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The NRF Top 100 Retailers list ranks the industry’s largest companies according to sales.Explore the complete list below ortake acloser look at2023’srundown in this blog post.
| Rank | Company | Headquarters/ U.S. headquarters | U.S. sales growth ('22 v '21) | 2022 U.S. retail sales (billions) | 2022 worldwide retail sales (billions) | U.S. % of worldwide sales | 2022 U.S. stores | U.S. store growth ('22 v '21) | Notes | Expand all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walmart | Bentonville, AR | 7.80% | $499.65 | $600.94 | 83% | 5,330 | 0.10% | ||
| 2 | Amazon.com | Seattle, WA | 6.70% | $232.46 | $343.33 | 68% | 558 | 0.20% | ||
| 3 | Costco Wholesale | Issaquah, WA | 16.90% | $164.15 | $217.53 | 75% | 574 | 2.50% | ||
| 4 | The Kroger Co. | Cincinnati, OH | 7.50% | $147.62 | $147.62 | 100% | 2,856 | -0.50% | ||
| 5 | The Home Depot | Atlanta, GA | 4.30% | $145.94 | $155.42 | 94% | 1,994 | 0.10% | ||
| 6 | Target | Minneapolis, MN | 2.80% | $107.59 | $107.59 | 100% | 1,948 | 1.10% | ||
| 7 | CVS Health Corporation | Woonsocket, RI | 6.50% | $106.18 | $106.59 | 100% | 9,728 | -2.70% | ||
| 8 | Walgreens Boots Alliance | Deerfield, IL | -2.70% | $103.91 | $116.10 | 89% | 8,785 | -0.90% | ||
| 9 | Lowe's Companies | Mooresville, NC | 1.80% | $89.28 | $93.61 | 95% | 1,738 | 0.10% | ||
| 10 | Albertsons Companies | Boise, ID | 6.00% | $76.15 | $76.15 | 100% | 2,270 | -1.20% | ||
| 11 | Apple Stores / iTunes | Cupertino, CA | 9.00% | $70.64 | $80.30 | 88% | 272 | 0.00% | ||
| 12 | Royal Ahold Delhaize USA | Carlisle, PA | 6.70% | $57.21 | $92.14 | 62% | 2,059 | 0.00% | ||
| 13 | Publix Super Markets | Lakeland, FL | 13.60% | $54.53 | $54.53 | 100% | 1,627 | 1.80% | ||
| 14 | Best Buy | Richfield, MN | -10.60% | $42.75 | $46.19 | 93% | 943 | -1.50% | ||
| 15 | Aldi | Batavia, IL | 8.10% | $40.21 | $124.25 | 32% | 2,813 | 4.30% | Includes Trader Joe’s and Aldi Sued. | |
| 16 | TJX Companies | Framingham, MA | 0.90% | $38.42 | $48.94 | 79% | 3,465 | 3.60% | ||
| 17 | Dollar General | Goodlettsville, TN | 10.60% | $37.87 | $37.88 | 100% | 19,503 | 6.10% | ||
| 18 | H.E. Butt Grocery | San Antonio, TX | 12.20% | $34.79 | $36.80 | 95% | 346 | 0.30% | ||
| 19 | 7-Eleven | Irving, TX | 30.20% | $30.15 | $86.11 | 35% | 12,645 | -0.10% | ||
| 20 | Dollar Tree | Chesapeake, VA | 7.50% | $27.91 | $28.36 | 98% | 16,090 | 1.60% | ||
| 21 | Ace Hardware | Oak Brook, IL | 7.50% | $26.38 | $27.56 | 96% | 4,867 | 2.40% | ||
| 22 | Macy's | New York, NY | -0.10% | $24.25 | $24.36 | 100% | 726 | -0.80% | ||
| 23 | Verizon Wireless | New York, NY | 17.70% | $23.17 | $23.17 | 100% | 6,087 | -2.10% | ||
| 24 | AT&T Wireless | Dallas, TX | 3.00% | $21.28 | $21.28 | 100% | 1,450 | -8.20% | ||
| 25 | Meijer | Grand Rapids, MI | 5.50% | $21.18 | $21.18 | 100% | 262 | 0.80% | ||
| 26 | BJ's Wholesale Club | Marlborough, MA | 22.90% | $20.49 | $20.49 | 100% | 237 | 4.90% | ||
| 27 | Ross Stores | Dublin, CA | -1.20% | $18.67 | $18.70 | 100% | 2,012 | 4.70% | ||
| 28 | Wakefern / ShopRite | Keasbey, NJ | 4.60% | $18.60 | $18.60 | 100% | 371 | 2.80% | ||
| 29 | Rite Aid | Camp Hill, PA | 1.10% | $17.57 | $17.57 | 100% | 2,309 | -5.80% | ||
| 30 | Kohl's | Menomonee Falls, WI | -7.10% | $17.19 | $17.19 | 100% | 1,182 | 0.40% | ||
| 31 | Nordstrom | Seattle, WA | 3.50% | $14.35 | $15.07 | 95% | 344 | 0.30% | ||
