Jeff Campbell
08-30-2011, 08:27 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2011/08/29/apple-retail-leaps-ahead-in-annual-ranking/' target='_blank'>http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/201...annual-ranking/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Among an industry list of the 100 largest U.S. retail chains, there were few changes at the top-except for Apple."</em></p><p><img height="300" src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/lpt/auto/1289358259.usr105634.jpg" style="margin-left: 150px; margin-right: 150px;" width="300" /></p><p>Last year 57th place. This year? 34th with $9.82 billion in revenues, and Walmart still reigns supreme at number one with $418 billion. Yes, $418 billion in revenues. The top 20 companies don't change much according to Chain Store Age Magazine, the keeper of the list. You can download the <a href="http://www.chainstoreage.com/sites/chainstoreage.com/files/State of the Industry 2011_0.pdf" target="_blank">full survey here</a>, and it lists the 100 companies as well as details about each one.</p>