Robert Mitchell, a Wal-Mart zone merchandise supervisor, stocks new freezer units at the Gunbarrel Rd. store.Supermarkets where area residents say most of their groceries are bought.
1 Walmart Supercenter, 41 percent, or 213,753 shoppers in the region
2 Bi-Lo, 23.2 percent, or 121,185 shoppers in the region
3 Food Lion, 6 percent, or 31,244 shoppers in the region
4 Sav-a-Lot, 5.9 percent, or 31,034 shoppers in the region
5 Publix, 4.6 percent, or 23,917 shoppers in the region
Source: Scarborough Research, 2011, from surveys of residents in Hamilton and Bradley counties in Tennessee and Catoosa, Walker, Dade and Whitfield counties in Georgia. The area has a total population of 521,967