| 32 | Tractor Supply Co. | Brentwood, TN | 11.40% | $14.08 | $14.08 | 100% | 2,252 | 3.30% | ||
| 33 | O'Reilly Auto Parts | Springfield, MO | 7.80% | $13.93 | $14.44 | 96% | 5,929 | 3.00% | ||
| 34 | AutoZone | Memphis, TN | 11.00% | $13.78 | $16.07 | 86% | 6,118 | 1.90% | ||
| 35 | Menards | Eau Claire, WI | 1.80% | $13.38 | $13.38 | 100% | 329 | 0.30% | ||
| 36 | Gap | San Francisco, CA | -5.90% | $13.10 | $15.30 | 86% | 2,140 | -0.30% | ||
| 37 | Hy Vee | West Des Moines, IA | 3.50% | $12.44 | $12.44 | 100% | 329 | 6.50% | ||
| 38 | Dick's Sporting Goods | Coraopolis, PA | 2.10% | $12.28 | $12.28 | 100% | 831 | -2.00% | ||
| 39 | Dell Technologies | Round Rock, TX | -20.30% | $12.02 | $12.02 | 100% | N/A | N/A | ||
| 40 | Health Mart Systems | San Francisco, CA | 2.40% | $11.90 | $11.90 | 100% | 4,734 | -0.60% | ||
| 41 | Wegmans Food Market | Rochester, NY | 5.80% | $11.88 | $11.88 | 100% | 110 | 3.80% | ||
| 42 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | Tempe, AZ | 5.30% | $11.10 | $14.30 | 78% | 7,019 | 0.10% | ||
| 43 | Sherwin-Williams | Cleveland, OH | 12.80% | $11.02 | $12.36 | 89% | 4,291 | 1.60% | ||
| 44 | Giant Eagle | O'Hara Township, PA | 2.10% | $10.65 | $10.65 | 100% | 484 | 1.70% | ||
| 45 | Wayfair | Boston, MA | -7.00% | $10.46 | $12.13 | 86% | N/A | N/A | ||
| 46 | Ulta Beauty | Bolingbrook, IL | 18.30% | $10.21 | $10.21 | 100% | 1,355 | 3.60% | ||
| 47 | Chewy.com | Boston, MA | 13.60% | $10.10 | $10.10 | 100% | N/A | N/A | Spun off from PetSmart in 2021. | |
| 48 | WinCo Foods | Boise, ID | 6.20% | $9.85 | $9.85 | 100% | 136 | 1.50% | ||
| 49 | Qurate Retail | Englewood, CO | -12.70% | $9.58 | $11.80 | 81% | N/A | N/A | ||
| 50 | Good Neighbor Pharmacy | Chesterbrook, PA | 2.10% | $8.84 | $8.84 | 100% | 2,350 | -0.40% | ||
| 51 | Burlington | Burlington, NJ | -6.70% | $8.64 | $8.68 | 99% | 914 | 10.50% | ||
| 52 | Williams-Sonoma | San Francisco, CA | 5.00% | $8.41 | $8.57 | 98% | 496 | -2.90% | ||
| 53 | Amway | Ada Township, MI | -9.00% | $8.10 | $8.10 | 100% | N/A | N/A | ||
| 54 | Army and Air Force Exchange Service | Dallas TX | 2.10% | $7.88 | $7.88 | 100% | 896 | 0.00% | ||
| 55 | PetSmart | Phoenix, AZ | 2.10% | $7.58 | $7.99 | 95% | 1,574 | 0.50% | ||
| 56 | Signet Jewelers | Akron, OH | 7.70% | $7.50 | $8.32 | 90% | 2,351 | 4.90% | Reflects acquistion of Diamond Direct and Blue Nile in 2022. | |
| 57 | Chedraui | Los Angeles, CA | 137.30% | $7.45 | $12.64 | 59% | 376 | 205.70% | Reflects Chedraui USA’s acquisition of grocery chain Smart & Final effective 2022. | |
| 58 | Northeast Grocery | Schenectady, NY | N/A | $7.20 | $7.20 | 100% | 277 | N/A | Price Chopper/Market 32 and Tops Markets merged to form the new Northeast Grocery effective 2022. | |
| 59 | J.C. Penney Company | Plano, TX | -9.00% | $7.12 | $7.16 | 99% | 661 | -1.20% | ||
| 60 | Bass Pro | Springfield, MO | 1.80% | $7.05 | $7.62 | 93% | 154 | 0.00% | ||
| 61 | Camping World | Lincolnshire, IL | 0.80% | $6.98 | $6.98 | 100% | 237 | 4.90% | ||
| 62 | Bath & Body Works | Reynoldsburg,OH | -4.90% | $6.97 | $7.61 | 92% | 1,693 | 2.50% | Spun off from L Brands into a separate publicly traded company in 2021. | |
| 63 | Southeastern Grocers | Jacksonville, FL | 2.60% | $6.94 | $6.94 | 100% | 424 | 1.20% | ||
| 64 | Sephora (LVMH) | San Francisco, CA | 15.00% | $6.92 | $14.52 | 48% | 531 | 4.50% | ||
| 65 | Dillard's | Little Rock, AR | 7.30% | $6.84 | $6.84 | 100% | 250 | 0.00% | ||
