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Turnover in Supermarkets

By Staff Report

Jan. 30, 2004

The following charts from the Food Marketing Institute show:

    Turnover Among All Store Employees
    Turnover Among Full-time Employees
    Turnover Among Part-time Employees

    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  — —  — 
$100.1 – $500 million  48.7 40.4  58.0  14 
$500.1 million – $1 billion  47.5 44.8  78.0 
$1.1 – $5 billion  53.0 51.5  64.2 
Over $5 billion  — —  — 
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 
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 —  —  — 
$100.1 – $500 million 17.0  10.0  22.9  13 
$500.1 million – $1 billion 12.9  6.9  28.0 
$1.1 – $5 billion 18.4  13.5  31.5 
Over $5 billion —  —  — 
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 
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  — —  — 
$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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