The Top 100 Retailers
The following list of the top 100 retailers illustrates where Americans are spending their money, and who the major companies are that facilitate the product pipeline of our modern survival…
Observations…
Walmart comprises 18% of all retail sales of the top 100 retailers.
The top 10 retailers account for 50% of all sales (of the top 100).
Total retail sales (in the USA) of the top 100 amount to $1.8 Trillion dollars.
Observations from a preparedness standpoint…
When most of one’s eggs are in one basket, and something happens to that basket…
It’s regrettable that the giants have pushed out so many of the little guys…
Walmart, being so dominant, is a bellweather of our economy.
The supermarkets that feed most Americans are Kroger, Safeway, and Publix.
Americans eat a-lot of fast/junk food (McDonald’s at #10).
If the numbers are upsetting… shop at Ma-and-Pa’s; support your local community.
The list tells us something about ourselves.
| Rank | Company | Headquarters | 2012 US Sales $B |
| 1 | Wal-Mart | Bentonville, Ark. | $328.7 |
| 2 | Kroger | Cincinnati | $92.2 |
| 3 | Target | Minneapolis | $72.0 |
| 4 | Costco | Issaquah, Wash. | $71.0 |
| 5 | The Home Depot | Atlanta | $66.0 |
| 6 | Walgreen | Deerfield, Ill. | $65.0 |
| 7 | CVS Caremark | Woonsocket, R.I. | $63.7 |
| 8 | Lowe’s | Mooresville, N.C. | $49.4 |
| 9 | Safeway | Pleasanton, Calif. | $37.5 |
| 10 | McDonald’s | Oak Brook, Ill. | $35.6 |
| 11 | Amazon.com | Seattle, Wash. | $34.4 |
| 12 | Best Buy | Richfield, Minn. | $34.4 |
| 13 | Sears Holdings | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | $30.7 |
| 14 | Macy’s | Cincinnati | $27.6 |
| 15 | Publix | Lakeland, Fla. | $27.5 |
| 16 | SUPERVALU | Eden Prairie, Minn. | $27.5 |
| 17 | Ahold USA / Royal Ahold | Carlisle, Pa. | $25.8 |
| 18 | Rite Aid | Camp Hill, Pa. | $25.4 |
| 19 | Apple Stores / iTunes | Cupertino, Calif. | $24.0 |
| 20 | TJX | Framingham, Mass. | $19.4 |
| 21 | Kohl’s | Menomonee Falls, Wis. | $19.3 |
| 22 | Delhaize America | Salisbury, N.C. | $18.8 |
| 23 | H-E-B | San Antonio | $18.2 |
| 24 | YUM! Brands | Louisville, Ky. | $18.0 |
| 25 | True Value | Chicago | $16.6 |
| 26 | Dollar General | Goodlettsville, Tenn. | $16.0 |
| 27 | Meijer | Grand Rapids, Mich. | $15.8 |
| 28 | Wakefern / ShopRite | Keasbey, N.J. | $13.7 |
| 29 | J.C. Penney | Plano, Texas | $12.9 |
| 30 | BJ’s Wholesale Club | Westborough, Mass. | $12.5 |
| 31 | Staples | Framingham, Mass. | $12.3 |
| 32 | Subway | Milford, Conn. | $12.2 |
| 33 | Gap | San Francisco | $12.0 |
| 34 | Nordstrom | Seattle | $11.8 |
| 35 | Whole Foods Market | Austin, Texas | $11.3 |
| 36 | Bed Bath & Beyond | Union, N.J. | $10.9 |
| 37 | 7-Eleven | Dallas | $10.7 |
| 38 | Aldi | Batavia, Ill. | $10.0 |
| 39 | Ace Hardware | Oak Brook, Ill. | $10.0 |
| 40 | Ross Stores | Pleasanton, Calif. | $9.7 |
| 41 | L Brands (formerly Limited Brands) | Columbus, Ohio | $9.4 |