| 66 | Hobby Lobby Stores | Oklahoma City, OK | 9.10% | $6.84 | $6.84 | 100% | 1,020 | 1.90% | ||
| 67 | AVB Brandsource | Tustin, CA | 3.00% | $6.69 | $6.85 | 98% | 3,145 | 0.20% | ||
| 68 | Staples | Framingham, MA | -3.70% | $6.44 | $7.95 | 81% | 1,005 | -3.60% | ||
| 69 | Sprouts Farmers Market | Phoenix, AZ | 5.00% | $6.40 | $6.40 | 100% | 386 | 3.20% | ||
| 70 | Academy Sports | Katy, TX | -5.60% | $6.40 | $6.40 | 100% | 268 | 3.50% | ||
| 71 | Discount Tire | Scottsdale, AZ | 5.40% | $6.23 | $6.23 | 100% | 1,113 | 2.40% | ||
| 72 | Foot Locker | New York, NY | -4.50% | $6.14 | $7.89 | 78% | 1,539 | -8.80% | ||
| 73 | True Value Co. | Chicago, IL | 5.00% | $5.92 | $5.92 | 100% | 4,241 | 0.00% | ||
| 74 | Petco | San Diego, CA | 4.00% | $5.88 | $6.04 | 97% | 1,432 | -0.20% | ||
| 75 | Ikea North American Svcs | Conshohocken, PA | 2.00% | $5.87 | $45.14 | 13% | 52 | 0.00% | ||
| 76 | Victoria's Secret | Reynoldsburg,OH | -8.10% | $5.64 | $6.17 | 91% | 812 | 0.50% | Spun off from L Brands into a separate publicly traded company in 2021. | |
| 77 | Raley's Supermarkets | West Sacramento, CA | 73.50% | $5.53 | $5.53 | 100% | 237 | 94.30% | Reflects Raley’s acquisition of Bashas’ effective 2022. | |
| 78 | Big Lots | Columbus, OH | -11.10% | $5.47 | $5.47 | 100% | 1,425 | -0.40% | ||
| 79 | Piggly Wiggly | Keene, NH | 6.40% | $5.35 | $5.35 | 100% | 407 | 0.00% | ||
| 80 | Harbor Freight Tools | Calabasas, CA | 13.10% | $5.35 | $5.35 | 100% | 1,300 | 7.40% | ||
| 81 | Michaels Stores | Irving, TX | 5.00% | $5.26 | $5.87 | 90% | 1,142 | 0.20% | ||
| 82 | Office Depot | Boca Raton, FL | -7.80% | $5.11 | $7.42 | 69% | 980 | -5.60% | ||
| 83 | My Demoulas | Tewksbury, MA | 4.50% | $4.95 | $4.95 | 100% | 91 | 1.10% | ||
| 84 | Total Wine & More | Bethesda, MD | 14.60% | $4.94 | $4.94 | 100% | 245 | 8.40% | ||
| 85 | Hudson's Bay | New York, NY | 7.70% | $4.86 | $9.66 | 50% | 142 | 0.70% | ||
| 86 | Stater Bros Holdings | San Bernardino, CA | 1.70% | $4.85 | $4.85 | 100% | 172 | 0.00% | ||
| 87 | Advance Auto | Raleigh, NC | 1.40% | $4.80 | $4.82 | 99% | 4,600 | 2.90% | ||
| 88 | Casey's General Store | Ankeny, IA | 10.00% | $4.78 | $4.78 | 100% | 2,480 | 1.10% | ||
| 89 | Weis Markets | Sunbury, PA | 11.20% | $4.70 | $4.70 | 100% | 197 | 0.50% | ||
| 90 | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Irving, TX | 1.40% | $4.65 | $4.96 | 94% | 3,256 | -0.50% | ||
| 91 | Neiman Marcus | Dallas, TX | 4.20% | $4.61 | $5.24 | 88% | 45 | -2.20% | ||
| 92 | Ingles | Black Mountain, NC | 8.00% | $4.59 | $4.59 | 100% | 198 | 0.00% | ||
| 93 | Lululemon | Sumner, WA | 12.80% | $4.58 | $5.78 | 79% | 350 | 8.00% | ||
| 94 | Save-A-Lot | St. Ann, MO | 4.00% | $4.43 | $4.43 | 100% | 863 | 0.00% | ||
| 95 | Defense Commissary Agency | Fort Lee, VA | 2.30% | $4.40 | $4.40 | 100% | 236 | 0.00% | ||
| 96 | Tapestry | New York, NY | 2.40% | $4.39 | $6.67 | 66% | 570 | -1.90% | ||
| 97 | American Eagle | Pittsburgh, PA | -1.60% | $4.27 | $5.57 | 77% | 954 | 1.40% | ||
| 98 | Shell Oil Company | Houston, TX | 4.40% | $4.17 | $4.79 | 87% | 4,286 | 3.10% | Includes only convenience store sales. | |
| 99 | Schnucks | St. Louis, MO | 13.50% | $4.02 | $4.02 | 100% | 113 | 1.80% | ||
| 100 | Barnes and Noble Booksellers | New York, NY | 2.50% | $3.75 | $3.75 | 100% | 616 | 1.00% |
