Stores 2008 Global Powers of Retailing - (Page 9) Top 250 global retailers Retail sales Name of rank company (FY 06) 11 Aldi GmbH & Co. oHG Country of origin Germany 2006 group 2006 group 2006 retail income (loss)* Formats sales* (US$mil) sales (US$mil) (US$mil) 50,010e 50,010e n/a Countries of operation 2001-2006 retail sales CAGR** 4.4% Discount Store, Supermarket Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Rep. of Ireland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, US Drug Store/Pharmacy Home Improvement Puerto Rico, US US 12 13 Walgreen Co. US Lowe’s Companies, Inc. Rewe-Zentral AG US 47,409 46,927 47,409 46,927 1,751 3,105 14.0% 16.2% 14 Germany 54,583 45,850e n/a Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Discount Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Electronics Specialty, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Rep., France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine 2.2% 15 Seven & I Japan Holdings Co., Ltd. 45,6920 43,835e 1,142 Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Canada, China, Japan, US Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Discount Store, HypermarChina, France, Hungary, ket/Supercenter/Superstore, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Other Specialty, Supermarket Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Taiwan Cash & Carry/Warehouse Austria, Czech Republic, Club, Convenience/Forecourt Denmark, Germany, Russia Store, Discount Store, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Drug Store/Pharmacy Supermarket Convenience/Forecourt Store, Discount Store, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Discount Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Convenience/Forecourt Store, Discount Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Hypermarket/Supercenter/ Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket Electronics Specialty US Canada, US France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain ne 16 Groupe Auchan SA France 43,955 43,154 937 5.6% 17 Edeka Zentrale Germany AG & Co. KG 42,448e 40,749e n/a 5.0% 18 19 20 CVS Corp. Safeway, Inc. Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc US US France 43,814 40,185 38,692e 40,286 40,185 38,692e 1,369 871 n/a 13.6% 3.2% 3.9% 21 AEON Co., Ltd. Japan 41,300 38,058 494 Canada, China, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Malaysia, S. Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, US 8.9% 22 Koninklijke Ahold N.V Netherlands 56,369 37,149 1,129 Czech Rep., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, US -6.5% 23 Best Buy Co., Inc. US 35,934 35,934 1,377 Canada,China, US 12.9% *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 STORES / January 2008 G9
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