Walmart tops Amazon as the leading retailer on the National Retail Federation annual ranking of the Top 50 Global Retailers conducted with market researcher Kantar.
Other ranking changes in the top 10 include: Alibaba at 13, down from five in 2021; Ahold Delhaize at six, up from seven; Carrefour at seven, up from eight; IKEA at eight, up from nine; Japanese retail holding company Seven & I at nine, up from 13; and The Home Depot at 10, up from 15.
Kantar’s ranking methodology uses a system in which points are given to retailers based on their domestic and international retail revenues. To qualify for the rankings, retailers must have a direct investment in at least three countries.
“The second year of the global pandemic challenged global retail in 2021 as it did in 2020,” said David Marcotte, senior vice president, global insights and technology at Kantar. “And, just as in 2020, global retail emerged with far more revenue and profit as it managed changes in shopper needs and routines.”
Following the top 10 are:
- 11 Walgreens Boots Alliance
- 12 Metro AG
- 13 Alibaba
- 14 Rewe
- 15 Tesco
- 16 Auchan
- 17 AS Watson
- 18 Casino
- 19 Aeon
- 20 Apple
- 21 H&M
- 22 Dairy Farm
- 23 Spar Int’l
- 24 Jeronimo Martins
- 25 TJX Cos.
- 26 Adeo Group
- 27 Ceconomy
- 28 Intermarche
- 29 Fast Retailing
- 30 Best Buy
- 31 Leclerc
- 32 Sephora (LVMH)
- 33 FamilyMart UNY
- 34 Woolworths LTD (AUS)
- 35 Euronics Int’l
- 36 Inditex
- 37 Couche-Tard
- 38 Coop Schweiz
- 39 Kingfisher
- 40 Decathlon
- 41 Landmark Group
- 42 Expert
- 43 Suning
- 44 Louis Delhaize
- 45 CP All
- 46 Falabella
- 47 Reitan
- 48 Systeme U
- 49 C&A Mode
- 50 Zalando
