The largest US retailers/businesses in the United States according to National Retail Federation. Walmart topped the chart with $343 billion dollars in sales.
Most of the top retailers have their own credit card program. We will look into each retailers to see which offers the best credit card programs.
| Top 100 Rank | Company | Headquarters / U.S. Headquarters | 2014 Retail Sales (000) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wal-Mart Stores | Bentonville, Ark. | $343,624,000 |
| 2 | The Kroger Co. | Cincinnati, Ohio | $103,033,000 |
| 3 | Costco | Issaquah, Wash. | $79,694,000 |
| 4 | The Home Depot | Atlanta | $74,203,000 |
| 5 | Walgreen | Deerfield, Ill. | $72,671,000 |
| 6 | Target | Minneapolis | $72,618,000 |
| 7 | CVS Caremark | Woonsocket, R.I. | $67,974,000 |
| 8 | Lowe's Companies | Mooresville, N.C. | $54,805,000 |
| 9 | Amazon.com | Seattle | $49,353,000 |
| 10 | Safeway | Pleasanton, Calif. | $36,330,000 |
| 11 | Best Buy | Richfield, Minn. | $35,957,000 |
| 12 | McDonald's | Oak Brook, Ill. | $35,447,000 |
| 13 | Publix Super Markets | Lakeland, Fla. | $30,560,000 |
| 14 | Apple Store / iTunes | Cupertino, Calif. | $28,380,000 |
| 15 | Macy's | Cincinnati, Ohio | $28,027,000 |
| 16 | Rite Aid | Camp Hill, Pa. | $26,528,000 |
| 17 | Royal Ahold / Ahold USA | Carlisle, Pa. | $25,976,000 |
| 18 | Sears Holdings | Hoffman Estates, Ill. | $25,763,000 |
| 19 | TJX | Framingham, Mass. | $22,206,000 |
| 20 | H-E-B Grocery | San Antonio, Texas | $19,819,000 |
| 21 | YUM! Brands | Louisville, Ky. | $19,727,000 |
| 22 | Albertsons | Boise, Idaho | $19,458,000 |
| 23 | Kohl's | Menomonee Falls, Wis. | $19,023,000 |
| 24 | Dollar General | Googlettsville, Tenn. | $18,910,000 |
| 25 | Delhaize America | Salisbury, N.C. | $17,069,000 |
| 26 | Meijer | Grand Rapids, Mich. | $15,689,000 |
| 27 | WakeFern / ShopRite | Keasbey, N.J. | $14,985,000 |
| 28 | Ace Hardware | Oak Brook, Ill. | $14,299,000 |
| 29 | BJ's Wholesale Club | Westborough, Mass. | $13,811,000 |
| 30 | Whole Foods Market | Austin, Texas | $13,642,000 |
| 31 | Doctor's Assoc. / Subway | Milford, Conn. | $13,389,000 |
| 32 | Nordstrom | Seattle | $13,259,000 |
| 33 | Gap | San Francisco | $13,071,000 |
| 34 | AT&T Wireless | Dallas | $12,960,000 |
| 35 | J.C. Penney Co. | Plano, Texas | $12,184,000 |
| 36 | Aldi | Batavia, Ill. | $11,728,000 |
| 37 | Bed Bath & Beyond | Union, N.J. | $11,708,000 |
| 38 | SUPERVALU | Eden Prairie, Minn. | $11,499,000 |
| 39 | 7-Eleven | Dallas | $11,390,000 |
| 40 | Ross Stores | Pleasanton, Calif. | $11,032,000 |
| 41 | Verizon Wireless | Basking Ridge, N.J. | $10,959,000 |
| 42 | Starbucks | Seattle | $10,604,000 |
| 43 | Family Dollar Stores | Matthews, N.C. | $10,489,000 |
| 44 | Bi-Lo | Jacksonville, Fla. | $10,362,000 |
| 45 | L Brands | Columbus, Ohio | $10,303,000 |
| 46 | Menard | Eau Claire, Wis. | $9,689,000 |
| 47 | Trader Joe's | Monrovia, Calif. | $9,388,000 |
