BusinessJuly 30, 2001
MEMO: WAL-MART KEEPS SPOT ON TOP 10 RETAILERS LIST
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, Ark., retained its position as the largest U.S. retailer in terms of annual sales. Kroger Co. remained in the No. 2 spot, and Home Depot Inc. moved to third place, dropping Sears Roebuck and Co., to the No. 4 spot. Kmart was No. 5 on the list of top 100 retailers, compiled by the National Retail Federation and Triversity Inc...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., headquartered in Bentonville, Ark., retained its position as the largest U.S. retailer in terms of annual sales. Kroger Co. remained in the No. 2 spot, and Home Depot Inc. moved to third place, dropping Sears Roebuck and Co., to the No. 4 spot. Kmart was No. 5 on the list of top 100 retailers, compiled by the National Retail Federation and Triversity Inc.
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The second five on the list were: Albertson's Inc., Target Corp., JCPenny Co., Costco Wholesale Corp., and Safeway Inc.
Retail industry sales as a whole in 2000 rose to $3.4 trillion, up 7.1 percent from 1999.
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