Complete List of U.S. Retail Industry "World's Most Admired Companies"

See Also:

• 2011 Most Admired Retailers
• 2011 Least Admired Retailers
• Most Admired in 2011: What Wal-Mart Is Not
• Most Admired Consumer Survey

Although the list is meant to be global, the 2010 "World's Most Admired Companies" list contains mostly U.S. companies, particularly when looking at the retail companies included in the rankings. Since many of the ranking elements pertain to investment, this either indicates that U.S. companies are viewed as being more fiscally sound, or that those who were asked for their opinions have a U.S. bias because of where they reside.

What follows is the complete list of retail companies that were scored in the process of creating the 2010 "World's Most Admired Companies" ranking list by Fortune magazine. This list is arranged alphabetically. The numbers in the left column are the scores that were assigned to to each company, out of a possible score of ten. This list includes all of the retail companies and companies with significant retail operations which were considered for a position on the annual "most admired" ranking list.

7.39   Amazon.com

7.95   Apple

6.63   AT&T

5.86   Avon Products

6.63   Best Buy

6.94   BMW

6.63   BP

5.66   Bridgestone

5.65   Carrefour

7.02   Chevron

6.67   CVS/Caremark

6.21   Darden Restaurants

6.14   Dell

7.36   ExxonMobil

6.23   Goodyear Tire & Rubber

7.70   Google

6.29   Home Depot

5.32   Honda Motor

4.49   Hyundai Motor

5.69   J. Sainsbury

5.60   JC Penney

4.97   Jack in the Box

6.06   Kohl's

6.49   Kroger

5.62   Levi Strauss

6.43   Lowe's

8.08   McDonald's

8.15   Nike

6.44   Nordstrom

6.66   Publix Super Markets

6.39   Safeway

7.29   Sony

6.22   Staples

6.75   Starbucks

6.92   Target

5.67   TJX

5.20   Toyota Motor

6.67   Verizon

7.72   VF

4.74   Volkswagen

7.14   Wal-Mart

5.97   Walgreen

5.97   Walt Disney

6.45   Yahoo!

7.06   Yum! Brands

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• Top 50 Most Admired Retail Companies in 2010
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• Retailers Most Admired for Investment Potential and Competitiveness

See Also:

• 2011 Most Admired Retailers
• 2011 Least Admired Retailers
• Most Admired in 2011: What Wal-Mart Is Not
• Most Admired Consumer Survey