Walmart Is World's Largest Retailer, Deloitte Study Reveals

U.S. retailers Walmart, Costco, and Kroger lead the list of the top 250 retailers worldwide, according to a study by Deloitte and trade magazine Stores. Published by the National Retail Federation, the study “2016 Global Powers of Retailing” names Walmart as market leader, with $485.6 billion in revenue for financial year ending 2014 and CAGR of 3.5 percent for 2009–2014. Next in line is Costco Wholesale Corporation, with $112.6 billion in retail revenue and CAGR of 9.5 percent during the period. Kroger, which moved up from 6th to 3rd place, had $108.4 billion in revenue and CAGR of 7.2 percent.