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Rank Company Fortune 1000 rank $ millions % change from 2007 $ millions % change from 2007
1 Costco Wholesale 24 72,483.0 12.6 1,282.7 18.5
2 Home Depot 25 71,288.0 -15.9 2,260.0 -48.6
3 Lowe's 47 48,230.0 -0.1 2,195.0 -21.9
4 Best Buy 56 40,023.0 11.4 1,407.0 2.2
5 Staples 109 23,083.8 19.2 805.3 -19.1
6 TJX 131 19,147.5 2.7 880.6 14.1
7 Gap 178 14,526.0 -7.9 967.0 16.1
8 Office Depot 179 14,495.5 -6.6 -1,478.9 -473.8
9 Toys "R" Us 192 13,724.0 -0.5 218.0 42.5
10 Circuit City Stores 228 11,743.7 -5.5 -319.9 N.A.
11 BJ's Wholesale Club 269 10,027.4 11.4 134.6 9.5
12 Limited Brands 290 9,043.0 -10.8 220.0 -69.4
13 GameStop 296 8,805.9 24.1 398.3 38.2
14 OfficeMax 313 8,267.0 -9.0 -1,657.9 -899.5
15 Pantry 317 8,088.6 34.5 31.8 18.9
16 TravelCenters of America 332 7,658.4 24.2 -40.2 N.A.
17 Bed Bath & Beyond 355 7,048.9 6.5 562.8 -5.3
18 AutoZone 380 6,522.7 5.7 641.6 7.7
19 Ross Stores 384 6,486.1 8.6 305.4 17.0
20 Blockbuster 450 5,287.9 -4.6 -374.1 N.A.
21 Foot Locker 454 5,237.0 -3.7 -80.0 -256.9
22 Barnes & Noble 455 5,235.3 -3.2 75.9 -44.1
23 Advance Auto Parts 461 5,142.3 6.1 238.0 -0.1
24 PetSmart 468 5,065.3 8.4 192.7 -25.5
25 Big Lots 498 4,645.3 -0.2 151.5 -4.4
26 Dollar Tree 499 4,644.9 9.5 229.5 14.0
27 Neiman Marcus 504 4,600.5 4.1 142.8 27.6
28 Casey's General Stores 516 4,429.3 22.2 84.9 37.2
29 RadioShack 534 4,224.5 -0.6 192.4 -18.8
30 Dick's Sporting Goods 541 4,130.1 6.2 -35.1 -122.6
31 Susser Holdings 558 3,966.4 56.2 16.5 1.4
32 Michaels Stores 571 3,817.0 -1.2 -5.0 N.A.
33 O'Reilly Automotive 602 3,576.6 41.8 186.2 -4.0
34 Abercrombie & Fitch 607 3,540.3 -5.6 272.3 -42.8
35 Collective Brands 620 3,442.0 13.4 -68.7 -260.9
36 Burlington Coat Factory 624 3,424.0 -0.5 -49.0 N.A.
37 Williams-Sonoma 637 3,361.5 -14.8 30.0 -84.7
38 Borders Group 639 3,356.2 -17.2 -186.7 N.A.
39 Coach 661 3,180.9 18.7 783.1 18.0
40 Systemax 683 3,033.0 9.1 52.8 -23.9
41 Tractor Supply 684 3,007.9 11.3 81.9 -14.9
42 American Eagle Outfitters 690 2,988.9 -2.2 179.1 -55.2
43 Rent A Center 706 2,884.2 -0.8 139.6 83.1
44 Tiffany & Co 709 2,860.0 -4.4 220.0 -27.6
45 HSN 714 2,823.6 N.A. -2,390.9 N.A.
46 Regis 730 2,738.9 4.3 85.2 2.4
47 Sally Beauty Holdings 742 2,648.2 5.3 77.6 74.4
48 Charming Shoppes 747 2,630.7 -12.6 -244.2 N.A.
49 Cabela's 764 2,552.7 8.6 76.4 -13.1
50 Fastenal 813 2,340.4 13.5 279.7 20.2
51 Brown Shoe 828 2,276.4 -3.5 -133.2 -320.5
52 Zale 845 2,194.6 -9.9 10.8 -81.8
53 AnnTaylor Stores 846 2,194.6 -8.4 -333.9 -443.4
54 Men's Wearhouse 905 1,972.4 -6.6 58.8 -60.0
55 Pep Boys 917 1,927.8 -10.9 -30.4 N.A.
56 Jo-Ann Stores 922 1,901.1 1.2 21.9 42.2
57 Aéropostale 929 1,885.5 18.5 149.4 15.7
58 Urban Outfitters 953 1,834.6 21.7 199.4 24.4
59 Children's Place Retail Stores 981 1,759.5 -18.6 82.4 N.A.
60 PC Connection 985 1,753.7 -1.8 10.4 -54.9
Rank Company Revenues % Assets % Stockholders'
