Largest Retailers by Country

The U.S. has Wal-Mart. France has Carrefour. Each country has a retailer that has become the biggest and best, and the one to catch up to. From the 11th annual “Global Powers of Retailing” report compiled by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and STORES Magazine, this is the list of the retailers who are leading the way for the retail industry in their homeland. (This list is arranged alphabetically by country, not according to sales or revenue.)

Australia – Woolworths Ltd.
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Discount Department Store, Electronics Specialty, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Austria – SPAR Oster-reichische Warenhandels-AG
Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Belgium – Delhaize Group
Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty Supermarket

Brazil – Comanhia Brasileira de Distribuicao SA Grupo Pao De Acucar
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Electronics Specialty, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

Canada – Loblaw Companies, Ltd.
Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

Chile – S.A.C.I. Falabella
Department Store, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore

China – Bailian Group
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

Denmark – Dansk Supermarked A/S
Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Department Store, Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore

Finland – S Group (SOK)
Apparel/Footwear specialty, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

France - Carrefour
Cash and Carry/Warehouse Club, Discount Department Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket, convenience/forecourt store

Germany - Metro AG
Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Department Store, Electronics, Specialty, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Hong Kong – AS Watson & Company Ltd. SAR
Discount Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Electronics Specialty, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Hungary – CBA Kereske-delmi Kft.
Supermarket

Iceland – Baugur Group hf.
Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Discount Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Electronics Specialty, Other Specialty Supermarket

Italy – Coop Italia
Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore

Mexico – Organizacion Soriana S.A. de C.V.
Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore

Netherlands – Koninklijke Ahold N.V
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Discount Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Portugal – Jeronimo Martins, SGPS SA
Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club, Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

Russia – X5 Retail Group N.V.
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

South Africa – Pick ‘n Pay Stores Ltd.
Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

South Korea -- Lotte Shopping Co., Ltd.
Department Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

Spain – El Corte Ingles, S.A.
Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Electronics Specialty, Home Improvement, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Sweden – The IKEA Group
Other Specialty

Switzerland – Migros-Genos-senschafts Bund
Apparel/Footwear Specialty, Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Discount Store, Electronics Specialty, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Taiwan – President Chain Store Corp.
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Drug Store/Pharmacy, Other Specialty, Supermarket

Turkey – Koc Holding/Migros Turk TAS
Discount Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

United Kingdom – Tesco
Convenience/Forecourt Store, Department Store, Discount Department Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket

United States – Wal-Mart Stores
Cash and Carry/Warehouse Club, Discount Department Store, Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore, Supermarket