World’s Largest U.S. Retail Chains in 2015

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World’s Largest U.S. Retail Chains in 2015

The annual list of World’s Largest Retail Chains always contains all of the biggest and most recognized American retailers. But even though the U.S. is considered to be the dominant country in the global retail industry, the 2015 list of Largest U.S. Retail Chains is shorter, compared to the 2014 Largest U.S. Retail Chains list. With 12 U.S. retail chains falling off, and just four new qualified additions, the 2015 World’s Largest U.S. Retail Chains list is a little less U.S. dominant.

Walmart, Costco, Kroger, Home Depot and Target remain the leaders of the U.S. retail industry. Overall, 76 of the 250 retail chains with the largest annual revenue in the world are American retailers. That means that 30% of the global retail chains that qualified for the 2015 Word’s Largest Retail Chains list are based in the U.S. That’s down from 33% from the 2014 global retail revenue rankings.

All of this is according to the 2015 Global Powers of Retailing report, which is published each year by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and STORES Magazine.The 2015 Global Powers list includes privately-held U.S. retail companies as well as U.S. government-run military retail organizations, which will make it significantly different from the 2015 Fortune 500 list. Also, the 2015 Global Powers of Retailing report is based on 2013 revenue figures, so it lags behind and is a little less relevant to those interested in the U.S. retail industry than the annual Retail Fortune 500 rankings.

What the annual Global Powers reports do provide, however, is a global ranking number which provides a comparative perspective on retailing trends worldwide. While the global ranking of the largest retail chains in the world usually remains relatively unchanged from year to year, there were big shifts in the rankings of the 2015 World’s Largest Retailers on the Global Powers list.

None of the most dramatic year-over-year changes for U.S. retailers on the 2015 Global Powers list will be surprising to anyone who closely followed the U.S. retail industry in the 2013 calendar year. But the value of the Global Powers list each year is in having an easy reference which reveals how changes in the U.S. retail industry compare to changes with retail industries in countries around the world.

The most significant changes between the 2014 and 2015 Global Powers reports for the largest U.S. retail chains were:

Costco became the second largest retail chain in the world. Although the annual revenue of the #1 Walmart retail chain is still four times higher than Costco’s annual revenue, having U.S. retail chains in the top two positions is historically significant.
Albertson’s made a meteoric rise from #240 on the 2014 list to #43 on the 2015 list after an acquisition of 870 stores caused the chain to grow 489.7%.
The largest U.S. convenience store chains – Sheetz, the Pantry, Casey’s General, Wawa, QuikTrip, and RaceTrac – fell off the list of largest U.S. retail chains. This was not because of revenue drops, but because the Global Powers list makers determined that retail operations which derive a majority of retail revenue from fuel would not be included on the 2015 list, which is a reversal of its 2014 parameters and methodology.

Radio Shack and Dell didn’t qualify for the 2015 largest U.S. retailer list, which is a reflection of nothing more than a struggle with maintaining retail relevance and a shrinking customer base.

This is a list of the 2015 Top 100 U.S. based retail companies included on the World’s Largest Retailers list published each year by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and STORES Magazine. This list of the largest U.S. retail chains is arranged according to the ranking each of the biggest and best U.S. retail companies received on the 2014 Global Powers of Retailing report, which is based on retail sales revenue for FY 2013.

The number in the left column is the global ranking number assigned to the company, compared to the 250 largest retail chains and companies worldwide. Use the links to find out more about the news, jobs, and retailing information for each of these Top 100 U.S. based retail companies.

More rankings of the largest U.S. retail chains are also included on the next page.

2015 Top 100 Largest U.S. Based Retail Companies on World’s Largest Retailers List

1 Wal-Mart

Complete Wal-Mart Research Index
Investors Information for Wal-Mart (WMT)
Wal-Mart Jobs and Careers
Wal-Mart Stores Retail Website

2 Costco

Complete Research Index for Costco
Investors Information for Costco (COST)
Costco Jobs and Careers
Costco Retail Website

6 The Kroger Company

Investors Information for Kroger
Kroger Jobs and Careers
Kroger Stores Retail Website

9 Home Depot

Complete Research Index for Home Depot
Investors Information for Home Depot (HD)
Home Depot Jobs and Careers
Home Depot Retail Website

10 Target

Complete Research Index for Target
Investors Information for Target (TGT)
Target Jobs and Careers
Target Retail Website

11 Walgreens

Investors Information for Walgreens (WAG)
Walgreens Jobs and Careers
Walgreens Retail Website

12 CVS Caremark

Investors Information for CVS Caremark (CVS)
CVS Pharmacy Retail Website

15 Amazon.com

Investors Information for Amazon.com (AMZN)
Amazon Jobs and Careers
Amazon.com Retail Website

20 Lowe’s

Investors Information for Lowe’s (LOW)
Lowe’s Jobs and Careers
Lowe’s Stores Retail Website

25 Best Buy

Investors Information for Best Buy (BBY)
Best Buy Jobs and Careers
Best Buy Stores Retail Website

29 Sears Holdings

Complete Sears Research Index
Investors Information for Sears Holdings (SHLD)
Sears Jobs and Careers
Sears Stores Retail Shopping Website

30 Safeway

Investors Information for Safeway (SWY)
Safeway Jobs and Careers
Safeway Stores Retail Website

35 Publix

Investors Information for Publix
Publix Jobs and Careers
Publix Stores Retail Website

34 Macy’s

Investors Information for Macy’s (M)
Macy’s Jobs and Careers
Macy’s Stores Retail Website

36 TJX

Investors Information for TJX (TJX)
TJX Jobs and Careers
T.J. Maxx Stores Retail Website

