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MARKET RESEARCH REPORT

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Retail in the USA

World's Biggest Retailers Detailed Content

A comparative view of the European, American and World's largest and most important retail chains.
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World Market an Overview Total Retail Market Motor Vehicle & Parts 2011 Health & Pharma 2011 Food 2011 Clothing 2011 a Building & Garden 2011

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / World's Biggest

World's Biggest
Rank 1 2 3 4 Company Wall-Mart Stores, Inc. Carrefour SA Tesco PLC Metro AG Country of origin US France UK Germany 2010 retail sales* 418,952 119,642 92,171 88,931 2010 group revenue* 421,849 121,519 94,244 89,311 2010 group net income* 16,993 754 4,131 1,243 Dominant operational format 2010 Hypermarket Hypermarket Hypermarket Cash & Carry/ Warehouse Club Supermarket #countries of operation 2010 16 33 13 9

Wall-Mart, the giant retailer from the United States, clearly dominates the top followed at a long distance by the French and British companies.
Dominated by the Western European and North American companies the world retail appears to be a bipolar rule. However this could not be further from the truth since important revenues come from China, Brazil, Japan and Russia. The importance of the new markets is the result of the orientation of the retailers towards markets capable of delivering growth, such as South America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. European retailers (mainly France and Germany) are the most active players on the Global scale and managed to reduce their dependence from the local market and have an impressive 40-% of revenue from other countries.

The Kroger Co.

US

82,189

82,189

1,133

Schwartz Unternehmens Treuhand KG Costco Wholesale Corporation The Home Depot, Inc

Germany

79,119

79,119

n/a

Discount store

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US

76,255

77,946

1,323

Cash & Carry/ Warehouse Club Home Improvement

US

67,255

67,977

6,668

Wallgreen Co.

US

67,420

67,420

2,091

Drug Store/ Pharmacy Discount store

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Aldi Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG

Germany

67,112

67,112

n/a

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* millions of US dollars

Source: Deloitte

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / European Retailers

European Retailers
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Company Carrefour Tesco Metro Schwartz Aldi Rewe Auchan Edeka E.Leclerc Ahold Sales* 119,642 92,171 88,931 79,119 67,112 61,112 55,212 54,072 41,165 39,213 Country France UK Germany Germany Germany Germany France Germany France Netherlands
Source: Deloitte

European retailers found themselves capable of surpassing the lag of the local markets and find new sources of profit in the Global Market.
The French companies are by far the most determined to act an active role around the world proof is that all the French companies have international operations. France and Germany, only, generated around 400 billion in retail turnover. With an average of 30 countries where they operate, the French retailers lead the global expansion trend of the european retailers. There are significant variations among countries. Enormous growth occurred in Turkey (+22.4 %), Russia (+16.3 %), Sweden (+15.8 %), Poland (+13.3 %).

* millions of US dollars

The top countries in terms of turnover volume France, Germany, UK and Russia generated more than half of the total European retail turnover in 2010.

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Top US Retailers

Top US Retailers
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Company Wall-Mart Kroger Costco Home Depot Walgreen Target CVS Caremark Best Buy Lowe's Sears Holdings Sales* 418,952 82,189 76,255 67,887 67,420 65,789 57,345 50,272 48,815 43,326 Country US US US US US US US US US US
Source: Deloitte

Though it continues to be slow, the US retail grows steadily.

US retailers seem to be content with the opportunities that the local market provides and with the lead of Wall-Mart (180 million shoppers annually). No Canadian company made it to top ten retailers in North America. For individual retailers, such as Walmart and Target, online revenue accounts for less than 2 percent. Investments in better store experiences and more options in the power of their shoppers are considered a priority, however in terms of integrated channel environments, the retailers have started to understand the meas available. Nordstrom and Macys are some of the fast adopters by integrating their touchpoints, making their shoppers experience available on both mobile and web.

* millions of US dollars

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Total US Retail

Total US Retail
Source: US Census
1Q 2012 4Q 2011 3Q 2011 2Q 2011 1Q 2011

The U.S. economy has shown signs of modest recovery. There is growth but not the kind that has followed previous recessions.
Despite the rather high level of the unemployment US consumer spending has been rising. Encouraged by the small signs of recovery that the economy has shown in the last period consumers have turned their attention for goods and services. 1,082,635 1,065,030 1,043,110 1,029,997 1,016,544
Source: Deloitte

US Retail Sales
1Q 2012 4Q 2011 3Q 2011 2Q 2011 1Q 2011
millions of dollars

Due to the credit market weakness that has transferred itself into other areas of the economy consumers seem to be prudent. For the US retailers a reasonable forecast would show slightly positive with a modest growth, the consumers will most certainly remain cautious and price sensitive.

