Three domestic retail chains among the top 250

According to a study by the consultant Deloitte, the 250 largest retail companies were nevertheless able to continue on their growth path. They increased sales by 8.5 percent to $5.6 trillion.

Among the best retailers are also Spar (CEO: Gerhard Drexelpicture above) in 77th place, Signa Retail (to which Kika/Leiner belongs) in 124th place and XXXLutz from Wels (management spokesman: Thomas Saliger) in 193rd place.

USA and Canada dominate

The world market is dominated by US companies. Walmart tops the list with sales of $572 billion. It is followed by the online retailer Amazon ($239 billion) and the wholesale chain Costco. North America accounts for 48 percent and Europe 33 percent of the sales of the top 250.