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WORLD TOP 100 RETAILERS ANALYSE BY COUNTRY
 

COUNTRY

NO OF RETAILERS

United States 42
United Kingdom 12
Japan 10
Germany 9
France 8
Canada 4
Spain 3
Switzerland 2
Sweden 2
Netherlands 2
Australia 2
South Korea 1
Finland 1
China 1
Belgium 1

TOTAL

100

 
 WORLD TOP 100 RETAILERS ( RANKED BY 2005 SALES )
 
Rank Company 2005 Sales
(USD billions)
Country No of stores Percentage of sales (%) by region
1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc.    285 United States  
 
 5,706 
(Exclude Neighborhood market)

79.9 (USA)
20.1 (International)

2 Carrefour SA 90 France  7,003
(Exclude Franchise)

47.8 (France)
37.7 (Europe )
6.8 (Latin America)
7.7 (Asia)
 

3 Home Depot Inc. 73 United States  1,984

90 (USA *)
10 (International *)
 

4 Metro AG 70 Germany  2,171

46.6 (Germany)
51.3 (Europe)
2.1 (Asia/ Africa)
 

5 Royal Ahold NV 65 Netherlands  2,433
(Exclude Franchise and Associates)

74.2 (USA)
25.8 (Europe)
 

* Estimated figures

Rank Company 2005 Sales
(USD billions)
Country
6 Tesco PLC 62 United Kingdom
7 Kroger Co.  56 United States 
8 Sears Holdings Corp. 56 United States 
9 REWE Handelsgruppe  51 Germany
10 Costco Wholesale Corp.  48 United States
11 ITM Entreprises SA  47 France
12 Target Corporation 46 United States
13 Groupe Casino  45 France
14 Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co OHG  43 Germany
15 Schwarz Group (Lidl & Schwarz)  43 Germany
16 Albertson’s Inc. 40 United States
17 Edeka Gruppe 39 Germany
18 Walgreen Co.  38 United States
19 Groupe Auchan SA  37 France
20 Lowe’s Cos. Inc. 36 United States
21 Safeway Inc.  36 United States
22 Aeon Co. Ltd.  35 Japan
23 Ito-Yokado Co. Ltd. 34 Japan
24 E.Leclerc SA  32 France
25 Tengelmann  32 Germany
26 CVS Corp.  31 United States
27 Pinault Printemps Redoute SA 30 France
28 J Sainsbury PLC 28 United Kingdom
29 Best Buy Co. Inc. 27 United States
30 Coles Myer Ltd. 23 Australia
31 Delhaize Group 22 Belgium
32 Wm. Morrison Supermarkets PLC 22 United Kingdom
33 Loblaw Cos. Limited 20 Canada
34 Woolworths Ltd. 20 Australia
35 SUPERVALU Inc. 20 United States
36 Publix Super Markets Inc. 19 United States
37 J.C. Penney Co. Inc. 18 United States
38 Systeme U Centrale Nationale 18 France
39 Otto GmbH & Co KG 18 Germany
40 El Corte Inglés, S.A. 17 Spain
41 Rite Aid Corp. 17 United States
42 Karstadt Quelle AG 17 Germany
43 Gap Inc. 16 United States
44 Federated Department Stores Inc. 16 United States
45 IKEA Ab, a subsidiary of INGKA Holding B.V. 15 Sweden
46 TJX Cos. Inc. 15 United States
47 Daiei Inc. 15 Japan
48 Staples Inc. 14 United States
49 May Department Stores Co. 14 United States
50 GUS PLC 14 United Kingdom
51 Marks & Spencer Group PLC 14 United Kingdom
52 KingFisher PLC 14 United Kingdom
53 Office Depot Inc. 14 United States
54 OfficeMax 13 United States
55 Dixons Group PLC 13 United Kingdom
56 Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund 12 Switzerland
57 Meijer Cos. Ltd. 12 United States
58 Kohl’s Corp. 12 United States
59 H.E. Butt Grocery Co. 12 United States
60 The Coop Group 11 Switzerland
61 Toys “R” Us Inc. 11 United States
62 UNY Co., Ltd. 11 Japan
63 Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. 11 United States
64 Circuit City Stores Inc. 10 United States
65 Yamada Denki Co. Ltd. 10 Japan
66 Boots Group PLC 10 United Kingdom
67 Sobeys Inc 10 Canada
68 Seiyu Ltd 10 Japan
69 Takashimaya Co Ltd 10 Japan
70 Limited Brands Inc 9 United States
71 Kesko Oyj 9 Finland
72 John Lewis Partnership 9 United Kingdom
73 CCA Global Partners, Inc. 9 United States
74 Somerfield PLC 9 United Kingdom
75 Mitsukoshi 8 Japan
76 Anton Schlecker Gesellschaft M.b.h. 8 Germany
77 Shanghai Brilliance Group Co., Ltd. 8 China
78 Dollar General Corp 8 United States
79 Dillard’s Inc. 8 United States
80 Daimaru Inc. 7 Japan
81 BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. 7 United States
82 Kesa Electricals PLC 7 United Kingdom
83 Hennes & Mauritz AB 7 Sweden
84 Nordstrom Inc. 7 United States
85 Galeries Lafayette SA 7 France
86 Amazon.com Inc 7 United States
87 Grupo Eroski 7 Spain
88 Industria de Diseno Textil SA (Inditex) 7 Spain
89 Saks, Inc. 6 United States
90 Shinsegae Co. Ltd. 6 South Korea
91 Menard, Inc. 6 United States
92 Sherwin-Williams Co. 6 United States
93 Isetan Co. Ltd. 6 Japan
94 AutoZone Inc. 6 United States
95 Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. 5 Canada
96 Hudson’s Bay Co. 5 Canada
97 Woolworths Group PLC 5 United Kingdom
98 Koninklijke Vendex KBB N.V. 5 Netherlands
99 Barnes & Noble Inc. 5 United States
100 RadioShack Corp. 5

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