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Motor Vehicle

Motor vehicle and parts dealers 2011

Source: US Census
Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011

New cars sales raised to 53% of all motor vehicle sales in 1Q 2012, the highest numbers since 2009. More energy-efficient autos tended to have a better performance since the influence of higher gas prices has played a role in the trends of vehicle sales that made the consumer more price savvy. The increases in production and employment came from increased demand, which acted in US as well as in Europe. Exports also grew, having more than doubled since 2009. 6
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Motor vehicle and parts dealers Jan 2011

58,718

Feb 2011
63,669

Mar 2011
76,556

Apr 2011
70,852

May 2011
70,618

Jun 2011
71,537

Jul 2011
70,503

Aug 2011
72,557

Sep 2011
68,024

Oct 2011
66,851

Nov 2011
64,740

Dec 2011
71,674

millions of dollars

Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Health and Personal Care

Health and personal care stores 2011

Source: US Census
Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011

The per capita change in retail prescription volume, by state, ranged from -7.1% to 5.6%. Retail prescription usage, which averaged 11.33 prescriptions per person, declined in 41 states and fell by more than 3% in 10 states. Preparations seem to prove of little or no effectiveness in the case of the patent cliff expected to hit in 2012. Research-based and pharma companies have few products to replace the hole in the revenues. Two of the world largest pharma companies, Pfizer and Sanofi announced important job cuts, and the situation continues to determine changes throughout 2012.

Health and personal care stores Jan 2011

22,242

Feb 2011
21,290

Mar 2011
23,625

Apr 2011
22,250

May 2011
22,783

Jun 2011
22,413

Jul 2011
21,909

Aug 2011
23,032

Sep 2011
22,265

Oct 2011
22,622

Nov 2011
22,468

Dec 2011
25,387

millions of dollars

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Pharmacies and drug stores 2011

The amount of drugs sold in retail around US for chronic and acute illness declined (on a per capita basis) in contrast with non-retail that remained steady. A person's use of retail prescriptions averaged 11.33 prescriptions in 2011 to amount to a total of 211 bn USD. quotation Especially in the cardiovascular area americans aged 65+ decreased their use of prescriptions by 3%.

Source: US Census
Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011

Pharmacies and drug stores Jan 2011

19078

Feb 2011
18016

Mar 2011
19913

Apr 2011
18808

May 2011
19357

Jun 2011
18935

Jul 2011
18406

Aug 2011
19349

Sep 2011
18736

Oct 2011
19214

Nov 2011
19048

Dec 2011
21105

Overall pharmacy retail volumes have declined in 2011, due to lower use of chronic disease medicines. The weak flu season in 2011 has been one of the causes pharma volumes showing worse than in 2010.

millions of dollars

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Food and Beverage

Food and beverage stores 2011

Source: US Census
Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011

According to Datamonitor, the United States food retail industry grew by 5.6% in 2011. Industry leaders Wal-Mart, Costco, Kroger, and Safeway continue to leverage their scale to accommodate consumers need for low prices. This trend will continue unabated as consumers remain strapped for disposable income despite minor improvements in the broader economy.

Food and beverages store Jan 2011

48,674

Feb 2011
45,856

Mar 2011
50,069

Apr 2011
50,985

May 2011
51,905

Jun 2011
51,506

Jul 2011
53,005

Aug 2011
52,054

Sep 2011
50,360

Oct 2011
51,298

Nov 2011
51,730

Dec 2011
56,466

millions of dollars

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Clothing

Clothing stores 2011

Source: US Census
Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011

2011 was a difficult year for retailers and manufacturers who use cotton which experienced volatile price changes and the highest price in almost 150 years. Due to the cost of raw materials, retailers and manufacturers alike, started exploring alternative fabrics, including synthetics and other non-cotton or non-petrolbased textiles. However, alternative fabrics are not fix-all solution as increased demand is pushing prices higher.

Clothing stores
Jan 2011
10,170

Feb 2011
11,360

Mar 2011
13,702

Apr 2011
13,842

May 2011
13,627

Jun 2011
13,259

Jul 2011
13,401

Aug 2011
13,876

Sep 2011
13,404

Oct 2011
13,787

Nov 2011
15,813

Dec 2011
21,735

millions of dollars

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Building and Garden

Building materials and garden equipment and suppliers dealers 2011

Prices remained at a level comparable with 2010 levels by the end of 2011 although a general level of optimism for modest growth and recovery persisted. According to data from the National Climatic Data Center, January was the fifth snowiest month in the last 45 years, with approximately 71% of the country covered in snow by January 12. February was no different in terms of weather, which translated in an 8.2% decrease in building permits. The 517,000 units of building permits, in February 2011 marked the lowest rate on record.
Source: US Census
Jan 2011 Feb 2011 Mar 2011 Apr 2011 May 2011 Jun 2011 Jul 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011

Building materials and garden equipment and supplies dealers

Jan 2011
16,476

Feb 2011
16,460

Mar 2011
22,643

Apr 2011
25,222

May 2011
28,694

Jun 2011
28,007

Jul 2011
24,256

Aug 2011
24,540

Sep 2011
23,299

Oct 2011
24,018

Nov 2011
23,222

Dec 2011
22,065

millions of dollars

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Big Retail & Small Stores in the US / Conclusions, Trends and Forecasts

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