Equity %
1 Costco Wholesale 1.8 6.2 14.0
2 Home Depot 3.2 5.5 12.7
3 Lowe's 4.6 6.7 12.2
4 Best Buy 3.5 11.0 31.4
5 Staples 3.5 6.2 14.5
6 TJX 4.6 14.3 41.3
7 Gap 6.7 12.8 22.0
8 Office Depot -10.2 -28.1 -108.5
9 Toys "R" Us 1.6 2.6 N.A.
10 Circuit City Stores -2.7 -8.5 -21.3
11 BJ's Wholesale Club 1.3 6.7 13.7
12 Limited Brands 2.4 3.2 11.7
13 GameStop 4.5 8.8 17.3
14 OfficeMax -20.1 -39.7 -571.7
15 Pantry 0.4 1.5 8.2
16 TravelCenters of America -0.5 -4.5 -10.0
17 Bed Bath & Beyond 8.0 14.6 22.0
18 AutoZone 9.8 12.2 279.3
19 Ross Stores 4.7 13.0 30.7
20 Blockbuster -7.1 -14.3 -59.7
21 Foot Locker -1.5 -2.8 -4.2
22 Barnes & Noble 1.5 2.5 8.2
23 Advance Auto Parts 4.6 8.0 22.1
24 PetSmart 3.8 8.2 16.8
25 Big Lots 3.3 10.6 19.6
26 Dollar Tree 4.9 11.3 18.3
27 Neiman Marcus 3.1 2.2 8.5
28 Casey's General Stores 1.9 7.0 13.1
29 RadioShack 4.6 8.4 23.5
30 Dick's Sporting Goods -0.8 -1.8 -3.9
31 Susser Holdings 0.4 2.0 8.1
32 Michaels Stores -0.1 -0.3 N.A.
33 O'Reilly Automotive 5.2 4.4 8.2
34 Abercrombie & Fitch 7.7 9.6 14.8
35 Collective Brands -2.0 -3.1 -11.0
36 Burlington Coat Factory -1.4 -1.7 -15.1
37 Williams-Sonoma 0.9 1.6 2.6
38 Borders Group -5.6 -11.6 -71.1
39 Coach 24.6 34.4 51.7
40 Systemax 1.7 7.5 15.8
41 Tractor Supply 2.7 7.6 13.4
42 American Eagle Outfitters 6.0 9.1 12.7
43 Rent A Center 4.8 5.6 12.9
44 Tiffany & Co 7.7 7.1 13.9
45 HSN -84.7 -207.5 -925.7
46 Regis 3.1 3.8 8.7
47 Sally Beauty Holdings 2.9 5.1 N.A.
48 Charming Shoppes -9.3 -19.1 -52.4
49 Cabela's 3.0 3.2 8.4
50 Fastenal 12.0 21.4 24.5
51 Brown Shoe -5.9 -13.0 -33.8
52 Zale 0.5 0.8 1.8
53 AnnTaylor Stores -15.2 -34.8 -80.2
54 Men's Wearhouse 3.0 5.0 7.0
55 Pep Boys -1.6 -2.0 -7.2
56 Jo-Ann Stores 1.2 2.4 4.6
57 Aéropostale 7.9 22.7 42.1
58 Urban Outfitters 10.9 15.0 18.9
59 Children's Place Retail Stores 4.7 8.8 15.0
60 PC Connection 0.6 2.7 4.4
EARNINGS PER SHARE TOTAL RETURN TO INVESTORS EMPLOYEES
Rank Company 1998-2008 Annual growth (%) 1998-2008 Annual rate (%) 2008 (%) Number % change from 2007
1 Costco Wholesale 11.0 4.3 -24.0 106,000 7.6
2 Home Depot 6.6 -4.4 -11.6 265,650 -3.9
3 Lowe's 15.9 5.8 -3.5 196,500 4.5
4 Best Buy 29.7 8.1 -45.8 150,000 7.1
5 Staples 15.2 -0.3 -21.2 74,208 25.1
6 TJX 12.2 4.4 -27.4 133,000 3.1
7 Gap 3.9 -9.0 -35.8 134,000 -10.7
8 Office Depot N.A. -19.1 -78.6 43,000 17.0
9 Toys "R" Us N.A. N.A. N.A. 69,000 -4.2
