1. Wal-Mart Stores (Wal-Mart Stores) in the United States, ranked No. 1 in the top 500, with an annual turnover of $246,525 million and 1,244,000 employees;
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. was founded by Mr. Sam Walton, a legend of the U.S. retail industry, in 1962, in the state of Arkansas. After more than four decades of growth, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has become the largest private employer in the United States and the largest retail chain in the world. As of March 2008, Wal-Mart operates 7,266 malls in 14 countries, employs more than 1.9 million people[1] and has 175 million weekly shoppers visiting Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart (WAL-MART) is the top company on the Global 500 list.
In 1991, Wal-Mart's annual sales exceeded 40 billion U.S. dollars, becoming one of the world's large retail enterprises. According to the May 1994 U.S. "Fortune" magazine released the national service industry classification list, Wal-Mart 1993 sales of up to 67.34 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of more than 11.8 billion over the previous year, more than the 1992 ranking of the first Sears (Sears), ranked first in the U.S. retail industry. 1995 Wal-Mart continued to grow in sales, and created a retail industry world record! In 1995, Wal-Mart's sales continued to grow and set a world record in retailing, realizing annual sales of $93.6 billion, ranking fourth on Fortune magazine's list of the 95 largest companies in the United States. In fact, Wal-Mart's annual sales are equivalent to all department stores in the United States combined, and still maintain a strong momentum of development. So far, Wal-Mart has 2133 Wal-Mart stores, 469 Sam's Club stores and 248 Wal-Mart shopping plazas throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Argentina, South Africa, China, Indonesia and other places. Its rapid development in just a few decades has to be said to be a miracle of the retail industry.
2. France Carrefour (Carrefour), ranked 29, turnover of 64.978 billion U.S. dollars, 430,000 people;
Established in 1959, the Carrefour Group is the pioneer of hypermarket format, is Europe's first major retailer, the world's second largest international retail chain. It now has more than 11,000 operational retail units in 30 countries and regions around the world.
Carrefour opened its first store in France in 1963, and was the first retailer to develop the Hypermarket format; after merging with Promodes in 1999, it became Europe's No. 1 and the world's No. 2 retailer. Carrefour currently operates more than 11,000 retail stores in 29 countries around the world, and currently operates in three main formats: hypermarkets, mass merchandisers, and discount stores. In addition, Carrefour has also developed convenience stores and membership stores in some countries. In 2004, for example, the entire group after-tax sales of 72.668 billion euros, the total number of employees more than 430,000 people, after Wal-Mart, in the world's second largest retail group ranked.
3. American Home Depot (Home Depot), ranked 37, turnover of 58.247 billion U.S. dollars, 230,000 people;
The Home Depot was founded in 1978, is the world's largest furniture and building materials retailers, the second-largest U.S. retailers, sales of 81.5 billion U.S. dollars in fiscal year 2005. The Home Depot sells a variety of building materials, home furnishings and lawn and garden products, and provides a variety of related services.The Home Depot standard store average indoor area of nearly 9,758 square meters, in addition to 2,138 square meters of outdoor garden products area. In addition to The Home Depot's standard stores, we have EXPO Design Centers, which provide products and services primarily for home improvement and remodeling projects, Home Depot Supply, which serves professional customers, and The Home Depot Landscape Supply. At the end of fiscal 2005, The Home Depot*** owned and operated more than 1,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada. As of the end of fiscal 2005, The Home Depot*** had 1,984 standard stores throughout the U.S., Canada and Mexico, 34 EXPO Design Centers, three Home Depot Supplies and 11 The Home Depot Landscape Supplies, as well as two flooring franchises in Texas and Florida that specialize in flooring products.
The Home Depot went public in 1981, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HD, and is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index.
4. Kroger (USA), ranked 51, with a turnover of $51.759 billion and 312,000 people;
Kroger's history dates back to 1883, when the Great Western Tea Company, the nation's first chain store company, was opened by Bernard Kroger.
Through his tireless efforts, Kroger grew his company from a small grocery store to a supermarket. He played an important role in the history of American business, and many U.S. business regulations were based on the growth of Kroger's company.
Today, Kroger has more than 2,000 large supermarkets in the United States, employs about 312,000 people, and has annual sales of about $19.1 billion.
Among the world's top 100 retailers, Kroger in the United States is one of the most famous stores with a 100-year history. Although it has a long history, it has not been eliminated by the changing world, on the contrary, around the market changes in consumer demand, and constantly innovate, creating a number of firsts in the history of the world's retail century. 2002 to 50.1 billion U.S. dollars in sales ranked 56th of the Fortune Global 500, in 2003 to 51.8 billion U.S. dollars in sales ranked 51st, becoming the third largest retail group in the United States after Wal-Mart, home furnishing and warehousing. Warehouse after the third largest retail group in the United States.
5. Germany Metro (Metro), ranked 58, turnover of 48.714 billion U.S. dollars, 180,000 people;
Metro AG (Metro AG) often called "Metro supermarkets", is Germany's largest, Europe's second, the world's third largest retail and wholesale supermarkets, in the Metro AG, often referred to as "Metro Supermarkets", is Germany's largest retail and wholesale supermarket group, the second largest in Europe and the third largest in the world, with a number of Metro Cash & Carry malls under the Metro and Wankel (Europe only) brands, a constituent of the German stock index DAX, one of the world's top 500 companies and stores in 32 countries. Founded by Otto Beisheim, it is currently headquartered in Düsseldorf.
