Whole Foods' Ribs May Start to Show

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Stop & Shop closely followed with average spending of $41.60 per customer.

SuperValu, Inc. grocery conglomerate (SVU Quote) -- which includes brands like Albertsons, Shaw's, and Shop 'n Save saw customers spending an average of $38.62 per visit. That's a 16.11% drop January to October.

Customers at Food Lion(DEG Quote) spent $33.83 per visit on average in October. That's down 11.70%, January to October.

It seems that the average consumer is spending their "whole paycheck" elsewhere. Venues who market themselves as cheaper alternatives are making great strides. That's pretty good considering a down economy with overall spending reductions.

Everyone has to eat -- but grocery vendors like may start looking a little lean.

Geezeo's Main Street Spending Index tracks more than 4 million consumer transactions from 800 companies doing business in the United States and Canada. Market segments include retail, dining out, entertainment, household and utilities. Data is anonymously collected weekly and based on up-to-date bank information.

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