Save-A-Lot is the thirteenth biggest grocery retail chain and the sixth biggest chain operating under a single banner in the United States. The company operates over 1,200 stores in the country, totaling over $4 billion in annual sales volumes. The company is based out of St. Louis County in Missouri, and is a subsidiary of Supervalu.

The basic format of the stores at Save-A-Lot is a limited selection store, which is also called an “edited assortment” store. An edited assortment store will typically carry a well-defined selection of the most common and popular products, and usually in the most commonly required sizes, colors or packages. That helps the stores to bring down the costs and deliver maximum value for money to the customers for their everyday food requirements. On average, a Save-A-Lot store carries nearly 1,250 grocery products at one time.