37 Rite Aid

Investors Information for Rite Aid (RAD)
Rite Aid Stores Retail Website

43 Albertson’s

Albertson’s Jobs and Careers
Albertson’s Retail Website

45 H.E. Butt Grocery Company

H-E-B Jobs and Careers
H-E-B Stores Retail Website

46 Apple Retail

Investors Information for Apple (AAPL)
Apple Jobs and Careers
Apple Retail Website

51 Kohl’s

Investors Information for Kohl’s (KSS)
Kohl’s Jobs and Careers
Kohl’s Stores Retail Website

56 Dollar General

Complete Dollar General Research Index
Investors Information for Dollar General (DG)
Dollar General Jobs and Careers
Dollar General Stores Retail Website

61 The Gap

Investors Information for Gap Inc. (GPS)
The Gap Jobs and Careers
The Gap Stores Retail Website

64 Meijer

Meijer Jobs and Careers
Meijer Stores Retail Website

73 Whole Foods Market

Investors Information for Whole Foods Market (WFM)
Whole Foods Jobs and Careers
Whole Foods Retail Website

77 Toys ‘R Us

Investors Information for Toys ‘R Us
Toys ‘R Us Jobs and Careers
Toys ‘R Us Stores Retail Website

80 Nordstrom

Investors Information for Nordstrom (JWN)
Nordstrom Jobs and Careers
Nordstrom Stores Retail Website

76 Staples

Complete Staples Research Index
Investors Information for Staples (SPLS)
Staples Jobs and Careers
Staples Stores Retail Website

82 jcpenney

Investors Information for jcpenney (JCP)
jcpenney Jobs and Careers
jcpenney Stores Retail Website

83 BJ’s Wholesale Club

Investors Information for BJ’s Wholesale Club
BJ’s Wholesale Jobs and Careers
BJ’s Wholesale Club Retail Website

90 Bed Bath and Beyond

Investors Information for Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY)
Bed Bath and Beyond Jobs and Careers
Bed Bath and Beyond Stores Retail Website

93 L Brands (Limited Brands)

Investors Information for Limited Brands (LTD)
The Limited Jobs and Careers
The Limited Stores Retail Website

96 Family Dollar

Investors Information for Family Dollar (FDO)
Family Dollar Jobs and Careers
Family Dollar Stores Retail Website

99 Liberty Interactive Corporation (QVC)

Investors Information for Liberty Media (LMCA)
QVC Jobs and Careers
QVC Retail Website

100 Ross Stores

Investors Information for Ross Stores (ROST)
Ross Stores Jobs and Careers
Ross Dress for Less Stores Retail Website

102 Southeastern Grocers (Formerly Bi-Lo Holdings)

106 Giant Eagle

Giant Eagle Jobs and Careers
Giant Eagle Stores Retail Website

110 Menard, Inc.

Menards Jobs and Careers
Menards Stores Retail Website

114 AutoZone

Investors Information for AutoZone (AZO)
AutoZone Jobs and Careers
AutoZone Retail Website

115 GameStop

Investors Information for GameStop (GME)
GameStop Stores Retail Website

118 SuperValu

Investors Information for SuperValu (SVU)
SuperValu Jobs and Careers
SuperValu Stores Retail Website

126 Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES)

AAFES Jobs and Careers
AAFES Stores Retail Website

130 Hy-Vee

Hy-Vee Jobs and Careers
Hy-Vee Consumer Website

133 Dollar Tree

Investors Information for Dollar Tree (DLTR)
Dollar Tree Jobs and Careers
Dollar Tree Stores Retail Website

139 Wegmans Food Markets

Wegmans Jobs and Careers
Wegmans Consumer Website

140 PetSmart

Investors Information for PetSmart (PETM)
PetSmart Jobs and Careers
PetSmart Stores Retail Website

145 O’Reilly Automotive

Investors Information for O’Reilly Automotive Inc. (ORLY)
O’Reilly Automotive Jobs and Careers
O’Reilly Auto Parts Retail Website

146 Dillard’s

Investors Information for Dillard’s (DDS)
Dillards Stores Retail Website

147 Foot Locker

Investors Information for Foot Locker (FL)
Foot Locker Jobs and Careers
Foot Locker Stores Retail Website

154 Advance Auto Parts

Investors Information for Advance Auto Parts (AAP)
Advance Auto Parts Jobs and Careers
Advance Auto Parts Retail Website

158 Office Depot

Investors Information for Office Depot (ODP)
Office Depot Jobs and Careers
Office Depot Stores Retail Website

159 Sherwin-Williams

Investors Information for Sherwin-Williams (SHW)
Sherwin-Williams Jobs and Careers
Sherwin-Williams Retail Website

160 Defense Commissary Agency (DECA)

DECA Jobs and Careers
DECA Stores Retail Website

161 The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

A&P Jobs and Careers
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Consumer Website

165 WinCo Foods

WinCo Foods Jobs and Careers
WinCo Foods Comsumer Website

170 Nike Inc.

171 Big Lots

Investors Information for Big Lots (BIG)
Big Lots Jobs and Careers
Big Lots Consumer Website

175 Tractor Supply Company

Investors Information for Tractor Supply Company (TSCO)
Tractor Supply Company Jobs and Careers
Tractor Supply Company Retail Website

190 Ascena Retail Group

191 Harris Teeter (Ruddick Co.)

Investors Information for Ruddick Corp. / Harris Teeter (RDK)
Ruddick Corp. / Harris Teeter Jobs and Careers
Ruddick Corp. / Harris Teeter Retail Website

193 Neiman Marcus

Neiman Marcus Company Research Index
Investors Information for Neiman Marcus (NMGA)
Neiman Marcus Jobs and Careers
Neiman Marcus Retail Website

194 Michaels Stores, Inc.