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Top Worldwide Retail Chains with Best Sales, Profits, Assets, and Market Value

2009 Largest Retail Companies Ranked on the Forbes Global 2000

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Top Worldwide Retail Chains with Best Sales, Profits, Assets, and Market ValueBarbara Farfan for About.com
Below is the list of global retail organizations that were ranked on the Forbes Global 2000 list that was published in 2009 (based on 2008 performance.) The number in the left column indicates the number ranking given to the company, when compared to all publicly traded companies which provided verifiable data to the list's compilers.

(See also Global Store Openings and Expansion.)

2009 Forbes Magazine's Global 2000 Retail Industry List:

8       Wal-Mart, US

83     CVS Caremark, US

127   Home Depot, US

137   Target, US

166   Lowe's, US

186   Walgreen, US

257   Costco Wholesale, US

288   PPR, France

298   Best Buy, US

457   eBay, US

459   Staples, US

469   Marks & Spencer, UK

477   Aeon, Japan

494   Kohl's, US

520   Amazon.com, US

561   H&M Hennes & Mauritz, Sweden

597   Kingfisher, UK

640   Gap, US

655   TJX Cos, US

706   Lotte Shopping, South Korea

718   Macy's, US

728   JC Penney, US

739   Sears Holdings, US

774   Shinsegae, South Korea

845   Yamada Denki, Japan

880   Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings, Japan

895   Home Retail Group, UK

904   AutoZone, US

935   Shoppers Drug Mart, Canada

962   Sherwin-Williams, US

966   Esprit Holdings, Hong Kong/China

1002  Bed Bath & Beyond, US

1016  Fast Retailing, Japan

1039  Falabella, Chile

1055  Suning Appliance, China

1058  Cencosud, Chile

1095  Next, UK

1101  GameStop, US

1106  Arcandor, Germany

1165  Grupo Elektra, Mexico

1208  Nordstrom, US

1232  Rite Aid, US

1271  Ross Stores, US

1307  Liberty Media-Interactive, US

1352  Family Dollar Stores, US

1362  Daiei, Japan

1364  Canadian Tire, Canada

1384  Inchcape, UK

1412  Limited Brands, US

1482  DSG International, UK

1517  Advance Auto Parts, US

1557  El Puerto de Liverpool, Mexico

1601  J Front Retailing, Japan

1603  Dollar Tree, US

1627  Fastenal, US

1671  D'Ieteren, Belgium

1676  Takashimaya, Japan

1689  AutoNation, US

1714  Office Depot, US

1734  Carphone Warehouse, UK

1817  Penske Automotive Gp, US

1845  Soriana, Mexico

1888  O'Reilly Automotive, US

1902  Pendragon, UK

1906  BJ's Wholesale Club, US

1925  CarMax, US

1998  Kesa Electricals, UK

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