The retail industry encompasses the journey of a good or service. This typically starts with the manufacture of a product and ends with said product being purchased by a consumer from a retailer. As a result of globalization and various trade agreements between markets and countries, many retailers are capable of doing business on a global scale. Based on retail sales generated in the financial year 2021, Walmart was by far the world's leading retailer with retail revenues reaching over 572 billion U.S. dollars.

U.S. companies dominate global retail
Many of the world’s leading retailers are American companies. Walmart and Amazon are examples of American retailers doing business around the world. The domestic retail market in the United States is also very competitive, with many companies recording substantial retail sales. The success of U.S. retailers can also be seen through their performance in online retail. Amazon is a prime example of this, with the company’s sales revenue flourishing over the previous years in line with the rise of e-Commerce worldwide.

In 2024, Walmart registered global net sales of about *** billion U.S. dollars, making it the leading U.S. retailer in terms of worldwide retail sales. Amazon was the closest challenger to Walmart's figures, with retail sales amounting to approximately *** billion U.S. dollars that year.

This dataset contains a list of sales and movement data by item and department appended monthly. Update Frequency : Monthly

Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.60 percent in June of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - U.S. December Retail Sales Increased More Than Forecast - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

As of February 2019, the buy online, pick up in-store share of online sales among select major retailers in the United States was 33 percent. This figure was 22 percent in 2017.

This ranking depicts the leading 100 American retailers in 2023, based on U.S. retail sales. Once again, Walmart was the leading American retailer. That year, the company accounted for retail sales of about *** billion U.S. dollars. Walmart was founded by Samuel Moore Walton (1918-1992) in 1962. Walmart's headquarters is situated in Bentonville, Arkansas and operates worldwide under different names (such as Walmex in Mexico and Best Price in India). Leading retailers in the United States Although Walmart is the unequivocal front-running retailer in terms of U.S. retail sales, Amazon.com inches closer each and every year. The retail industry is in the midst of a customer revolution. The collision of the virtual and physical worlds is fundamentally changing consumers' purchasing behaviors. Consumers are seeking an integrated shopping experience across all channels and expect retailers to deliver this experience. The key drivers of this customer revolution are the rapid adoption of mobile devices, digital media and tablets equipped with shopping apps. In fact, the share of smartphone users in the United States was around ** percent. In other words, nearly the entire country's population now uses smartphones. As such, the retail paradigm has shifted from a physical connection point with customers to a multi-pronged approach that crosses both physical and digital channels. The traditional brick-and-mortar retail store is no longer the dominant medium for purchasing all types of goods. Instead, it serves as one of many potential connection points between customers and a retailer's brand. Today's consumer is increasingly connected to both the physical and digital space and able to interact with retailers through multiple channels simultaneously. To stay competitive in this ever-evolving landscape, it is imperative for retailers to deliver a seamless customer experience across all channels and provide the right services and products at the right time.

Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Tokyo data was reported at 76.179 JPY bn in Jan 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 89.577 JPY bn for Dec 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Tokyo data is updated monthly, averaging 69.616 JPY bn from May 2014 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 104.225 JPY bn in Dec 2018 and a record low of 57.186 JPY bn in Oct 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Tokyo data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H009: Large Scale Specialty Retail Stores: Sales.

Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Tokushima data was reported at -6.600 % in Jan 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of -12.600 % for Dec 2019. Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Tokushima data is updated monthly, averaging -2.700 % from Jan 2015 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.900 % in Sep 2019 and a record low of -36.800 % in Mar 2015. Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Tokushima data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H009: Large Scale Specialty Retail Stores: Sales.

This table contains 182 series, with data for years 2017 - 2017 (not all combinations necessarily have data for all years). This table contains data described by the following dimensions (Not all combinations are available): Geography (1 item: Canada); North American Product Classification System (NAPCS) Canada 2012 Version 1.1 (200 items: Total commodities, retail trade commissions and miscellaneous services; Retail Services (except commissions); Food at retail; Fresh food at retail; ...).

In 2023, ** percent of Walmart's retail sales came from U.S. operations. In comparison, all of The Kroger Company's retail sales were generated within the United States. Walmart was the leading retailer based on U.S. retail sales.

As of March 2023, retail sales grew by almost *** percent in Thailand. In 2022, the retail sales in the country had shown the highest growth in August, reaching around **** percent growth.

Food and beverage retail in Thailand The food and drinks market in Thailand is essential and diverse. It contributes gravely to the economy of the country. In 2021, approximately ** million tons of soy sauce was sold in Thailand, followed by fish sauce, and frozen and chilled meat. As the urban lifestyle became widely adopted by the Thai people, their consumption habits shifted. Leaning towards eating fast and convenient food, packaged foods come in handy. The sales value of packaged food and drinks in Thailand was the highest for dairy products in 2022, followed by rice, pasta, and noodles.

Major retailers in Thailand While the retailer market is shared by several major retailers such as CP All Plc, Central Group, and the Mall Group. In Thailand, CP All Plc is the largest retailer based on sales. In 2022, CP All Plc generated the total sales revenue of around ***** billion Thai baht. As an affiliated corporation of CP All Plc, 7-Eleven convenient stores are also one of the most successful modern retailers in Thailand with nearly ** thousand outlets nationwide.

Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Communication Appliances data was reported at 26.665 JPY bn in Jan 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of 26.089 JPY bn for Dec 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Communication Appliances data is updated monthly, averaging 26.726 JPY bn from May 2014 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.744 JPY bn in Mar 2019 and a record low of 21.065 JPY bn in Feb 2016. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Communication Appliances data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H009: Large Scale Specialty Retail Stores: Sales.

Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Total data was reported at 385.119 JPY bn in Jan 2020. This records a decrease from the previous number of 447.821 JPY bn for Dec 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 340.833 JPY bn from May 2014 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 69 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 515.391 JPY bn in Sep 2019 and a record low of 265.914 JPY bn in Oct 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H009: Large Scale Specialty Retail Stores: Sales.

Value and volume of retail sales broken down by size of business

Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Shiga data was reported at -5.700 % in Jan 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of -14.400 % for Dec 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Shiga data is updated monthly, averaging 1.600 % from Jan 2015 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.300 % in Sep 2019 and a record low of -40.800 % in Mar 2015. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Shiga data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H009: Large Scale Specialty Retail Stores: Sales.

Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Wakayama data was reported at -3.700 % in Jan 2020. This records an increase from the previous number of -11.200 % for Dec 2019. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Wakayama data is updated monthly, averaging -0.200 % from Jan 2015 (Median) to Jan 2020, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.900 % in Sep 2019 and a record low of -33.500 % in Mar 2015. Japan Large Scale Retailers Sales: YoY: Wakayama data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.H009: Large Scale Specialty Retail Stores: Sales.

This dataset contains every wholesale purchase of liquor in the State of Iowa by retailers for sale to individuals since January 1, 2012. The State of Iowa controls the wholesale distribution of liquor intended for retail sale, which means this dataset offers a complete view of retail liquor sales in the entire state. The dataset contains every wholesale order of liquor by all grocery stores, liquor stores, convenience stores, etc., with details about the store and location, the exact liquor brand and size, and the number of bottles ordered. In addition to being an excellent dataset for analyzing liquor sales, this is a large and clean public dataset of retail sales data. It can be used to explore problems like stockout prediction, retail demand forecasting, and other retail supply chain problems. The data dictionary is available from the State of Iowa's Alcoholic Beverages Division , within the Iowa Department of Commerce . There are some minor discrepancies in the data, discussed in the web view of the data . This public dataset is hosted in Google BigQuery and is included in BigQuery's 1TB/mo of free tier processing. This means that each user receives 1TB of free BigQuery processing every month, which can be used to run queries on this public dataset. Watch this short video to learn how to get started quickly using BigQuery to access public datasets. What is BigQuery.

Small specialty retail stores are influenced by broad macroeconomic variables rather than product-specific trends. Still, individual segments do respond to specific shifts in consumer preferences. In recent years, rising per capita disposable income has sustained demand throughout the retail sector. A recovery from the pandemic boosted consumer spending and encouraged consumers to return to brick-and-mortar stores. Specialty retailers were relatively unaffected by pandemic declines as high-income consumers and tobacco users, two significant markets for the industry, continued to spend. Competition from online and big-box retailers has risen, putting downward pressure on profit. More stores are expanding their online platforms to boost consumer reach and provide additional revenue streams. Rising operational costs have contributed to a slight dip in profit. Revenue for small specialty retailers is expected to swell at a CAGR of 4.0% to $68.4 billion through the end of 2025, including a hike of 2.0% in 2025 alone. Despite intensifying competition from discount department stores and online retailers, specialty retail stores have relied on serving a particular niche to remain successful. Big-box stores offer a one-stop shopping experience with lower prices for similar products. External competition has driven underperforming retailers to exit the industry, leaving nonemployers and small retail stores with low barriers to entry. Still, revenue gains have prompted the emergence of many new specialty retailers seeking to capitalize on the trend of shopping locally and broader sustainability trends. Small retailers have maintained a strong customer base by offering a unique in-store experience and high-quality products. Moving forward, small specialty retailers will continue expanding, albeit slower than in the previous five-year period. A gain in consumer spending and consumer confidence compounded by growing environmental awareness will support specialty retail store sales. Ongoing competition from large-scale retailers and declining smoking rates will mitigate specialty retailers' expansion. More consumers view consumer products, particularly luxury and nostalgic items, as sound investment options. Stores can benefit from this trend by stocking high-end goods that appeal to these consumers, focusing on popular brands. Revenue is expected to expand at a CAGR of 1.4% to $73.3 billion through the end of 2030.

This statistic shows the leading retailers of Africa and the Middle East in 2016, based on retail sales. In that year, Steinhoff International Holdings N.V. was Africa's and the Middle East's leading retailer with about 13.6 billion U.S. dollars worth of sales.

This statistic depicts a sales forecast for the leading retailers worldwide for 2019. Walmart was the leading global retailer, with sales of about ****** billion U.S. dollars estimated for 2019. Amazon and Costco were ranked second and third, with sales of ****** and ****** billion U.S. dollars respectively.