U.S. Retail Industry Companies Least Admired for Investment Potential in 2011

What follows is the list of retail industry companies that were ranked as "least admired" because of they have the worst long-term investment potential and worst financial management of their business. The numbers in the left column indicate the ranking that the company was given in each category, out of ten companies that were designated as the "least admired."

Retail Companies Least Admired for Long-term Investment in 2010:

5.  Rite Aid

9.  Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea

Retail Companies Least Admired for Global Competitiveness in 2010:

3.  Winn-Dixie Stores

6.  Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea

7.  Bob Evans Farms

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• Retail Companies in the Most Admired Top 50
• Retailers Most Admired for Innovation, Management and Social Responsibility
• Retailers Most Admired for Investment Potential and Competitiveness
• Complete List of Retail Admiration Rankings

See also:

• 2011 Most Admired Retail Companies
• 2011 Most Admired Retailers: What Wal-Mart is Not
• 2010 Least Admired Retailers

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