U.S. Retail Industry Companies on the 2010 "Top 50 Most Admired Companies" List

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The most of the most admirable companies are given a ranking on the "Top 50 World's Most Admired Companies" list each year by Fortune Magazine. In 2010, nineteen of those Top 50 companies were members of the U.S. retail industry, or have significant retail operations as part of their business.

What follows is the list of retail companies that were included on the 2010 Top 50 Most Admired list. The number in the left column indicates the ranking out of 50 that each company was assigned.

1.   Apple

2.   Google

5.   Amazon.com

7.   Toyota Motor

9.   Wal-Mart Stores

14.  McDonald's

19.  Walt Disney

21.  Costco Wholesale

22.  Target

24.  Nike

26.  Starbucks

28.  ExxonMobil

30.  Nordstrom

37.  Best Buy

40.  eBay

45.  AT&T

46.  Lowe's

50.  Volkswagen

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See Also:

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