In 1964, a new concept and management style in business was born in Germany: Metro. It operates Cash and Carry (C&C) shopping malls, large department stores, mega-supermarket discount chains, specialty stores, etc. in 32 countries around the world.
Metro Group has a clear structure. At the top is Metro Group Inc. which strategically manages the entire joint stock company. The Metro Group operates in four parts, with six separate sales regions and different brands. Cash & Carry is for commercial and specialized customers, while the other parts are for retail sales and end customers. The so-called Interregional Service Companies (ISCs) provide services to all sales regions within the group, such as purchasing, logistics, information technology, advertising, finance, insurance, and catering. METRO Cash & Carry is the most sales-oriented and international division of the METRO Group.
Today, the Group employs approximately 290,000 people in 32 countries, and in 2005, sales amounted to 55.7 billion euros.
6. Target (USA), ranked 72, with a turnover of 43,917 million dollars and 254,000 people;
In January 2000, Dayton Hudson (founded in 1962) changed its name to Target Corporation. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Target Corporation has 1,330 stores in 47 U.S. states, providing customers with today's fashion-forward retailing at great prices. Whether in a Target store or online at Target.com, customers can choose from thousands of uniquely styled items for a fun, easy and convenient shopping experience. Each week, the company gives back $2 million to local communities through donations and other programs. Since opening its first store in 1962, Target has partnered with many non-profit organizations, customers and organization members to help meet the needs of communities everywhere.
7. Sears Roebuck (USA), ranked 81, turnover $41.366 billion, 323,000 people;
Sears was founded in 1886, it has more than 320,000 employees, a chain of more than 1,600 stores printed in catalogs alone, and more than 800 supply contractors with subsidiaries in major cities in Europe and the United States. Subsidiaries throughout Europe and the United States in major cities. 1987 turnover of more than 48 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 77.8% over 1986, the company's total turnover in 1989 has reached 53.9 billion U.S. dollars, almost double the 1986 growth. The scope of business is also rapidly expanding, even automobile services, furniture rental, housing maintenance and expansion are also included. According to statistics, the daily consumption of goods by Americans, Sears controls 8.8%, 7 American families, at least one of them is using the Sears credit card.
8. Britain Tesco / Tesco (Tesco), ranked 84, turnover 403.87;
Tesco (TESCO) company was founded in 1932, is Britain's largest retail company, but also one of the world's top three retailers. In addition to 691 large shopping centers in the UK, 42% of the company's stores are located in Central Europe and Southeast Asia, making it an international supermarket giant. Tesco was founded by Jack Cohen in 1924, with the first store opening in North London, England. Initially, the store's business model was limited to food retailing services, and the sales concept was based on the idea of hoarding and selling at low prices, which did not result in a large market scope and scale. After a period of rapid growth in the 1960s and a period when the supermarket concept went from being rejected to being universally recognized, it developed into an international retail giant through international expansion. After 80 years of hard work, Tesco finally raised its eyebrows in 2003 and was ranked number one among British companies for the first time.
9. Costco Wholesale (USA), ranked 92, turnover $38.762 billion, 248,000 people;
Costco originated from the merger of two stores, founded in 1976 by Sol and Robert Price in an abandoned airplane hangar on Morena Boulevard in San Diego. In 1976 by Sol and Robert Price in San Diego Morena Boulevard in an abandoned airplane hangar established price membership store (Price Club), it is the first commercial buyers to face the new membership store. 1983, the first Costco warehouse store opened in Seattle, 1993 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the store, the shareholders agreed to the price of the membership store and Costco warehouse store merger, the establishment of the price of Costco. 1997, the company will be formally changed from the name of the price of Costco to the price of Costco company Inc (Costco company Inc). In 1997, the company officially changed its name from Price Costco to Costco company Inc. and in 1999 changed its name to Costco Wholesale Corporation, often referred to simply as Costco. By 2003, Costco had sales of $41.7 billion, 407 warehouse stores, 240,000 employees, 20 million loyal members and 40 million cardholders. Costco became the sixth largest retailer in the United States.
10. Albertsons (USA), ranked 103, turnover of $ 35.916 billion, 235,000 people;
albertson ＇ Albertson's products are priced not only much higher than Wal-Mart's neighboring stores and supercenters, but also higher than other big stores. It's no wonder, then, that it has the most upscale layout of any department store. But prices haven't stopped its growth; in 1996, Albertsons ranked 306th on the Fortune 500 list, but by 2001 it had risen to 102nd. Albertsons' merchandise displays are themed, and it offers recipe cards and seasonal merchandise showcases. The directional signage in the stores is noteworthy for its comprehensiveness and clarity of information, which is among the best in any store. There is even a musical fountain in the Albertsons store. Albertsons is best known for its specialized categories, which have the qualities of a department store: a wide range of products, medium to high quality. Most of these departments have developed their own brand names in the minds of their customers. Albertsons' global revenue in 2005 was $40.5 billion, ranking 103rd among the world's top 500 companies.