Stores 2008 Global Powers of Retailing - (Page 18) Top 250 global retailers Retail sales Name of rank company (FY 06) 126 127 128 Whole Foods Market, Inc. Ross Stores, Inc. Ets Franz Colruyt S.A. Country of origin US US Belgium 2006 group 2006 group 2006 retail income (loss)* Formats sales* (US$mil) sales (US$mil) (US$mil) 5,607 5,570 6,682 5,607 5,570 5,548 204 242 337 Supermarket Apparel/Footwear Specialty Countries of operation Canada, UK, US Guam, US 2001-2006 retail sales CAGR** 19.8% 13.3% 12.2% Cash & Carry/Warehouse Belgium, France Club, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Non-Store, Other Specialty, Supermarket Electronics Specialty Japan 129 Yodobashi Camera Co., Ltd. Blockbuster, Inc. Japan 5,532 5,532 125 8.4% 130 US 5,524 5,462 55 Other Specialty Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, El Salvador, Guatemala, Rep. of Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Panama, Portugal, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, Uruguay, US, Venezuela. Angola, Botswana, Ghana, India, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, S. Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe The Azores, Belgium, Egypt, Germany, Guam, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, S. Korea, Spain, Turkey, UK, US Mexico 1.6% 131 Shoprite Holdings Ltd. S. Africa 5,429 5,429 151 Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Convenience/ Forecourt Store, Discount Store, Electronics Specialty, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Supermarket 12.0% 132 Defense Commissary Agency (aka DeCA) Organizacion Soriana S.A. de C.V. GameStop Corp. US 5,420 5,420e n/a 1.5% 133 Mexico 5,361 5,361 247 Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore Other Speciality 15.2% 134 US 5,319 5,319 158 Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Guam, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, US US US Mexico, Puerto Rico, US Poland, Portugal 36.5% 135 136 137 138 Hy-Vee, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. US US 5,300e 5,261 5,948 5,536 5,300e 5,261 5,240 5,202 n/a 151 569 190 Drug Store/Pharmacy, Supermarket Non-Store, Other Specialty Other Specialty Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Supermarket Convenience/Forecourt Store, Discount Store, Electronics Specialty, Other Specialty Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Other Specialty 6.9% 1.6% 3.7% 1.8% AutoZone, Inc. US Jerónimo Martins, SGPS SA Reitangruppen AS Portugal 139 Norway 5,229 5,193e 76 Denmark, Norway, Sweden 5.7% 140 Groupe Galeries Lafayette SA Makro (SHV) France 6,424 5,177e 343 France, Germany -8.5% 141 Netherlands 18,986 5,107 523 Argentina, Brazil, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Venezuela -1.4% G18 STORES / January 2008 *Group sales and income/loss may include results from non-retail operations. **CAGR = Compound Annual Growth Rate Name after forward slash is retail segment of parent company. n/a = not available ne = not in existence (created by merger or divestiture) e= estimate
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