The "Global 2000" rankings are much different from the "Global 500" list compiled and published by Fortune Magazine each year. While Fortune considers only total revenue when creating its rankings, the list makers at Forbes view the label of "largest" from a more holistic perspective. This is why there are many discrepancies when you compare the "Global 2000" list with the "Global 500" list in 2010.
It is notable that so many retail companies in the global retail industry were able to maintain and improve their rankings, despite a massive worldwide retail recession in 2009. While the performance of global retailing suffered in the economic downturn, their financial results were less tragic than some companies in some other industries, which allowed the retailers to post numbers that were strong, from a relative comparison point of view.
Below is the list of global retail organizations that were ranked on the Forbes Global 2000 list that was published in 2010 (based on 2009 performance.) The number in the left column indicates the number ranking given to the company, when compared to all global companies which provided verifiable data to the list's compilers.
(See also Global Store Openings and Expansion.)
2010 Forbes Magazine's Global 2000 Retail Industry List:
8 Royal Dutch Shell, Netherlands
10 BP, UK
14 Wal-Mart Stores, US
20 Chevron, US
37 Verizon Communications, US
39 Conoco Phillips, US
58 Ford Motor Company, US
75 Apple, US
81 CVS Caremark, US
84 Texaco, US
86 Honda Motor, Japan
98 Walt Disney, US
118 Home Depot, US
120 Google, US
123 Target, US
153 McDonald's, US
158 Lowe's, US
163 Walgreens, US
168 Marathon Oil, US
183 Dell, US
188 Hyundai Motor, South Korea
192 Carrefour, France
197 BMW Group, Germany
210 Seven & I Holdings, Japan
219 Costco Wholesale, US
249 Metro AG, Germany
268 PPR, France
285 Hess, US
292 Woolworths, Australia
294 Best Buy, US
302 Ahold, Netherlands
315 Amazon.com
356 eBay, US
360 Toyota Motor, Japan
388 Daimler, Germany
388 Staples, US
410 Inditex, Spain
412 George Weston, Canada
415 Kohl's, US
424 Nissan Motor, Japan
427 H&M Hennes & Mauritz, Sweden
491 TJX, US
499 Fiat Group, Italy
502 Suzuki Motor, Japan
507 Sears Holdings, US
520 Delhaize Group, Belgium
524 Porsche, Germany
525 Macy's, US
529 J Sainsbury, UK
530 Renault, France
535 Gap, US
537 Volvo Group, Sweden
543 Richemont, Switzerland
602 Kroger, US
624 Bridgestone, US
631 Marks & Spencer, UK
632 Lotte Shopping, South Korea
656 Aeon, Japan
661 Peugeot Groupe, France
691 Kingfisher, UK
701 CBD-Brasil Distribuicao, Brazil
720 Starbucks, US
775 Safeway, US
778 JCPenney, US
785 Sinsegae, South Korea
786 Liberty Media-Interactive, US
791 Dollar General, US
798 Toyota, Japan
800 Fast Retailing, Japan
810 Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada
814 Yamada Denki, Japan
834 Falabella, Chile
867 Bed, Bath & Beyond, US
880 Nordstrom, US
883 Limited Brands, US
908 AutoZone, US
921 Mitsubishi Motors
925 Cencosud, Chile
949 Suning Appliance, China
952 Finatis, France
972 Mazda Motor
977 Colruyt, Belgium
1009 Grupo Elektra, Mexico
1020 Sherwin Williams, US
1029 Esprit Holdings, Hong Kong/China
1075 Supervalu, US
1107 Ross Stores, US
1112 Canadian Tire, Canada
1149 Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Japan
1185 Jeronimo Martins, Portugal
1231 Isuzu Motors, Japan
1231 Sunoco, US
1256 Goodyear
1275 Shoprite Holdings, South Africa
1279 Couche Tard, Canada
1288 Next, UK
1300 Family Dollar Stores, US
1317 X5 Retail Group, Russia
1327 GameStop
1345 Empire, Canada
1349 Dollar Tree, US
1354 O'Reilly Automotive, US
1359 CarMax, US
1361 Rite Aid, US
1368 Whole Foods Market
1393 Belle International Holdings, Hong Kong/China
1400 Soriana, Mexico
1446 UNY, Japan
1487 Harley Davidson
1502 Kesko, Finland
1505 El Puerto de Liverpool, Mexico
1525 Advance Auto Parts, US
1556 AutoNation, US
1587 J Front Retailing, Japan
1618 Sonae, Portugal
1624 GOME Electrical, Hong Kong/China
1662 Takashimaya, Japan
1707 SM Investments, Philippines
1722 Carphone Warehouse, UK
1763 D'leteren, Belgium
1775 Magrit, Russia
1794 DSG International, UK
1795 Lawson, Japan
1796 Office Depot, US
1838 Travis Perkins, UK
1862 Daiei, Japan
1874 Petsmart, US
1890 Urban Outfitters
1899 BJ's Wholesale Club, US
1903 Fastenal, US
1921 Penske Automotive Group, US
1930 Home Retail Group, UK
1940 Inchcape, UK
1963 Metcash, Australia
More About the World's Largest Retail Companies:
- World's Largest Retailers by Revenue
- Global Store Openings 2010
- World's Largest Hypermarkets
- 2009 Forbes 2000 Retail Rankings
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