The 20th edition of the “Global Powers of Retailing” survey from Deloitte showcases the performances of the 250 largest retailers. U.S. firms, headed by Wal-Mart, remain the big gorillas and Amazon entered the
“Top 10” for the first time.
In the year 2015 (including fiscal years to June 2016), retail sales of the 250 largest retailers grew by 5.2% (adjusted for currency valuations) to US$4.308 trillion and net profit margin increased to 3% of sales. On average, international sales accounted for 23% of revenue.
Safe at the top, the U.S. giant Wal-Mart (n°1) remained over four times the size of any rival, showing a global revenue of US$366 billion ahead of Costco (n°2), whose sales have slowed in 2015 after years of meteoric...
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