2014 Top 100 Largest U.S. Based Retail Companies on World’s Largest Retailers List:
1 Wal-Mart
2009 "World's Most Admired Companies" -----
The list below is arranged according to the numeric value assigned by Fortune after the expert evaluations were completed for each organization. The highest score possible is a perfect 10, which none of this year's evaluated retail companies earned.
8.53 Walt Disney
8.02 Nike
7.79 ExxonMobil
7.72 Google
7.72 McDonald's
7.62 Chevron
7.55 Royal Dutch Shell
7.47 Polo Ralph Lauren
7.29 Wal-Mart
7.09 VF
7.07 Apple
7.00 Amazon.com
6.92 Costco Wholesale
6.90 Target
6.87 Publix Super Markets
6.87 Safeway
6.85 Tupperware Brands
6.84 BP
6.84 Toyota Motor
6.80 ConocoPhillips
6.79 CVS/Caremark
6.70 Kroger
6.63 Best Buy
6.63 eBay
6.63 Starbucks
6.63 Yum Brands
6.62 Goodyear Tire & Rubber
6.59 Penske Automotive Group
6.50 BMW
6.49 Nordstrom
6.37 AutoNation
6.37 Darden Restaurants
6.36 Walgreen
6.32 CarMax
6.27 Phillips-Van Heusen
6.09 Lowe's
6.08 Home Depot
5.99 Honda Motor
5.93 Staples
5.81 JC Penney
5.64 Bridgestone
5.63 Levi Strauss
5.62 Limited Brands
5.33 Kohl's
5.22 Volkswagen
5.17 Nissan Motor
4.73 General Motors
4.57 Renault
Least Admired for Innovation ---
1 Wal-Mart
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3 Costco
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- Costco Retail Website
5 The Kroger Company
8 Home Depot
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- Home Depot Retail Website
10 Target
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- Target Jobs and Careers
- Target Retail Website
11 Walgreens
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- Walgreens Jobs and Careers
- Walgreens Retail Website
- Investors Information for CVS Caremark (CVS)
- CVS/Caremark Jobs and Careers
- CVS Pharmacy Retail Website
16 Amazon.com
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- Investors Information for Amazon.com (AMZN)
- Amazon Jobs and Careers
- Amazon.com Retail Website
23 Best Buy
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- Investors Information for Best Buy (BBY)
- Best Buy Jobs and Careers
- Best Buy Stores Retail Website
25 Safeway
27 Sears Holdings- Complete Sears Research Index
- Investors Information for Sears Holdings (SHLD)
- Sears Jobs and Careers
- Sears Stores Retail Shopping Website
35 Publix
36 Macy's- Complete Macy's Research Index
- Investors Information for Macy's (M)
- Macy's Jobs and Careers
- Macy's Stores Retail Website
37 TJX
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- Investors Information for TJX (TJX)
- TJX Jobs and Careers
- T.J. Maxx Stores Retail Website
38 Rite Aid
46 H.E. Butt Grocery Company
47 Kohl's
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- Investors Information for Kohl's (KSS)
- Kohl's Jobs and Careers
- Kohl's Stores Retail Website
50 Apple Retail
- Complete Apple Research Index
- Investors Information for Apple (AAPL)
- Apple Jobs and Careers
- Apple 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
59 The Gap
63 Meijer
68 Toys 'R Us
74 jcpenney
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- Investors Information for jcpenney (JCP)
- jcpenney Jobs and Careers
- jcpenney Stores Retail Website
- Complete Staples Research Index
- Investors Information for Staples (SPLS)
- Staples Jobs and Careers
- Staples Stores Retail Website
86 Nordstrom
- Investors Information for Nordstrom (JWN)
- Nordstrom Jobs and Careers
- Nordstrom Stores Retail Website
87 Whole Foods Market
- Investors Information for Whole Foods Market (WFM)
- Whole Foods Jobs and Careers
- Whole Foods Retail Website
- Complete BJ's Wholesale Club Research Index
- 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
95 L Brands (Limited Brands)
- Investors Information for Limited Brands (LTD)
- The Limited Jobs and Careers
- The Limited Stores Retail Website
99 Liberty Interactive Corporation (QVC)
2009 "World's Most Admired Companies" -----
The list below is arranged according to the numeric value assigned by Fortune after the expert evaluations were completed for each organization. The highest score possible is a perfect 10, which none of this year's evaluated retail companies earned.
8.53 Walt Disney
8.02 Nike
7.79 ExxonMobil
7.72 Google
7.72 McDonald's
7.62 Chevron
7.55 Royal Dutch Shell
7.47 Polo Ralph Lauren
7.29 Wal-Mart
7.09 VF
7.07 Apple
7.00 Amazon.com
6.92 Costco Wholesale
6.90 Target
6.87 Publix Super Markets
6.87 Safeway
6.85 Tupperware Brands
6.84 BP
6.84 Toyota Motor
6.80 ConocoPhillips
6.79 CVS/Caremark
6.70 Kroger
6.63 Best Buy
6.63 eBay
6.63 Starbucks
6.63 Yum Brands
6.62 Goodyear Tire & Rubber
6.59 Penske Automotive Group
6.50 BMW
6.49 Nordstrom
6.37 AutoNation
6.37 Darden Restaurants
6.36 Walgreen
6.32 CarMax
6.27 Phillips-Van Heusen
6.09 Lowe's
6.08 Home Depot
5.99 Honda Motor
5.93 Staples
5.81 JC Penney
5.64 Bridgestone
5.63 Levi Strauss
5.62 Limited Brands
5.33 Kohl's
5.22 Volkswagen
5.17 Nissan Motor
4.73 General Motors
4.57 Renault
Least Admired for Innovation ---
- Dillard's
- Sears Holdings
- Circuit City
- Family Dollar Stores
- Circuit City Stores
- Sears Holdings
- Dillard's
- Circuit City Stores
- Dillard's
- Sears Holdings
- Circuit City Stores
- Family Dollar Stores
- Dillard's
- Sears Holdings
- Circuit City Stores
- Dillard's
- Circuit City Stores
- Circuit City Stores
- Dillard's
- Fiat
- Family Dollar
- Circuit City Stores
- Dillard's
- Family Dollar Stores