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
- Prateek Katiyar
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August 25th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Thank you Prateek for the detailed list.
August 25th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Hi Prateek, can we have details for India as well ??
August 25th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Rajeev for India i don’t see any retail player as a leader, in terms of initiating the retailing in organized way we can give credit to shoppers’ stop, in terms of reach and sales bata is a raja, and if we talk abt value retailing no one can defeat big bazaar. so in India where organized retailing is still 4% we cant pick any one as a leader. As the big players like Reliance, Tata, Birla are now foraying into the market and are coming with different formats and national store presences what i think we should wait and watch and then we don’t have to try hard to figure out who is a leader because when the market become mature the “rule of three” will also become applicable and we will get out top retailers.
August 30th, 2008 at 2:19 am
hi..for Japan…its Aeon Co.(16% mkt share) followed by Seven & I holdings (14% mkt share)…