Top 20 U.S. Retailers

Chicago, July 1– The 2003 rankings of Top 20 U.S. retailers was released this morning by Stores magazine. Rankings are based on total sales.

Sales (bln) Previous rank
1. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. $246.53 1
2. Home Depot Inc. $ 58.25 2
3. Kroger Co. $ 51.76 3
4. Target Corp. $ 42.72 5
5. Sears, Roebuck and Co. $ 41.37 4
6. Costco Wholesale Corp. $ 37.99 8
7. Albertson’s Inc. $ 35.63 6
8. Safeway Inc. $ 32.40 9
9. J.C. Penney Co. Inc. $ 32.35 10
10. Kmart Holding Corp. $ 30.76 7
11. Walgreen Co. $ 28.68 11
12. Lowe’s Cos. Inc. $ 26.49 14
13. CVS Corp. $ 24.18 13
14. Ahold USA* $ 23.20 12
15. Best Buy Co. Inc. $ 20.95 15
16. Publix Supermarkets Inc. $ 15.90 17
17. Rite Aid Corp. $ 15.80 18
18. Federated Dept. Stores $ 15.44 16
19. Delhaize America* $ 15.00 19
20. Gap Inc. $ 14.45 n/a
* Sales/income figures are estimates