The Top 100 Retailers are ranked by past 52/53-week annual retail sales. In almost all instances, sales used to rank companies are for retail activity in the United States only; footnotes are provided when this is not the case.
To arrive at U.S. retail sales figures, a variety of estimation techniques are applied based on publicly disclosed information. For this reason, the figures presented do not always match the companies’ official public filing reports.
Company revenues from non-retailing operating segments are removed unless otherwise noted; system-wide sales are provided when the operation is a franchise. In keeping with the methodology used in previous years, rankings eliminate fuel sales at locations designated as having a gasoline/fueling station as its primary business.
What constitutes a segment Power Player? Any retailer in this Top 100 list with 2022 U.S. sales equal to or greater than 10 percent of the sales of the category leader.
Selection criteria for the U.S. Top 100 list is based on Kantar’s Retail IQ integrated research methodology:
- Retail coverage: More than 1,000 retail accounts across the world with sales and store growth by banner forecast out five years using company reports and Kantar’s projection models and research methods that include insights developed by Kantar through research on the largest retailers and discussions with many industry leaders.
- Depth of coverage: Each major retail account analyzed at the banner and format level and summarized in the aggregate for a total of more than 4,000 banners.
- Retailer coverage: All retailers with $2 billion in annual retail sales volume and key format leaders for Kantar’s core 50 countries, plus exceptions for impactful retailers with as little as $1 billion annual retail sales volume.
- Kantar currently tracks over 1,000 retailers with sales in excess of $2 billion annually. We glean information from store and market visits, retailer websites, industry websites, news searches in several languages, regulatory bodies, annual reports, and analyst and retailer conference calls.
- This information is streamlined and entered into our database, which allows for efficient presentation of only the most relevant information. Kantar structures its sales estimates around the ROY-BCMF principle — Retailer-Ownership-Year and Banner-Chain Type-Market-Format — which allows us to present highly detailed and explanatory analysis. For each retailer that we enter into the database, we break out sales, stores and square footage.
- Kantar is always expanding chain coverage to include retailers that are influential or important at a country level. When added, these retailers follow the same standard as the others — our estimates are done on a banner-by-banner basis.
NRF’s Top 100 includes several noteworthy departures from Kantar’s established methodology:
- It considers and includes key telecom players such as AT&T and Verizon.
- It considers vertically integrated brand specialty retail sales, as assessed/estimated by Kantar’s retail experts.
- A vertically integrated brand is either 1) a manufacturer that has a network of stores selling their branded products as part of their overall business model such as Nike, Levi’s and Bose, or 2) a retailer has extensive manufacturer holdings such as Lidl, Future Retail and Kroger.
- Note: The 2023 U.S. Top 100 list excludes restaurant chains, which were included in prior years.
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