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1 Home Depot 65 84,740 -7 4,395 -24 2 Costco Wholesale 99 64,400 7 1,083 -2 3 Lowe's 145 48,283 3 2,809 -10 4 Best Buy 177 40,023 11 1,407 2 5 Hutchison Whampoa 286 28,035 19 3,922 52 6 Arcandor 394 21,354 13 22 -95 7 Otto Group 397 21,247 10 126 -40 8 Staples 439 19,373 7 996 2 9 Kingfisher 449 18,744 16 549 -12 10 TJX 452 18,647 7 772 5
1 Home Depot 84,740 44,324 2 Costco Wholesale 64,400 19,607 3 Lowe's 48,283 30,869 4 Best Buy 40,023 12,758 5 Hutchison Whampoa 28,035 102,498 6 Arcandor 21,354 20,209 7 Otto Group 21,247 22,213 8 Staples 19,373 9,036 9 Kingfisher 18,744 18,693 10 TJX 18,647 6,600
From the July 21, 2008 issue