This statistic shows the number of stores of the leading retailers in the United States in 2023. In that year, Dollar General operated more than 20 thousand stores throughout the United States. Walmart was the leading retailer based on U.S. retail sales in 2023.

In 2024, the DIY chain 'Home Depot' had a total of 2,347 stores worldwide. Meanwhile, Lowe's registered 1,748 stores at the end of the same period. The home improvement retail industry The U.S. home improvement industry is comprised of retailers that sell appliances, kitchen fittings, lumber, building materials, plumbing, and other home improvement products. Demand for these products is associated with the demand for housing. Therefore, any changes in sales of new and existing homes significantly impacts the industry’s performance. In 2024, total sales of home improvement retailers in the United States generated approximately 526 billion U.S. dollars. Main retailers and competitors In the United States, there are two home improvement retailers that dominate the market: Home Depot and Lowe's. These "Big-Box" companies, which control almost the entire home improvement market in the US, have continued to expand their footprint in the hope of increasing their respective market shares. According to a survey conducted in 2024, The Home Depot and Lowe's ranked as two of the top home improvement store chains in the United States, based on customer satisfaction.

The statistic shows the share of retail store count contraction in the United States in 2018 versus 2017, by retail channel. In 2018, convenience stores accounted for 48 percent of retail store count contraction in the United States.

This statistic shows the number of stores of Ulta Beauty in the United States from 2011 to 2023. As of February 2024, Ulta Beauty had 1,385 retail stores across the United States, the highest figure registered since 2011.

As of January 2021, At Home, the home décor superstore, operated 219 stores throughout the United States, seven stores more than the previous year. In the last year depicted, the home décor superstore reached net sales of 1.7 billion U.S. dollars.

In 2023, there were a total of 1.07 million retail establishments throughout the United States, a number which has increased over the past couple of years. The chains with the most stores in the United States were Dollar General and Dollar Tree.

This statistic shows a ranking of the top ten retail companies and their stores in 2011. Counts are for the total number of North America stores at the end of each company's most recent fiscal year. Starbucks amounted to 7,506 stores.

In 2023, Walmart operated 5,321 stores throughout the United States. Meanwhile, Target had 1,956 stores across the country. The companies displayed in the graph are amongst the leading retailers in the United States. As of 2023, Walmart was on top, reaching retail U.S. sales of more than 628 billion U.S. dollars.

Discount grocery chain Aldi had 1,140 stores in the United States in 2011. By February 2024, the number of Aldi stores in the country had grown to 2,356 locations, marking a clear growth in the brand’s rise to discount store prominence. Discount store market The discount market was once prominent in the United States, with dollar stores, and discount department stores dominating sales. European discount supermarkets like Lidl and especially Aldi have risen in popularity in the last decade, winning a share of the discount retailer market. ALDI Aldi is a German multinational owned discount supermarket founded in 1946, opening its first store in the United States in 1976. Globally, Aldi is one of the leading discount grocery retailers, and although it still has great competitors like Walmart and Dollar General, Aldi has risen to prominence in the past decade, with consistent sales growth and brand popularity.

As of February 3, 2024, the end of the 2023 financial year, Target had a total of 1,956 stores open throughout the United States. This was an increase of eight from a year earlier. Target Corporation operates a chain of general merchandise stores, which offer a wide variety of general merchandise and food products to their customers. The company has operated primarily in the United States since its inception. Target Corporation is one of the most valuable retail brands in the world. The development of an American retail giant The company started out as the Dayton Dry Goods Company in 1902, later changing its name to the Dayton Company, but more commonly known as Dayton’s. The company was run under the Dayton-Hudson Corporation banner up until the year 2000, when it was renamed Target Corporation. The company spread across the United States and even entered the Canadian market for a brief period, but all of the company’s Canadian stores were closed in 2015. In financial year 2023, Target had revenues amounting to approximately 107 billion U.S. dollars, making it one of the leading American retailers. What does Target sell? Target Corporation sells a wide range of goods, such as food, apparel, household essentials, and seasonal offerings, as well as many others. As of 2023, the majority of sales came from the beauty and household essentials segment. The company also sells products online, through target.com. In 2022, Target's e-commerce site generated an estimated 22 billion U.S dollars in net sales.

The number of Cracker Barrel Country Store establishments in the United States decreased from 2022 to 2024. In 2024, there were 658 Cracker Barrel stores in the U.S., down from 661 the previous year. The company's store count peaked at 664 in 2021 and 2022.

As of February 26, 2022, California was the state with the most Bed Bath & Beyond stores in the United States, with 87 locations. The company also have stores in Canada, and Puerto Rico.

As of February 3, 2024, Kroger operated 2,722 retail food stores, a slight increase from the 2,719 stores a year earlier. Kroger is a supermarket chain operating in the United States. It was founded by Bernard Kroger in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1883.

