Top 100 World Retailers by Revenue

In 2013 the retail landscape remained dominated by big US and Europe retailers. The biggest retailer was Walmart with $476 billion in revenue and over $16 billion in net income. The second place is at some distance, with only $105 billion in revenue, and a net income of $2 billion, Costco is ahead of Europe retailers Carrefour (France) and Schwarz (Germany), which are coming close to $100 billion in revenue.

Complete list of the first 100 world retailers
Rank Company Country Revenue (US$m) Net Income (US$m)

1 Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S. $476,294 $16,695
2 Costco Wholesale Corporation U.S. $105,156 $2,061
3 Carrefour S.A.        France       $98,688         $1,812
4 Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand KG Germany $98,662 n/a
5 Tesco PLC U.K. $98,631 $1,529
6 The Kroger Co. U.S. $98,375 $1,531
7 Metro Ag Germany $86,393 $588
8 Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG Germany $81,090 n/a
9 The Home Depot Inc. U.S. $78,812 $5,385
10 Target Corporation U.S. $72,596 $1,971
11 Walgreen Co. U.S. $72,217 $2,450
12 CVS Caremark Corporation U.S. $65,618 $4,592
13 Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. France $63,468 $2,023
14 Groupe Auchan SA France $62,444 $1,109
15 Amazon.com Inc. U.S. $60,903 $274
16 Edeka Zentrale AG & Co. KG Germany $59,704 n/a
17 Aeon Co. Inc. Japan $57,986 $835
18 Woolworths Limited Australia $54,457 $2,258
19 Seven & i Holdings Co. Inc. Japan $54,258 $1,890
20 Lowe's Companies Inc. U.S. $53,417 $2,286
21 Rewe Combine Germany $51,109 $266
22 Wesfarmers Limited Australia $50,711 $2,076
23 Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc France $47,671 n/a
24 Koninklijke Ahold N.V. Netherlands $43,321 $3,370
25 Best Buy Co. Inc. U.S. $42,410 $523
26 J Sainsbury plc U.K. $38,031 $1,138
27 ITM Développement International France $37,351 n/a
28 The IKEA Group (INGKA Holding B.V.) Netherlands $36,495 $4,339
29 Sears Holdings Corp. U.S. $36,188 ($1,116)
30 Safeway Inc. U.S. $35,011 $3,522
31 Loblaw Companies Limited Canada $30,697 $612
32 Publix Super Markets Inc. U.S. $29,148 $1,654
33 Delhaize Group SA Belgium $28,037 $243
34 Macy's Inc. U.S. $27,931 $1,486
35 Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC U.K. $27,739 ($373)
36 The TJX Companies Inc. U.S. $27,423 $2,137
37 Rite Aid Corporation U.S. $25,526 $249
38 Migros-Genossenschafts Bund Switzerland $25,010 $847
39 Système U, Centrale Nationale France $24,706 n/a
40 Lotte Shopping Co. Inc. S. Korea $24,601 $810
41 LVMH Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton S.A. France $24,392 $5,243
42 Mercadona S.A. Spain $23,954 $684
43 Albertson's LLC U.S. $23,000 n/a
44 Inditex S.A. Spain $22,265 $3,171
45 H.E. Butt Grocery Company U.S. $20,330 n/a
46 Apple Inc. / Apple Retail Stores U.S. $20,228 $37,037
47 Cencosud S.A. Chile $19,855 $505
48 Empire Company Limited Canada $19,829 $230
49 H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB Sweden $19,729 $2,632
50 Coop Group Switzerland $19,529 $592
51 A.S. Watson Group Hong Kong SAR $19,230 n/a
51 Kohl's Corporation U.S. $19,031 $889
52 Yamada Denki Co. Inc. Japan $18,921 $199
54 Groupe Adeo SA France $18,197 n/a
55 OJSC "Magnit" Russia $18,197 $1,118
56 Dollar General Corporation U.S. $17,504 $1,025
57 Kingfisher plc U.K. $17,454 $1,114
58 X5 Retail Group N.V. Russia $16,785 $345
59 Suning Commerce Group Co. Inc. China $16,616 $60
60 Marks and Spencer Group plc U.K. $16,391 $804
61 The Gap Inc. U.S. $16,148 $1,280
62 Jerónimo Martins, SGPS S.A. Portugal $15,712 $521
63 Coop Italia Italy $15,211 n/a
64 Meijer Inc. U.S. $15,000 n/a
65 ICA Gruppen AB Sweden $14,952 $219
66 El Corte Inglés S.A. Spain $14,789 $232
67 Conad Consorzio Nazionale Italy $14,438 n/a
68 John Lewis Partnership plc U.K. $14,164 $159
69 Gome Home Appliance Group China $13,441 n/a
70 Otto (GmbH & Co KG) Germany $13,355 $239
71 S Group Finland $13,233 $300
72 Distribuidora Internacional Dia, S.A. Spain $13,076 $260
73 Whole Foods Market Inc. U.S. $12,917 $551
74 Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. Japan $12,856 $217
75 Co-operative Group Ltd. U.K. $12,652 ($3,601)
76 Fast Retailing Co. Inc. Japan $12,639 $1,033
77 Toys "R" Us Inc. U.S. $12,543 ($1,036)
78 China Resources Enterprise Limited Hong Kong SAR $12,258 $406
79 Alliance Boots GmbH Switzerland $12,170 $1,544
80 Nordstrom Inc. U.S. $12,166 $734
81 Staples Inc. U.S. $12,160 $620
82 J. C. Penney Company Inc. U.S. $11,859 ($1,388)
83 BJ's Wholesale Club Inc. U.S. $11,800 n/a
84 Louis Delhaize S.A. Belgium $11,689 n/a
85 Dixons Retail plc U.K. $11,560 ($113)
86 Bed Bath and Beyond Inc. U.S. $11,504 $1,022
87 Spar Holding AG Austria $11,411 $251
88 S.A.C.I. Falabella Chile $11,377 $1,004
89 Metro Inc. Canada $11,236 $711
90 E-MART Co. Inc. S. Korea $11,164 $438
91 JD.com Inc. China $10,827 ($8)
92 L Brands Inc. U.S. $10,773 $903
93 Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation Canada $10,742 $584
94 J. Front Retailing Co. Inc. Japan $10,411 $348
95 Family Dollar Stores Inc. U.S. $10,391 $444
96 Canadian Tire Corporation Limited Canada $10,385 $548
97 Dairy Farm International Hong Kong SAR $10,357 $513
98 Liberty Interactive Corporation U.S. $10,307 $580
99 Ross Stores Inc. U.S. $10,230 $837
100 Uny Group Holdings Co. Inc. Japan $10,156 $66