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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 12:01 pm
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Originally Posted by LongviewTX
what major stores are supermarkets but not superstores?
Supermarkets are firms which primarily sell groceries such as:

Kroger, Safeway, SuperValu, Publix, A&P, Albertsons, Whole Foods, etc. The stores you mentioned do sell groceries, but that is not their primary business, and they are not classified as supermarkets for credit card transaction processing purposes.
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