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This is a list of supermarket chains in Belgium. As of 2011, in Belgium three major groups form more than two thirds of the market: Colruyt group 27%, Delhaize 22.5% and Carrefour 22%. Then there are Aldi 11%, Lidl 5.6% and Makro 4.5%. [1]
| Name | Stores | Type of stores | Parent or brand owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delhaize | 134 | supermarket | Ahold Delhaize |
| AD Delhaize | 217 | supermarket | Ahold Delhaize |
| Proxy Delhaize | 228 | convenience | Ahold Delhaize |
| Delhaize Shop & Go | 112 | convenience | Ahold Delhaize |
| Albert Heijn | 42 | supermarket | Ahold Delhaize |
| Aldi | 457 | discount | Aldi |
| Carrefour | 45 | hypermarket | Carrefour Group |
| Carrefour Market | 445 | supermarket | Carrefour Group |
| Carrefour Express | 290 | convenience | Carrefour Group |
| Colruyt | 247 | supermarket | Colruyt Group |
| Bio-Planet | 24 | supermarket | Colruyt Group |
| OKay | 129 | discount | Colruyt Group |
| Intermarché | 87 | convenience | Les Mousquetaires |
| Lidl | 300 | discount | Lidl |
| Cora | 6 | hypermarket | Louis Delhaize Group |
| Match | 117 | supermarket | Louis Delhaize Group |
| Makro | 6 | cash & carry | Metro AG |
| Leader Price | 9 | discount | Groupe Casino |
| SPAR | 316 | supermarket | SPAR |
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