| 48 | Wendy's | Dublin, Ohio | $8,886,000 |
| 49 | Burger King Worldwide | Miami | $8,517,000 |
| 50 | Dollar Tree | Chesapeake, Va. | $8,390,000 |
| 51 | Hy-Vee | West Des Moines, Iowa | $7,895,000 |
| 52 | Army / Air Force Exchange | Dallas | $7,738,000 |
| 53 | Dunkin' Brands Group | Canton, Mass. | $7,720,000 |
| 54 | Health Mart Systems | Omaha, Neb. | $7,623,000 |
| 55 | AutoZone | Memphis, Tenn. | $7,523,000 |
| 56 | Toys "R" Us | Wayne, N.J. | $7,450,000 |
| 57 | Wegmans Food Market | Rochester, N.Y. | $7,405,000 |
| 58 | O'Reilly Automotive | Springfield, Mo. | $7,216,000 |
| 59 | DineEquity | Glendale, Calif. | $7,137,000 |
| 60 | Giant Eagle | O'Hara Township, Pa. | $7,056,000 |
| 61 | Sherwin-Williams | Cleveland, Ohio | $7,047,000 |
| 62 | Dick's Sporting Goods | Coraopolis, Pa. | $6,811,000 |
| 63 | Staples | Framingham, Mass. | $6,607,000 |
| 64 | Office Depot | Boca Raton, Fla. | $6,587,000 |
| 65 | Dillard's | Little Rock, Ark. | $6,490,000 |
| 66 | Good Neighbor Pharmacy | Chesterbrook, Pa. | $6,414,000 |
| 67 | Darden Restaurants | Orlando, Fla. | $6,259,000 |
| 68 | GameStop | Grapevine, Texas | $6,225,000 |
| 69 | PetSmart | Phoenix | $6,073,000 |
| 70 | QVC | West Chester, Pa. | $5,972,000 |
| 71 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta | $5,936,000 |
| 72 | WinCo Foods | Boise, Idaho | $5,872,000 |
| 73 | Tractor Supply Co. | Brentwood, Tenn. | $5,820,000 |
| 74 | Barnes & Noble | New York | $5,790,000 |
| 75 | A&P | Montvale, N.J. | $5,630,000 |
| 76 | AVB Brandsource | Tustin, Calif. | $5,268,000 |
| 77 | Signet Jewelers | Akron, Ohio | $5,251,000 |
| 78 | Foot Locker | New York | $5,239,000 |
| 79 | Big Lots | Columbus, Ohio | $5,177,000 |
| 80 | Hudson's Bay | Ontario, Canada | $5,174,000 |
| 81 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | Tempe, Ariz. | $5,167,000 |
| 82 | Defense Commissary Agency | Fort Lee, Va. | $4,890,000 |
| 83 | Neiman Marcus | Dallas | $4,823,000 |
| 84 | Jack in the Box | San Diego, Calif. | $4,781,000 |
| 85 | Ascena Retail Group | Suffern, N.Y. | $4,713,000 |
| 86 | Burlington Coat Factory | Burlington, N.J. | $4,707,000 |
| 87 | Ikea North America Services | Conshohocken, Pa. | $4,611,000 |
| 88 | Williams-Sonoma | San Francisco | $4,591,000 |
| 89 | Save Mart Supermarkets | Modesto, Calif. | $4,518,000 |
| 90 | Panera Bread Company | St. Louis, Mo. | $4,487,000 |
| 91 | Advance Auto Parts | Roanoke, Va. | $4,379,000 |
| 92 | Michaels Stores | Irving, Texas | $4,277,000 |
| 93 | True Value Co. | Chicago | $4,117,000 |
| 94 | Domino's Pizza | Ann Arbor, Mich. | $4,116,000 |
| 95 | Belk | Charlotte, N.C. | $4,110,000 |
| 96 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | Denver, Colo. | $4,069,000 |
| 97 | Sonic | Oklahoma City, Okla. | $4,033,000 |
| 98 | Stater Bros. Holdings | San Bernardino, Calif. | $3,910,000 |
| 99 | Price Chopper Supermarkets | Schenectady, N.Y. | $3,890,000 |
| 100 | Dell | Round Rock, Texas | $3,868,000 |