The National Retail Federation and Kantar have collaborated on evaluating the world’s top retailers based on their operational excellence. The result was “Top 50 Global Retailers 2022.”
I love tearing these lists apart and seeing what I can discover. For example, none of the American grocery chains made the list. That is surprising in a list in with twelve grocers listed, almost 25% of the Top 50. What countries grocers dominated? They were France, Germany, and The Netherlands.
The toy industry is not interested in Fashion, Furniture, or Beauty retailers. We do, however, follow Mass Merchants and E-Commerce retailers. Those two channels combine to list twelve companies, again close to 25% of the list between the two.
Europe is the world leader in retail operational excellence with 28 companies making the list. The US placed ten while Asia listed nine merchants.
The US and the rest of the world has some catching up to do. Right now, Europe is the leader.
You can see the data below:
TOP 50 RETAILERS
Walmart – Mass – USA
Amazon – Ecommerce – USA
Schwarz – Grocery – GERMANY
Aldi – Grocery – Germany
Costco – Club – USA
Ahold – Grocery – Netherlands
Carrefour – Mass – France
Ikea – Furniture – Sweden
Seven & I – Convenience – Japan
Home Depot – DIY – USA
Walgreens – Drug – USA
Metro – Mass – Germany
Alibaba – E-commerce – China
Rewe – Grocery – Germany
Tesco – Mass – UK
Auchan – Mass – France
Watson – Drug – Hong Kong
Casino – Grocery – France
Aeon – Mass – France
Apple – Electronics – USA
H&M – Fashion – Sweden
Dairy Farm – Convenience – Hong Kong
Spar – Grocery – Netherlands
Jeronimo Martins – Grocery – Portugal
TJX – Fashion – USA
Adeo Group – DIY – France
Ceconomy – Electronics – Germany
Intermarche – Grocery – France
Fast Retailing – Fashion – Japan
Best Buy – Electronics – USA
Le Clerc – Mass – France
Sephora – Beauty – France
Family Mart – Convenience – Japan
Woolworths – Grocery – Australia
Euronics – Electronics – Netherlands
Inditex – Fashion – Spain
Couche-Tard – Convenience – Canada
Coop Schweiz – Grocery – Switzerland
Kingfisher – DIY – UK
Decathlon – Sports – France
Landmark Group – Department Store – UAE
Expert – Eletronics – Switzerland
Suning – E-Commerce – China
Louis Delhaize – Mass – Belgium
CP All – Convenience – Thailand
Falabella – DIY – Chile
Reitan – Grocery – Norway
Systems U – Grocery – France
C & A Mode – Germany
Zalando – E-Commerce – Germany
CHANNELS OF TRADE
Grocery -12
Mass – 8
DIY – 5
Electronics – 5
Convenience – 4
E-Commerce – 4
Fashion – 4
Drug – 3
Club – 1
Department Store – 1
Furniture – 1
Sports – 1
Beauty – 1
NUMBER OF RETAILERS PER COUNTRY
France – 9
USA – 8
Germany – 7
Netherlands – 3
Sweden – 2
Japan – 4
UK – 2
China -2
Hong Kong – 2
Switzerland – 2
UAE – 1
Australia – 1
Spain – 1
Canada – 1
Portugal – 1
Belgium – 1
Thailand – 1
Chile – 1
Norway – 1
NUMBER OF RETAILERS PER CONTINENT
Europe – 28
North America – 10
Asia – 9
South America – 1
Australia – 1
Africa – 1