This statistic depicts CVS Health's number of stores from 2005 to 2023. The CVS Health Corporation is a U.S. drug retailing company, with three major segments: Pharmacy Services, Retail/LTC, and Corporate. CVS Health is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. As of the end of 2023, the company had a total of 9,395 stores. In 2014, the company changed its name from CVS Caremark to CVS Health. CVS Health key factsCVS Health has increased its number of stores in the last decade from 5,474 stores in 2005 to 9674 stores at the end of 2022. The company’s revenue has also steadily increased from 37 billion U.S. dollars in 2005 to approximately 322 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. Almost 40 percent of the company’s revenue are generated from its pharmacy services while the rest is generated from its retail/LTC segment. The company has three main segments including Pharmacy Services, Retail/LTC, and Corporate. For example, CVS/Caremark is a pharmacy benefit management company, providing services to corporate, insurance, and other health plans. CVS was also considered the leading drugstore by consumer loyalty score in the fourth quarter of 2021, with its stores located in over 40 states. CVS Health spent roughly 523 million U.S. dollars in advertising in 2021. CVS Health originated when it was first established in 1979 in Irvine, California under the name “Caremark”. Recently, in September 3, 2014, the company changed its corporate name to CVS Health. Once CVS stood for Consumer Value Stores, but former CEO, Thomas Ryan, stated that he believed it now stood for, “Convenience, Value, and Service”. Additionally, the company holds several exclusive private labels at its stores, such as Just the Basics and Earth Essentials.

Among all the store banners owned by the U.S. grocery retailer Kroger, Harris Teeter is expected to experience the most significant growth in terms of store count, with 283 points of sales in 2025, up from the current 267 as of 2020. According to recent research, a reduction of store portfolio will affect different banners owned by the Kroger group, and even the core banner Kroger might operate through only 1,071 stores by 2025, down from the current 1,106 stores.

Dollar General has had explosive growth over the depicted period, more than doubling their store count from 8,194 to 20,022 in 2023. In fact, Dollar General was the leading retailer with the most store locations in the United States in 2023. In the last year available, Dollar General's sales exceeded 38.5 billion U.S. dollars. Dollar General started as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner in 1939. In 1968, the company changed its name to Dollar General and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Dollar store controversy Following the 2008 recession, Dollar General expanded rapidly, primarily in economically depressed areas. The company, along with other major dollar store chains, claimed to fill a niche in these communities where the closest grocery store might either be too far or have prices too high for customers. Critics say dollar stores are driving out full-service grocery stores and local businesses, exacerbating economic decline and offering a narrow selection of food with lower nutritional value. Groceries lead sales Looking at the merchandise sales of Dollar General, it is indeed the consumables category that is the company’s biggest earner, by a huge margin. The growth in its sales' share outpace the rest of the company’s offerings as well. In 2009, consumables accounted for 70 percent of sales, by 2023 that share had risen to nearly 81 percent.

This statistic shows the number of stores of the leading hardware and home improvement retailers in the United States in 2023. In that year, Ace Hardware operated 4,994 stores throughout the United States, while The Home Depot operated over two thousand stores.

As of the end of financial year 2023, Five Below had a total of 1,544 stores in the United States, over 200 stores more than a year earlier. In that same year, the company's net sales surpassed 3.5 billion U.S. dollars.

With a total of 1,125 stores in operation worldwide, Best Buy operates around 654 stores less today than it did ten years ago. Best Buy’s growth and expansion in the early 2010’s came with an increasing number of stores, with the worldwide number of stores rising to 1,779 in 2013 - their highest number of stores in the highlighted period. Store numbers worldwide generally declined after this. Majority of Best Buy stores located in the United States     Most of Best Buy stores are located in the United States. In line with the overall decline in stores over time, the number of Best Buy’s domestic stores has decreased as well, dropping to below 1,000 in 2021. Closures of Best Buy Mobile stand-alone stores have also contributed to the declining store count. As the majority of stores are located in the United States, the majority of revenue is also generated here. Next to its home market Best Buy also operates stores in Canada and Mexico. Best Buy’s position in the US e-commerce market    Best Buy primarily competes with retailers such as Walmart, Amazon, Target and Cisco, and has a relatively low share of the e-commerce market in the United States. With decreasing physical stores and the bankruptcy of their closest competitor - Circuit City - the company could be in a position to increase their presence in the U.S. e-commerce market. Best Buy’s online revenue as a share of total revenue in the United States has increased in recent years, reaching close to a fifth of the company’s total revenue as of the last fiscal year.

As of March 2025, Sam's Club owned 48 retail stores in China, six of which were located in Shanghai. Since 2018, the membership-only warehouse club has experienced significant success in China, and the number of its retail outlets has more than doubled.