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Top Ten Retailers in the World

Walmart​
Walmart​

Amid a shifting retail landscape, Wal-Mart Stores still reigns supreme. The Arkansas-based behemoth is easily the planet’s largest retailer and ranks No. 15th on Forbes’ Global 2000 list of the world’s biggest and most powerful public companies, as measured by a composite score of revenues, profits, assets and market value.

source: forbes.com
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Costco​
Costco​

Costco Wholesale Corporation (NASDAQ: COST) is a membership-only warehouse retail chain with operations in nine countries. The company reported worldwide revenue of $112.6 billion for fiscal year 2014, including more than $2.4 billion in revenue attributed to annual customer membership fees.

Kroger​
Kroger​

Kroger is also the third-largest retailer in the world and the second largest private employer in the United States. As of December 2015, Kroger operates, either directly or through its subsidiaries, 2,778 supermarkets and multi-department stores.

Walgreens ​Boots Alliance​
Walgreens ​Boots Alliance​

Better Buy: CVS Health Corporation vs. Walgreen Boots Alliance Which stock wins in a head-to-head match-up between the world's two largest pharmacy retailers?

source: fool.com
Tesco PLC​
Tesco PLC​

Tesco plc, trading as Tesco, is a British multinational groceries and general merchandise retailer with headquarters in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest retailer in the world measured by profits and ninth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues.

Carrefour​
Carrefour​

New York – 25 September 2014 –Revenues for the world’s top 10 largest retailers reached $1.3 trillion in the last fiscal year (encompassing companies’ fiscal years ended through June 2014). This is a 2.9 percent change from the prior year indicating modest growth.

Amazon.com​
Amazon.com​

The department store is still the world’s 12th largest retailer, ... The World’s Largest Retailers 2016: Wal-Mart Dominates But Amazon Is Catching Up.

source: forbes.com
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METRO AG​
METRO AG​

Metro AG, otherwise known as Metro Group, is a German global diversified retail and wholesale/cash and carry group based in Düsseldorf. It was established in 1964 by Ernst Schmidt and Wilhelm Schmidt-Ruthenbeck. As of 2010, it was the fourth-largest retailer in the world measured by revenues (after Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Tesco).

The Home ​Depot​
The Home ​Depot​

The department store is still the world’s 12th largest retailer, ... Specialty retailers also continue to do well. Home improvement ... and Home Depot ...

source: forbes.com
Target ​Corporation​
Target ​Corporation​

Today, Target remains committed to providing a one-stop shopping experience for guests by delivering differentiated merchandise and outstanding value with its Expect More. Pay Less® brand promise. Target currently is the second largest general merchandise retailer in America, with Target.com consistently being ranked as one of the most-visited retail Web sites.

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