TOP 100 RETAILERS. Rank Company Sales (000) Income (000) Stores (Headquarters) Change Change Change Comment

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1 1 Wal-Mart $258,681,000 $231,577, % $9,054,000 $7,955, % 4,906 4, % The leader of the pack Bentonville, Ark. flexes its muscle 2 Home Depot 64,816,000 58,247, ,304,000 3,664, ,707 1, Made major move with Atlanta Mexican expansion 3 Kroger 53,790,800 51,759, ,600 1,204, ,774 4, California labor dispute took its toll 4 Target 48,163,000 43,917, ,841,000 1,654, ,553 1, Good-bye Marshall Minneapolis Field, Mervyn's 5 Costco 42,545,552 38,762, , , Labor's darling, but Issaquah, Wash. Wall Street wonders 6 Sears 41,124,000 41,366, ,397,000 1,376, ,970 2, Food and pharmacy in Hoffman Estates, Ill. new Sears Grand units 7 Safeway 35,552,700 34,767, (169,800) (828,100) -- 1,817 1, Another villain as far as Pleasanton, Calif. unions are concerned 8 Albertsons 35,436,000 35,626, , , ,305 2, Now coast-to-coast Boise, Idaho with Shaw s purchase 9 Walgreen 32,505,400 28,681, ,175,700 1,019, ,227 3, Higher % of front-end Deerfield, lll. sales than chain rivals 10 Lowe's 30,838,000 26,112, ,877,000 1,471, Growing store count by Mooresville, N.C. 15% this year 11 Ahold USA 26,951,000 26,251, ,289,000 1,314, ,489 1, Downsizing and Chantilly, Va. consolidating offices 12 CVS 26,588,000 24,181, , , ,179 4, Eckerd acquisitions in Woonsocket, R.I. Sunbelt 13 Best Buy 24,547,000 20,946, ,000 99, , Vies with discounters Richfield, Minn. by aggressive growth 14 Kmart 23,400,000 30,762, ,000 (2,878,000) -- 1,515 1, Surprising observers in Troy, Mich. post-chapter 11 period 15 JCPenney 17,786,000 17,633, (928,000) 405, ,077 3, Looking to Plano, Texas post-questrom era 16 Publix 16,848,277 15,930, , , Has withstood Wal-Mart Lakeland, Fla. onslaught up till now 17 Rite Aid 16,600,449 15,791, ,311 (112,076) -- 3,382 3, Still paying for 20th Camp Hill, Pa. century sins 18 Gap 15,853,790 14,454, ,030, , ,022 3, Sex in the City a far cry San Francisco from "fall into the Gap" S5

2 May Co. emerges the victor in the battle for Marshall Field, paying $3.2 billion for the company 19 Delhaize America $93,100,000 $146,400, % $734,400 $661, % 1,521 1, % Another European own- Salisbury, N.C. er puzzled in U.S. market 20 Federated Dept. Stores 15,264,000 15,435, , , After co-branding, a national Macy's ad blitz 21 May Dept. Stores 13,343,000 13,491, , , , May Co. buys Marshall St. Louis, Mo. Field. What s next? 22 TJX 13,327,938 11,981, , , ,062 1, Bought Bob's Stores Framingham, Mass. out of bankruptcy 23 Staples 113,181,222 11,596, , , ,559 1, Looking into smaller for- Framingham, Mass. mat for higher returns 24 Office Depot 12,358,566 11,356, , , ,099 1, Expanding into former Delray Beach, Fla. Kids "R" Us locations 25 Winn-Dixie 12,168,383 12,334, ,230 86, ,073 1, Struggling against super- Jacksonville, Fla. centers in most areas 26 Toys "R" Us 11,566,000 11,305, , , ,500 1, Slammed by discount- Wayne, N.J. ers, sues Amazon.com 27 Meijer* 11,100,000 11,400, N.A. N.A Competitors attacking Grand Rapids, Mich. from all angles 28 7-Eleven 10,881,716 9,884, ,094 12, ,784 5, Has go-ahead to open stores in Beijing, China 29 A&P 10,812,462 10,096, (145,639) (193,509) This, says CEO Haub, Montvale, N.J. is turnaround year 30 H-E-B* 10,625,000 9,850, N.A. N.A Innovations include a San Antonio shoe store in one unit 31 SuperValu Retail 10,551,235 9,848, , , ,483 1, Biggs supercenters a Eden Prairie, Minn. presence 32 Kohl's 10,282,100 9,120, , , Maintaining store growth Menomonee Falls, Wis. even as income slides 33 Circuit City 9,745,400 9,953, (89,300) 82, Now owns 900-unit Richmond, Va. InterTAN in Canada 34 Limited 8,934,091 8,444, , , ,911 4, Raised dividend, so things must be going well 35 CCA Global Partners* 8,000,000 6,015, N.A. N.A. -- 3,200 2, Former Carpet Co-op Earth City, Mo. runs Carpet One chain 36 Dillard's 7,598,900 7,911, ,300 (398,400) Higher margins, but Little Rock, Ark. lower comp-sales for year 37 Dollar General 6,871,992 6,100, , , ,700 6, Adding groceries in larg- Goodlettsville, Tenn. er format Market stores 38 BJ's Wholesale Club 6,724,219 5,859, , , House2Home, nee Home- Natick, Mass. Base, leases still cost 39 Nordstrom 6,491,673 5,975, ,841 90, Opening first stores in Seattle Boston, Hawaii S7

