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Coles Group
Rank: 241 (Previous rank: 216)
 CEO: John E. Fletcher
Employees: 115,616
Address: 800 Toorak Rd., Tooronga 3146
Australia
Phone: 61-3-9829-3111
Website: www.colesgroup.com.au
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Money losers
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Revenues 27,516.0 0.4
Profits 869.3 86.8
Assets 7,000.3 --
Stockholders' Equity 2,757.1 --
1 Carrefour 32 99,014.7
2 Tesco 55 79,978.8
3 Metro 62 75,131.0
4 Kroger 80 66,111.2
5 Royal Ahold 104 56,944.9
6 Walgreen 129 47,409.0
7 Seven & I Holdings 134 45,635.2
8 Groupe Auchan 141 43,900.3
9 CVS/Caremark 142 43,813.8
10 AEON 152 41,249.1
11 Safeway 155 40,185.0
12 Supervalu 167 37,406.0
13 J. Sainsbury 200 32,438.1
14 George Weston 234 28,350.4
15 Woolworths 235 28,275.5
16 Coles Group 241 27,516.0
17 Delhaize Group 276 24,481.8
18 William Morrison Supermarkets 298 23,125.3
19 Publix Super Markets 326 21,819.7
20 Alliance Boots 328 21,754.0
21 Rite Aid 418 17,507.7
22 Migros 451 16,466.4
From the July 23, 2007 issue
Footnote:
Figures prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standards.
Figures are for fiscal year ended July 31, 2006.
Changed name from Coles Myer, Dec. 29, 2006.
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How the Countries Stack Up
United States 162
Japan 67
France 38
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Biggest employers
Wal-Mart Stores 1,900,000
State Grid 1,504,000
China National Petroleum 1,086,966
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Most profitable companies
Exxon Mobil 39,500.0
Royal Dutch Shell 25,442.0
UAL 22,876.0
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Top 5 in Asia
Toyota Motor 204,746.4
Sinopec 131,636.0
China National Petroleum 110,520.2
State Grid 107,185.5
Honda Motor 94,790.5
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