Global Powers of Retailing 2020
         Contents
        Top 250 quick statistics                                   4
        Global economic outlook                                    5
        Top 10 highlights         9
        Global Powers of Retailing Top 250                       13
        Geographic analysis      21
        Product sector analysis      25
        New entrants       29
        Fastest 50        32
        Study methodology and data sources                       37
        Endnotes        42
        Contacts        44
        Acknowledgments      44
     Welcome to the 23rd edition of Global Powers of 
     Retailing. The report identifies the 250 largest retailers 
     around the world based on publicly available data for 
     FY2018 (fiscal years ended through 30 June 2019), and 
     analyzes their performance across geographies and 
     product sectors. It also provides a global economic 
     outlook, looks at the 50 fastest-growing retailers, and 
     highlights new entrants to the Top 250.
              Top 250 quick statistics, FY2018
                      US$4.74                                              US$19.0                                                 Minimum retail 
                                                                                                                             revenue required to be 
                        trillion                                              billion                                             among Top 250
                            Aggregate                                          Average size                                       US$3.9 
                          retail revenue                                        of Top 250  
                            of Top 250                                       (Retail revenue)                                      billion
                      4.1%                                 5-year retail                            Composite                              4.7%
                                                        revenue growth                          net profit margin
                     Composite                                 (CAGR                                                                       Composite  
              year-over-year retail                       FY2013-2018)                              3.0%                               return on assets 
                 revenue growth                             5.0%
                             Top 250                                          22.8%                                                   10.8
                    retailers with foreign 
                           operations                                       Share of Top 250                                     Average number 
                         64.8%                                        aggregate retail revenue                                 of countries where 
                                                                               from foreign                                      companies have 
                                                                                operations                                       retail operations
           Source: Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited. Global Powers of Retailing 2020. Analysis of financial performance and operations for fiscal years ended through 
           30 June 2019 using company annual reports, Supermarket News, Forbes America’s largest private companies and other sources.                            
                
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