Author: Liz Drahos
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gE Blog Series: Retail Week Part 2 - Top 10 Global Retail Stores
Stores Magazine provides the Top 250 Global Retailers list made in 2010 using revenues from 2008. The combination of great marketing, good customer service, and the ability to reach multiple demographics, has shaped these companies into the successful international businesses they are today:
| Rank | Company Name | Country of Origin | Retail Sales (US $mil) |
| 1 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | United States | 401,244 |
| 2 | Carrefour S.A. | France | 127,958 |
| 3 | Metro AG | Germany | 99,004 |
| 4 | Tesco plc | United Kingdom | 96,210 |
| 5 | Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand KG | Germany | 79,924 |
| 6 | The Kroger Co. | United States | 76,000 |
| 7 | The Home Depot, Inc. | United States | 71,288 |
| 8 | Costco Wholesale Corp. | United States | 70,977 |
| 9 | Aldi GmbH & Co. oHG | Germany | 66,063 |
| 10 | Target Corp. | United States | 62,884 |
Even with the economic downturn, because of loyal consumers all over the world, these companies continue to thrive.