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Guess which 3 grocery stores are in a neck-in-neck popularity race in Charlotte?

dlaird@charlotteobserver.com

Where do you buy your milk and bread? Three grocery stores are practically tied in the Charlotte popularity contest, according to data released this week from sales-tracking firm Chain Store Guide.

They are …

1. Walmart: 19.8% of market share

2. Harris Teeter: 19.7%

3. Food Lion rose: 19.2%

4. Wal-Mart Stores (owner of Sam’s Club): 6%

5. Bi-Lo: 5.8%

6. Publix: 4.8%

Snapshots from the aisles

Had fun today signing autographs for the fans at WalMart on Wilkinson Blvd in Charlotte. We appreciate you all and are gonna need you for this playoffs push! #Charlotte #charlottehornets #playoffs #nba

A photo posted by Gerald Henderson (@g_hender09) on Mar 14, 2015 at 2:02pm PDT

Photo by Diedra Laird/Charlotte Observer

This story was originally published April 2, 2015 at 5:41 PM with the headline "Guess which 3 grocery stores are in a neck-in-neck popularity race in Charlotte?."

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