inspiration in the new soft goods discount stores that were starting to appear. |
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