10 Circuit City Stores N.A. -38.1 -96.8 45,885 -0.4
11 BJ's Wholesale Club 10.8 4.0 1.3 22,000 5.8
12 Limited Brands -16.9 -0.8 -44.7 54,850 -6.2
13 GameStop N.A. N.A. -65.1 30,685 40.8
14 OfficeMax N.A. -11.1 -60.8 27,500 -10.6
15 Pantry N.A. N.A. -17.9 12,675 3.6
16 TravelCenters of America N.A. N.A. -80.8 15,430 -3.6
17 Bed Bath & Beyond 23.4 4.1 -13.5 39,000 11.4
18 AutoZone 21.1 15.5 16.3 44,745 4.3
19 Ross Stores 12.8 12.6 17.6 26,750 1.1
20 Blockbuster N.A. N.A. -67.7 59,643 0.0
21 Foot Locker N.A. 2.4 -44.1 27,855 -9.1
22 Barnes & Noble 0.2 -6.1 -54.6 37,000 -5.1
23 Advance Auto Parts N.A. N.A. -10.8 37,489 7.8
24 PetSmart 22.5 5.5 -21.1 34,000 6.2
25 Big Lots 8.0 -3.3 -9.4 25,362 -3.0
26 Dollar Tree 10.1 3.7 60.8 29,200 4.5
27 Neiman Marcus N.A. N.A. N.A. 17,000 -5.0
28 Casey's General Stores 10.2 6.6 -22.3 12,732 5.7
29 RadioShack 18.6 -4.3 -27.7 36,800 5.6
30 Dick's Sporting Goods N.A. N.A. -49.2 19,400 5.4
31 Susser Holdings N.A. N.A. -35.2 5,648 9.2
32 Michaels Stores N.A. N.A. N.A. 25,200 -9.4
33 O'Reilly Automotive 15.3 10.0 -5.2 34,492 63.8
34 Abercrombie & Fitch 12.3 -3.6 -70.7 46,500 -13.9
35 Collective Brands N.A. -2.9 -32.6 23,250 0.0
36 Burlington Coat Factory N.A. N.A. N.A. 26,580 -5.1
37 Williams-Sonoma -5.2 -8.5 -68.6 18,150 -23.3
38 Borders Group N.A. -33.3 -96.2 18,050 -17.2
39 Coach N.A. N.A. -32.1 12,000 18.8
40 Systemax 2.4 -6.3 -43.0 4,452 33.4
41 Tractor Supply 18.0 19.7 0.6 10,000 8.1
42 American Eagle Outfitters 13.1 3.0 -53.6 22,000 -2.0
43 Rent A Center 20.1 3.3 21.6 17,900 -3.8
44 Tiffany & Co 10.8 7.0 -47.7 9,000 2.3
45 HSN N.A. N.A. N.A. 5,555 N.A.
46 Regis 8.7 -5.4 -47.6 65,000 4.8
47 Sally Beauty Holdings N.A. N.A. -37.1 15,850 6.0
48 Charming Shoppes N.A. -5.5 -54.9 18,350 -9.4
49 Cabela's N.A. N.A. -61.3 11,000 -2.7
50 Fastenal 18.3 13.0 -12.1 13,634 13.5
51 Brown Shoe N.A. 2.7 -43.1 12,444 -5.0
52 Zale -12.2 -14.6 -79.3 15,500 -11.9
53 AnnTaylor Stores N.A. -10.5 -77.4 11,300 -5.4
54 Men's Wearhouse 4.0 -4.1 -49.0 13,850 -11.5
55 Pep Boys N.A. -10.2 -62.4 15,317 0.0
56 Jo-Ann Stores 2.2 -0.4 18.4 20,750 -4.4
57 Aéropostale N.A. N.A. -39.2 9,164 27.6
58 Urban Outfitters 26.7 21.7 -45.0 9,000 20.8
59 Children's Place Retail Stores 13.3 -1.5 -16.4 13,850 -7.5
60 PC Connection N.A. -8.0 -54.9 1,625 0.6
Issue date: May 4, 2009
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