Global 500 
Industry: Specialty Retailers
 
1 Home Depot 43 81,511 5,838
2 Costco Wholesale 95 52,935 1,063
3 Lowe's 125 43,243 2,771
4 Best Buy 189 30,848 1,140
5 AutoNation 332 19,468 497
6 Otto Group 363 17,859 113
7 Staples 420 16,079 834
8 TJX 421 16,058 690
9 Gap 422 16,023 1,113
10 Kingfisher 471 14,484 252
11 Office Depot 480 14,279 274
12 GUS 487 14,118 1,016
From the July 24, 2006 issue
How the Countries Stack Up
United States 170
Japan 70
Britain, France (tied) 38
Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,800,000
China National Petroleum 1,090,232
State Grid 844,031
Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 36,130
Royal Dutch Shell 25,311
Citigroup 24,589
Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 185,805
Sinopec 98,784
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 94,869
Honda Motor 87,510
State Grid 86,984

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