10 Fastest Growing Grocery Chains

The Spring 2013 Retailer Expansion Guide from Chainlinks Retail Advisors tallies up the fastest growing chains in every part of the retail universe. In the supermarket category, the clear leaders are Walmart Neighborhood Market and Aldi, with a total of 215 new stores planned for the next 12 months. Click through our gallery to see who else in on the list. (For reasons of streamlining, we focused on grocery stores only and excluded warehouse clubs like Costco that sell products from other merchandise categories).