SBA Loans for Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers)
SBA has approved 1,675 7(a) loans worth $1.1B to Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) businesses, and annual approvals have grown 147223% versus the prior decade.
- 1,675
- 7(a) loans
- $1.1B
- Approved dollars
- $656,395
- Average loan size
- #193
- Rank among industries
- +147223%
- Annualized vs prior decade
- 12.3%
- Active-loan distress
- 3%
- Franchise-branded
Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) is the #193 most-funded business type in the SBA 7(a) record. Since 1991 the program has approved 1,675 such loans worth $1.1B, averaging $656,395 each. Annual approval volume has grown 147223% between the FY2013-2019 period and FY2020-2026. 12.3% of the active book is delinquent, past due, or in liquidation.
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Open the interactive map ↗7(a) loans only, approved and not cancelled, gross basis, classified by borrower NAICS. Distress is the current share of the active book in delinquent, past-due, or liquidation status. Approval is not funding. FOIA record as of March 31, 2026.