| 42 | Family Dollar Stores | Matthews, N.C. | $9.3 |
| 43 | Army Air Force Exchange | Dallas | $9.1 |
| 44 | Wendy’s | Dublin, Ohio | $9.0 |
| 45 | Bi-Lo (formerly Winn-Dixie Stores) | Jacksonville, Fla. | $9.0 |
| 46 | Starbucks | Seattle | $8.8 |
| 47 | Burger King Worldwide | Miami | $8.6 |
| 48 | Menard | Eau Claire, Wis. | $8.4 |
| 49 | Good Neighbor Pharmacy | Chesterbrook, Pa. | $8.4 |
| 50 | Darden Restaurants | Orlando | $8.2 |
| 51 | Verizon Wireless | Basking Ridge, N.J. | $8.0 |
| 52 | Toys “R” Us | Wayne, N.J. | $8.0 |
| 53 | Trader Joe’s | Monrovia, Calif. | $7.8 |
| 54 | AT&T Wireless | Dallas | $7.6 |
| 55 | Health Mart Systems | Omaha, Neb. | $7.4 |
| 56 | Dollar Tree | Chesapeake, Va. | $7.3 |
| 57 | Office Depot | Boca Raton, Fla. | $7.0 |
| 58 | AutoZone | Memphis | $6.9 |
| 59 | Giant Eagle | O’Hara Township, Pa. | $6.8 |
| 60 | Wegmans Food Markets | Rochester, N.Y. | $6.7 |
| 61 | Dunkin’ Brands | Canton, Mass. | $6.7 |
| 62 | Barnes & Noble | New York | $6.5 |
| 63 | DineEquity | Glendale, Calif. | $6.5 |
| 64 | Dillard’s | Little Rock, Ark. | $6.5 |
| 65 | A&P | Montvale, N.J. | $6.3 |
| 66 | O’Reilly Automotive | Springfield, Mo. | $6.2 |
| 67 | Advance Auto Parts | Roanoke, Va. | $6.2 |
| 68 | GameStop | Grapevine, Texas | $6.1 |
| 69 | Dick’s Sporting Goods | Coraopolis, Pa. | $5.8 |
| 70 | PetSmart | Phoenix | $5.7 |
| 71 | QVC | West Chester, Pa. | $5.6 |
| 72 | Defence Commissary Agency | Fort Lee, Va. | $5.2 |
| 73 | Big Lots | Columbus, Ohio | $5.2 |
| 74 | Save Mart | Modesto, Calif. | $5.1 |
| 75 | Sherwin-Williams | Cleveland | $5.0 |
| 76 | WinCo Foods | Boise, Idaho | $4.9 |
| 77 | OfficeMax | Naperville, Ill. | $4.8 |
| 78 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | Tempe, Ariz. | $4.8 |
| 79 | Tractor Supply Co. | Brentwood, Tenn. | $4.7 |
| 80 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta | $4.6 |
| 81 | Harris Teeter Supermarkets | Matthews, N.C. | $4.5 |
| 82 | Foot Locker | New York | $4.5 |
| 83 | Dell | Round Rock, Texas | $4.4 |
| 84 | Neiman Marcus | Dallas | $4.3 |
| 85 | Hy-Vee | W. Des Moines, Iowa | $4.3 |
| 86 | Brinker International | Dallas | $4.1 |
| 87 | Burlington Coat Factory | Burlington, N.J. | $4.1 |
| 88 | Michaels Stores | Irving, Texas | $4.0 |
| 89 | Belk | Charlotte, N.C. | $4.0 |
| 90 | Bloomin’ Brands | Tampa, Fla. | $3.9 |
| 91 | Williams-Sonoma | San Francisco | $3.9 |
| 92 | IKEA North America | Conshohocken, Pa. | $3.9 |
| 93 | Roundy’s Supermarkets | Milwaukee | $3.9 |
| 94 | Stater Bros. Holdings | San Bernardino, Calif. | $3.9 |
| 95 | Sonic | Oklahoma City, Okla. | $3.8 |
| 96 | Albertsons | Boise, Idaho | $3.7 |
| 97 | Price Chopper Supermarkets | Schenectady, N.Y. | $3.6 |
| 98 | RadioShack | Fort Worth, Texas | $3.6 |
| 99 | Ingles Markets | Black Mountain, N.C. | $3.6 |
| 100 | The Sports Authority | Englewood, Colo. | $3.5 |
All figures are estimates based on Kantar Retail research and company reports via STORES magazine.