2008 Forbes Ranking List of America's Largest Private Retail Industry Companies

Each year Forbes magazine publishes its list of "America's Largest Private Companies" list, which ranks major companies with private ownership by annual revenue. This is in contrast to the more famous Fortune 500 list, which focuses primarily (although not exclusively) on publicly traded corporations.

In 2008, 20% of the companies included on the Forbes annual business ranking were from the retail industry. Below is the list of those retailers, arranged according to the rank assigned to it by Forbes editors. The number behind each company is its annual revenue as reported by the company, or estimated by Forbes.


3    Chrysler       $59.70 billion

10   Publix Super Markets       $23.19 billion

17   Toys 'R Us       $13.79 billion

29   Dollar General       $9.50 billion

34   CDW       $8.15 billion

35   Cumberland Farms                      $8.10 billion

37   QuikTrip                                         $8.09 billion

39   Giant Eagle                                       $8.02 billion

45   Sinclair Oil                                         $7.0 billion

48   Hy-Vee                                             $6.27 billion

56   RaceTrac Petroleum                           $5.52 billion

66   Mansfield Oil                                         $5.10 billion

67   Save Mart Supermarkets                       $5.10 billion

69   Wawa                                                     $5.05 billion

77   Neiman Marcus Group                              $4.60 billion

80   Wegmans Food Markets                           $4.50 billion

82   Sheetz                                                       $4.41 billion

95   OSI Restaurant Partners                           $4.15 billion

100   Red Apple Group                                      $3.95 billion

103   Michael's Stores                                 $3.86 billion

104   Belk                                                         $3.83 billion

105   Roundy's Supermarkets                          $3.80 billion

106   Stater Bros                                              $3.74 billion

114   WinCo Foods                                           $3.52 billion

116   Raley's                                                     $3.45 billion

118   Ashley Furniture Industries                      $3.43 billion

119   Burlington Coat Factory                           $3.42 billion

131   Golub                                                       $3.14 billion

132   84 Lumber                                               $3.10 billion

158   Bass Pro Shops                                       $2.65 billion

161   Bi-Lo Holdings                                         $2.62 billion

165   Follett                                                     $2.52 billion

168   Demoulas Super Markets                         $2.50 billion

170   Schnucks Markets                                    $2.50 billion

172   Truman Arnold Cos                                  $2.50 billion

183   Petco Animal Supplies                              $2.40 billion

189   Fry's Electronics                                       $2.35 billion

192   Delaware North Cos                                $2.31 billion

193   Discount Tire                                           $2.31 billion

196   Guitar Center                                          $2.30 billion

200   Smart & Final                                          $2.30 billion

201   Houchens Industries                              $2.29 billion

205   ShopKo Stores                                       $2.25 billion

208   Brookshire Grocery                                 $2.20 billion

215   Bashas                                                   $2.16 billion

231   Academy Sports & Outdoors                  $2.06 billion

238   Holiday Cos                                            $2.00 billion

250   Thorntons                                              $1.94 billion

254   Barnes & Noble College Booksellers       $1.93 billion

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