Next is Costco Warehouse Corporation, who has held its ranking behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as the second largest retail company in the world. The company is an enrollment only retail chain with more than 81 million cardholders worldwide. Costco’s revenue was $113.7 billion for the 2015 fiscal year and more than $2.4 billion in revenue is credited to yearly customer enrollment fees (Costco Warehouse Annual Report). At the end of December 2015, Costco had a market capitalization of $73.6 billion (Market Watch). Lastly, there is Kroger Company. Kroger Company moved from number six to number three, giving the United States retail companies the top three rankings for the world’s largest retail chains. It is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States. Market Watch, which provides the latest stock market, financial and business news reported Kroger’s total sales to be $108.47 billion for fiscal year 2015, an increase of 10.2% over the prior year. The company operates stores under more than thirty different brand names, for instance,
Next is Costco Warehouse Corporation, who has held its ranking behind Wal-Mart Stores Inc. as the second largest retail company in the world. The company is an enrollment only retail chain with more than 81 million cardholders worldwide. Costco’s revenue was $113.7 billion for the 2015 fiscal year and more than $2.4 billion in revenue is credited to yearly customer enrollment fees (Costco Warehouse Annual Report). At the end of December 2015, Costco had a market capitalization of $73.6 billion (Market Watch). Lastly, there is Kroger Company. Kroger Company moved from number six to number three, giving the United States retail companies the top three rankings for the world’s largest retail chains. It is also the largest grocery retailer in the United States. Market Watch, which provides the latest stock market, financial and business news reported Kroger’s total sales to be $108.47 billion for fiscal year 2015, an increase of 10.2% over the prior year. The company operates stores under more than thirty different brand names, for instance,