Discount & Variety Retail
Industry Description
The US discount department store industry includes about 5,000 stores with combined annual revenue of $130 billion. Major companies include Kmart, Kohl's, Target, and Wal-Mart. The industry is highly concentrated: the eight largest companies have nearly 100 percent of the market.
SIC: 5331, 5399 | NAICS: 452112, 452910, 452990
Related Industries:
Apparel & Accessories Retail, Camera & Optical Goods Retail, Household Appliance Stores, Consumer Electronics & Appliances Retail, Toy, Hobby, & Game Retail, Internet Retail, Cosmetics, Beauty Supply & Perfume Retail, Department Stores, Warehouse Clubs & Superstores, Jewelry & Watch Retail, Drug Stores & Pharmacies, Grocery Retail
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| Company | Sales | Location |
| Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | 408,214.00M | Bentonville, AR |
| Target Corporation | 65,357.00M | Minneapolis, MN |
| WAL-MART STORES (U K) LTD | 26,931.65M | Leeds, West Yorkshire |
| GBPL PTY LTD | 26,199.55M | Perth, Western Australia |
| CARREFOUR HYPERMARCHES | 25,721.57M | Evry, Essonne |
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Trends
Expansion of Supercenters - Both Target and Wal-Mart are adding and converting existing...
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US consumer spending on nondurable goods, an indicator of discount store sales, rose 3.9 percent in May 2010 compared to the same month in 2009.
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Target Rolls Out Kindle - Target has started selling the popular Kindle, Amazon.com's e-book reader, at more than 100 of its US stores. The product will be set up for...
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