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This list ranks the largest retail companies, according to the British international consulting firm Deloitte. By revenue. Companies are ordered by net income from retail operations in millions of US Dollars in FY 2020. Carrefour S.A. was excluded from 2020's report at the company’s request.
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and then sells in smaller quantities to consumers for a profit. Retailers are the final link in the supply ...
The average U.S. Costco member has a household income of $100,000, well above shoppers at Target ($89,400), Sam’s Club ($86,900), and Walmart ($76,300), according to consultancy Kantar Retail ...
The history of retail encompasses the sale of goods and services to consumers across all cultures and time periods from ancient history to the present. [1] Commerce first took the form of bargaining between early human civilizations. Beginning with Middle Eastern towns in the 7th millennium BCE, retail markets emerged when civilizations created ...
The retail format (also known as the retail formula) influences the consumer's store choice and addresses the consumer's expectations. At its most basic level, a retail format is a simple marketplace, that is; a location where goods and services are exchanged. In some parts of the world, the retail sector is still dominated by small family-run ...
H. Hardware stores of the United States (3 C, 46 P) Home improvement retailers of the United States (2 C, 30 P) Hobby Lobby (4 P) Hypermarkets of the United States (11 P)
Department store. A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appearance in the middle of the 19th century, and permanently reshaped shopping habits ...
There are many large grocery retailers who operate under many different brands. The supermarket companies in the United States are organized in this article, but to see a worldwide list, see List of supermarket chains.