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Retail companies

577 on the record. 82 have closed, lasting a median of 65 years. 12 were founded in the 2020s.

Where they are

  • United States 165
  • United Kingdom 56
  • Canada 27
  • Japan 23
  • Australia 20
  • France 19
  • Germany 17
  • Russia 15

Companies

  • Amazon

    founded 1994 · Seattle, United States · 1,500,000 staff

  • Kroger

    founded 1883 · Cincinnati, United States · 453,000 staff

  • Target Corporation

    founded 1902 · Minneapolis, United States · 400,000 staff

  • Ahold Delhaize

    founded 2016 · Zaandam, Netherlands · 372,000 staff

  • Costco

    founded 1983 · Issaquah, United States · 316,000 staff

  • Magnit

    founded 1994 · Krasnodar, Russia · 297,746 staff

  • Albertsons

    founded 1939 · Boise, United States · 250,000 staff

  • LVMH

    founded 1987 · Headquarters of LVMH, France · 215,000 staff

  • Walgreens

    founded 1901 · Deerfield, United States · 210,500 staff

  • H&M

    founded 1947 · Stockholm, Sweden · 177,000 staff

  • INGKA Group

    founded 1982 · Leiden, Netherlands · 166,985 staff

  • Inditex

    founded 1985 · Arteixo, Spain · 161,281 staff

  • Gap Inc.

    founded 1969 · San Francisco, United States · 152,000 staff

  • Dollar Tree

    founded 1986 · Chesapeake, United States · 145,000 staff

  • John Lewis Partnership

    founded 1928 · London, United Kingdom · 98,000 staff

  • Bath & Body Works, Inc.

    founded 1963 · Columbus, United States · 94,600 staff

  • Marks & Spencer

    founded 1884 · Leeds, United Kingdom · 85,813 staff

  • Mercadona

    founded 1977 · Tavernes Blanques, Spain · 85,800 staff

  • Ahold

    1887–2016 · Zaandam, Netherlands · 85,000 staff

  • El Corte Inglés

    founded 1940 · Calle de Hermosilla, Spain · 79,804 staff

  • Staples Inc.

    founded 1986 · Framingham, United States · 79,075 staff

  • Primark

    founded 1969 · Dublin, Ireland · 78,000 staff

  • Nordstrom

    founded 1901 · Seattle, United States · 72,501 staff

  • Hudson's Bay Company

    1670–2025 · Brampton, Canada · 70,000 staff

  • Gazprom Neft

    founded 1995 · Saint Petersburg, Russia · 67,800 staff

  • Salling Group

    founded 1956 · Brabrand, Denmark · 60,000 staff

  • Lenta

    founded 1993 · Saint Petersburg, Russia · 50,500 staff

  • Vilniaus prekyba

    founded 1992 · Vilnius, Lithuania · 44,000 staff

  • Reitan AS

    founded 1948 · Trondheim, Norway · 43,500 staff

  • Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company

    1859–2015 · Montvale, United States · 42,872 staff

  • Biedronka

    founded 1997 · Kostrzyn, Poland · 40,000 staff

  • Lars Larsen Group A/S

    founded 1979 · Silkeborg, Denmark · 40,000 staff

  • DNS (store chain)

    founded 1998 · Vladivostok, Russia · 38,455 staff

  • Dixons Retail

    1937–2014 · Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom · 38,000 staff

  • Schlecker

    1975–2012 · Ehingen, Germany · 36,000 staff

  • Akindo Sushiro

    founded 1984 · Osaka Prefecture, Japan · 35,509 staff

  • Müller

    founded 1953 · Ulm, Germany · 33,635 staff

  • Jysk

    founded 1989 · Brabrand, Denmark · 30,000 staff

  • Uniqlo

    founded 1984 · Midtown Tower, Japan · 30,000 staff

  • Specsavers

    founded 1983 · United Kingdom, United Kingdom · 30,000 staff

  • Bata Limited

    founded 1894 · Lausanne, Switzerland · 30,000 staff

  • C&A

    founded 1841 · Düsseldorf, Germany · 27,000 staff

  • Fnac

    founded 1954 · France · 26,018 staff

  • Aéropostale

    founded 1973 · New York City, United States · 26,000 staff

  • Fanatics, Inc.

    founded 2011 · New York City, United States · 22,000 staff

  • The Body Shop

    founded 1976 · Littlehampton, United Kingdom · 22,000 staff

  • Kaufhof

    1879–2020 · Cologne, Germany · 21,500 staff

  • Wildberries

    founded 2004 · Koledino, Russia · 20,000 staff

  • Billa

    founded 1953 · Wiener Neudorf, Austria · 20,000 staff

  • Euroset

    1997–2020 · Moscow, Russia · 19,000 staff

  • Svyaznoy

    founded 1995 · Moscow, Russia · 19,000 staff

  • Progressive Enterprises

    founded 1949 · Māngere, New Zealand · 18,000 staff

  • Big C

    founded 1993 · Bangkok, Thailand · 17,000 staff

  • Dutch Bros. Coffee

    founded 1992 · Grants Pass, United States · 17,000 staff

  • Dunnes Stores

    founded 1944 · South Great George's Street · 15,000 staff

  • The Warehouse Group

    founded 1982 · Auckland, New Zealand · 14,800 staff

  • Zalando

    founded 2008 · Berlin, Germany · 14,194 staff

  • Lululemon Athletica

    founded 1998 · Vancouver, Canada · 13,400 staff

  • Ricardo Eletro

    founded 1989 · Belo Horizonte, Brazil · 13,000 staff

  • Gold Apple

    founded 1996 · Yekaterinburg, Russia · 12,800 staff

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