Sunday, August 10, 2014

Top 100 US Retailers in the World

2014 Top 100 Largest U.S. Based Retail Companies on World’s Largest Retailers List:

1      Wal-Mart
3      Costco
5      The Kroger Company
8    Home Depot
10    Target
11    Walgreens
12    CVS Caremark
16    Amazon.com
21    Lowe's
23    Best Buy
25    Safeway
27    Sears Holdings
35    Publix
36    Macy's
37    TJX
38    Rite Aid
46    H.E. Butt Grocery Company
47    Kohl's
50  Apple Retail
56    Dollar General
59    The Gap
63    Meijer
68    Toys 'R Us
74    jcpenney
76    Staples
86  Nordstrom
87  Whole Foods Market
88    BJ's Wholesale Club
90  Bed Bath and Beyond
95  L Brands (Limited Brands)
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
Least Admired for People Management --- 
  • Circuit City Stores
  • Sears Holdings
  • Dillard's
Least Admired for Use of Corporate Assets ---
  • Circuit City Stores
  • Dillard's
  • Sears Holdings
Least Admired for Social Responsibility ---
  • Circuit City Stores
  • Family Dollar Stores
  • Dillard's
  • Sears Holdings
Least Admired for Management Quality ---
  • Circuit City Stores
  • Dillard's
Least Admired for Financial Soundness ---
  • Circuit City Stores
Least Admired for Long-term Investment ---- 
  • Circuit City Stores
  • Dillard's
Least Admired for Quality of Products / Services ---
  • Fiat
  • Family Dollar
Least Admired for Global Competitiveness ---
  • Circuit City Stores
  • Dillard's
  • Family Dollar Stores