Stores 2008 Global Powers of Retailing - (Page 26) 2008 global powers of retailing Economic concentration of the Top 10 continues to grow The Top 10 retailers’ share of total Top 250 sales continues to inch up. With combined sales of $978.5 billion in fiscal 2006, a healthy 10.2% rise over 2005, the world’s 10 largest retailers captured 30.1% of Top 250 sales. This compares with 29.4% in 2005, when this same group of companies comprised the Top 10 leader board. While the names remained the same, Tesco overtook Metro to reach the #4 spot in the rankings. The rest of the Top 10 maintained their positions. Wal-Mart increased its lead over #2 Carrefour in 2006, with retail sales growth more than double the pace of its rival. Schwarz Group (operator of Lidl hard discount stores) remained secure in tenth place, outpacing direct competitor Aldi, #11. dollar and other currencies, one might have expected to see fewer US companies on the list in 2006, but that is not the case. Ninety-three of the Top 250 were US-based retailers, the same number as in 2005. With 37.2% of the Top 250 companies and 45.5% of Top 250 sales, the US still represents by far the largest share. Share of top 250 retailers by region/country, 2006 Canada 4.4% Africa/Middle East 1.6% Japan 11.6% Other Asia/Pacific 5.2% France 5.2% Germany 7.2% UK 8% Economic concentration of top 10 retailers, 2006 Top 250 rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Name of company Wal-Mart Carrefour Home Depot Tesco Metro Kroger Target Costco Sears Holdings Schwarz Country of origin US France US UK Germany US US US US Germany 2006 retail sales (US$mil) 344,992 97,861 90,837 79,976 74,857 66,111 59,490 58,963 53,012 52,422 2006 Retail sales growth 10.4% 4.6% 11.4% 11.5% 7.4% 9.2% 13.1% 13.7% 7.9% 13.2% US 37.2% Other Europe 16% Latin America 3.6% Source: published company data and Planet Retail Share of top 250 sales by region/country, 2006 Canada 2.8% Africa/Middle East 0.6% Other Asia/Pacific Japan 3.7% 6.7% Top 10 Top 250 Top 10 Share of Total Source: published company data and Planet Retail 978,521 3,246,255 30.1% 10.2% 9.2% US 45.5% France 9.4% Germany 10.9% UK 8.2% Japan loses ground, emerging markets gain Because the Global Powers list is ranked in US dollars, exchange rates can have an impact on the results. With the decline of the US dollar relative to the euro, pound, Canadian Other Europe 10.9% Latin America 1.2% Source: published company data and Planet Retail G26 STORES / January 2008 www.deloitte.com/consumerbusiness http://www.deloitte.com/consumerbusiness
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