3 Family Dollar, a hit with penny-pinchers, is opening three stores nearly every two days 40 CompUSA* $6,250,000 $6,000, % N.A. N.A % Acquired Good Guys for CE expertise 41 Saks 6,055,055 5,911, ,827 24, Club Libby Lu stores Birmingham, Ala. now number Barnes & Noble 5,951,015 5,269, ,853 99, , Completed repurchase of on-line unit 43 Menard* 5,600,000 5,400, N.A. N.A Secretive company in Eau Claire, Wis. trouble with IRS 44 AutoZone 5,457,123 5,216, , , ,219 3, Growing with enhanced Memphis, Tenn. senior management team 45 Amazon.com 5,263,699 3,932, ,282 (149,933) Turned a profit, looking Seattle for gold in jewelry 46 OfficeMax* 5,000,000 4,775, N. A. 73, Acquired by Boise Cleveland Cascade in December 47 QVC 4,889,000 4,362, , , % owned by Liberty West Chester, Pa. Media 48 Foot Locker 4,779,000 4,509, , , ,610 3, Back to just doing it with Nike 49 Family Dollar 4,750,171 4,162, , , ,034 4, Opening 3 stores nearly Matthews, N.C. every 2 days 50 Giant Eagle* 4,710,000 4,400, N.A. N.A Growing Ohio footprint Pittsburgh in former Big Bear units 51 RadioShack 4,649,300 4,577, , , ,042 7, Less manufacturing Fort Worth, Texas means more retailing 52 Shaw's Supermarkets 4,630,000 4,450, N.A. N.A Bought by Albertsons E. Bridgewater, Mass. early this year 53 Blockbuster 4,533,500 4,460, (983,900) (1,627,600) -- 8,900 9, Buying game retailer Rhino Video Games 54 Longs Drug Stores 4,526,524 4,426, ,764 6, Bought a mail service Walnut Creek, Calif. pharmacy business in '03 55 Bed Bath & Beyond 4,477,981 3,665, , , Housing boom or no, Union, N.J. chain keeps growing 56 Hy-Vee* 4,240,000 4,200, N.A. N.A Hy-Vee increasing fuel West Des Moines, Iowa centers at combo units 57 Big Lots 4,174,383 3,868, ,175 76, ,432 1, Adding furniture to its closeout merchandise 58 Pathmark 3,991,300 3,937, ,500 13, Could be hurt by more Carteret, N.J. Wal-Mart supercenters 59 Ross Stores 3,920,583 3,531, , , Readying an even Newark, Calif. deeper discount format 60 Borders Group 3,731,000 3,514, , , ,225 1, Exploring neighborhoods Ann Arbor, Mich. in Detroit, Chicago S9

