2013 Top 250 Global RetailersSTORES magazineRetail Sales Rank Company Country of Origin 2012 retail revenue (US$m) 2012 group revenue^ (US$m) 2012 group net income^ (US$m) Dominant Format Countries of Operation Number of Countries of Operation 2007-2012 retail sales CAGR^^ 1 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. U.S. $469,162 $469,162 $17,756 Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mexico, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, UK, US, Zambia 28 4.4% 2 Tesco PLC U.K. $101,269 $102,889 $190 Hypermarket/Supercenter/Superstore China, Czech Rep., Hungary, India, Ireland, Malaysia, Poland, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, UK, US 13 6.2% 3 Costco Wholesale Corporation U.S. $99,137 $99,137 $1,767 Cash & Carry/Warehouse Club Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, UK, US 9 9.0% 4 Carrefour France $98,757 $100,906 $1,692 Hypermarket/Albania, Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, 31 -1.3% Retail Sales Rank Company Country of Origin 2012 retail revenue (US$m) 2012 group revenue^ (US$m) 2012 group net income^ (US$m) Dominant Format Countries of Operation Number of Countries of Operation 2007-2012 retail sales CAGR^^ S.A. Supercenter/Superstore Egypt, France, Greece, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Macedonia, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE 5 The Kroger Co. U.S. $96,751 $96,751 $1,508 Supermarket US 1 6.6% 6 Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand KG Germany $87,236 e $87,236 e n/a Discount Store Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, C...