Turnover in Supermarkets

By Staff Report

Jan. 30, 2004

The following charts from the Food Marketing Institute show:

The data comes from supermarkets in the United States, generally defined as retail food stores with at least $2 million in annual sales.

Median of Average Turnover Rate for All Store Employees
	Median	25th Percentile	75th Percentile	Number Participating
All Companies	47.4%	28.8%	67.8%	67
Annual Sales
Under $10 million	35.0	15.0	67.8	13
$10.1 – $50 million	37.5	17.7	54.2	20
$50.1 – $100 million	—	—	—	3
$100.1 – $500 million	48.7	40.4	58.0	14
$500.1 million – $1 billion	47.5	44.8	78.0	7
$1.1 – $5 billion	53.0	51.5	64.2	8
Over $5 billion	—	—	—	2
Number of Stores Operated
1 Store	24.5	13.0	60.0	26
2 – 10 Stores	52.8	40.0	77.2	14
11 – 100 Stores	47.5	40.4	63.0	18
101+ Stores	54.1	51.9	65.6	9
Independents (1 – 10 stores)	40.0	20.2	68.7	40
Chains (11+ stores)	51.9	44.0	65.6	27
(–) Data for questions answered by three or less companies were deleted to ensure anonymity.

Median of Average Turnover Rate for Full-Time Store Employees
	Median	25th Percentile	75th Percentile	Number Participating
All Companies	13.3%	5.1%	21.0%	62
Annual Sales
Under $10 million	7.0	0.0	12.5	12
$10.1 – $50 million	13.7	5.0	22.0	17
$50.1 – $100 million	—	—	—	3
$100.1 – $500 million	17.0	10.0	22.9	13
$500.1 million – $1 billion	12.9	6.9	28.0	7
$1.1 – $5 billion	18.4	13.5	31.5	8
Over $5 billion	—	—	—	2
Number of Stores Operated
1 Store	9.0	0.7	15.6	25
2 – 10 Stores	10.4	10.0	21.0	11
11 – 100 Stores	16.0	11.4	28.0	17
101+ Stores	17.7	12.7	19.1	9
Independents (1 – 10 stores)	10.0	3.0	17.8	36
Chains (11+ stores)	16.9	11.4	28.0	26
(–) Data for questions answered by three or less companies were deleted to ensure anonymity.

Median of Average Turnover Rate for Part-Time Store Employees
	Median	25th Percentile	75th Percentile	Number Participating
All Companies	58.0%	30.0%	82.3%	61
Annual Sales
Under $10 million	25.0	9.0	46.5	11
$10.1 – $50 million	44.0	14.6	58.0	17
$50.1 – $100 million	—	—	—	3
$100.1 – $500 million	63.0	53.2	90.2	13
$500.1 million – $1 billion	68.1	54.1	119.0	7
$1.1 – $5 billion	76.7	62.3	94.9	8
Over $5 billion	—	—	—	2
Number of Stores Operated
1 Store	25.5	6.6	53.4	24
2 – 10 Stores	58.2	48.2	115.0	11
11 – 100 Stores	63.0	53.2	90.2	17
101+ Stores	82.3	70.9	84.7	9
Independents (1 – 10 stores)	44.0	19.0	61.6	35
Chains (11+ stores)	71.0	53.7	90.2	26
(–) Data for questions answered by three or less companies were deleted to ensure anonymity.

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