4 Advanced Auto Parts, No. 2 in auto parts retailing, shifted income growth into high gear with a gain of 92 percent 61 Sherwin Williams $3,575,000 $3,302, % N.A. N.A. -- 2,688 2, % Added 45 new, 29 relo- Cleveland cated stores in Advance Auto Parts 3,493,696 3,287, ,935 65, ,539 2, Ended Western Auto Roanoke, Va. wholesale biz 63 Wegman's* 3,300,000 3,025, N.A. N.A Highly market-focused Rochester, N.Y. stores hurt rivals 64 Raley's* 3,200,000 3,200, N.A. N.A Another who benefited W. Sacramento, Calif. from labor dispute 65 ShopKo Stores 3,196,909 3,252, ,120 (144,819) Launched Drug Express Green Bay, Wis. retail stores 66 Whole Foods Markets 3,148,593 2,690, ,687 84, NYC flagship a block- Austin, Texas buster tourist attraction 67 Neiman Marcus Group 3,098,124 2,948, ,303 99, Bergdorf Goodman finally gets a website 68 Michaels Stores 3,091,256 2,856, , , Nurturing ReCollections Irving, Texas chain very slowly 69 PETsMART 2,996,051 2,695, ,549 88, Pet services gained Phoenix, Ariz. 28% in Q1 of this year 70 Dollar Tree Stores 2,799,872 2,357, , , ,513 2, Sales growing at better Chesapeake, Va. than 15% so far in '04 71 Payless ShoeSource 2,783,300 2,878, (100) 105,800 5,066 4, Dipping a toe in Topeka, Kan. Japanese market 72 The Pantry 2,776,361 2,494, ,504 1, ,259 1, Bought 138 Golden Sanford, N.C. Gallons from Ahold USA 73 Stock Building Supply* 2,767,500 2,600, N.A. N.A Former Carolina Hold- Raleigh, N.C. ings chain holds its own 74 Williams-Sonoma 2,754,000 2,361, , , Looking past housewares San Francisco to more home goods 75 Stater Bros. 2,753,774 2,666, ,127 11, Jack Brown says he's Colton, Calif. ready for Wal-Mart 76 Burlington Coat Factory 2,724,691 2,602, ,957 66, First five months of '04 Burlington, N.J. have been tough going Lumber* 2,600,000 2,400, N.A. N.A No frills format, deep Eighty Four, Pa. discounts drive growth 78 Retail Ventures 2,594,206 2,450, (4,446) (3,665) Value City, Filene's Basement, DSW 79 Price Chopper* 2,525,000 2,475, N.A. N.A Executes well in one- Schenectady, N.Y. stop-shopping niche 80 Harris Teeter 2,431,632 2,349, ,622 88, Markets are more com- Charlotte, N.C. petitive than ever 81 Trader Joe's* 2,425,000 2,300, N.A. N.A Albrecht Bros. idiosyn- Monrovia, Calif. cratic stores a U.S. hit S11

5 HSN is tuned in to shoppers desires; revenue growth is up 16 percent 82 Linens 'n Things $2,395,272 $2,184, % $74,825 $69, % % Opening 45 to 50 stores Clifton, N.J. again this year 83 Casey's General Stores 2,369,142 2,158, ,466 39, ,331 1, Swapped LIFO for FIFO Ankeny, Iowa on fuel inventories 84 Berkshire-Hathaway Retail 2,310,000 2,103, , , When shareholders Omaha gather, Borsheims shines 85 Charming Shoppes 2,285,680 2,412, ,639 (2,770) -- 2,227 2, Heavy focus on plus- Bensalem, Pa. size businesses 86 Belk 2,264,900 2,242, N.A. 84, Coming into the 21st Charlotte, N.C. century with new 'tude 87 Luxottica Retail 2,263,291 2,083, , , ,382 2, Will the Cole National acquisition go through? 88 Medicine Shoppe* 2,240,000 2,100, N.A. N.A. -- 1,400 1, Acquired Medicap St. Louis Pharmacies last year 89 Home Shopping Network 2,230,400 1,922, , , Key component in St. Petersburg, Fla. Diller's InterActive Corp. 90 Zale 2,212,241 2,191, (40,645) 143, ,235 2, Strong bridal business driving growth 91 Schnuck Markets* 2,200,000 2,150, N.A. N.A Non-food merchandise St. Louis major part of offerings 92 Save Mart* 2,200,000 1,980, N.A. N.A Benefited from So. Cal Modesto, Calif. labor dispute last fall 93 Pep Boys 2,134,270 2,097, ,400 47, Still trying to repair the Philadelphia knocks and pings 94 Roundy's Retail* 2,100,000 2,000, N.A. N.A Owns more than half Pewaukee, Wis. Wisconsin grocery market 95 Weis Markets 2,042,499 1,999, ,576 59, Adding superstores, Sunbury, Pa. self-checkout lanes 96 Tiffany 2,000,045 1,706, , , Launching a string of pearl stores 97 Ingles Markets 1,991,093 1,960, ,994 14, Revamped ad program Asheville, N.C. added to bottom line 98 Footstar 1,973,000 2,300, N.A. N.A. -- 2,963 3, Closed Just For Feet still West Nyack, N.Y. causing problems 99 Brooks Pharmacy* 1,932,800 1,325, N.A. N.A Eckerd acquisition Warwick, R.I. makes it major player now 100 Pier 1 Imports 1,868,243 1,754, , , ,179 1, Same-store sales Fort Worth, Tex. decline depressed earnings S13