Apple Ranks as 21st Largest U.S. Retailer in 2010

[Les Kern]

So your saying the crap in Target isn't made in China like every other retailer and your a fat slob?

Actually EVERYTHING is made in China or somewhere else in Asia. Everything Apple sells too. Since 2000 over 50,000 factories have closed in America and were either went out of business or went over there.

 

[Les Kern]

"cheap garbage"

You are probably one of the rich millionaires that acts condescending towards the lower class, Walmart is a great company that caters to average Americans, just because the costs are lower, they are not garbage.



I actually eat McDonalds so I can gain weight.

Wow, it's seldom I read a post that starts as mindless nonsense and ends so very very sad. Really. I don't know where to begin with this, but perhaps it's better left alone.

 

[maczter]

Actually, I think Costco beats Apple there, but certainly per square foot Apple is first!

The data is available on the linked source's web site. If you copy and paste it into a spreadsheet, add a column for worldwide sales per store (worldwide retails sales column / 2010 stores column), then sort by that column, you'll get your answer. Apple wasn't #1, but they're very close, and IKEA jumps from #89 based on sales amount to #1 when the list is sorted by sales per store.

Also, keep in mind that the worldwide retail sales column is in thousands, so don't forget to tack an extra three zeros on the end of the worldwide sales per store column.

 

[mb2008]

It's not sales in stores! Amazon doesn't have any...

I'm sure the Apple stores do well....but I still order from Apple.com because my Apple store is lousy at stocking anything but phones/pods/laptops....no cases, cords, software.

I'm just shocked how low Amazon is....

 

[paul4339]

They have numbers for Apple retail stores + iTunes, but do not include Apple online stores; yet they have numbers for Amazon.com which solely an online store.

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[iScott428]

Wow Publix is 14?! They're only in like 4 states!
Good for them, I love Publix. I hate shopping elsewhere when I'm in New York.

Yeah Publix is defiantly the odd ball out in this group. Although next to Apple it's one of the best on the list in respect to the fact that they look to sell more quality than quantity.

 

[rhett7660]

How did McDonald's make it into the retail mix?! I usually don't associate fast food with retail but....

The growth of amazon is pretty amazing and I would be kind of scared if I was in the bulls eyes of them.... ie sears and the like. I know I do a lot of shopping there and judging by their growth number I am not the only one.

 

[b0blndsy]

McDonalds ahead of Apple . I think this report needs to be classfied further into groups.

 

[coder12]

You may notice how 3 of those top 25 are located in MN... mwahahahaha....

 

[Tiggs]

The numbers for Apple seem low and should include all apple.com sales as well. At 65 bil in past revs and almost half of that for US sales, it would place much higher on the list.

 

[doctor-don]

Uh, you mean came to? Wal-Mart has probably been #1 for 20 if not 30 years.

Also interesting is how much Amazon is still growing year over year.

Walmart - since 2008, not hyphenated any longer.

Whats really interesting people, is that Apple can achieve such place and high sales number with barely 233 stores... a more interesting approach would have been to see average sales by store... A quick view tells you Apple may very well be No 1 in terms of sales per location... just as they lead in this view almost every metric (revenue marketshare in mobile, laptops, etc...) In capitalism, thats whats ultimately important...

Sales per location?

What about average transaction price?
Walmart sells many products that cost less than $5. You will not find too many (any?) items at an Apple store for under $5.

I can't believe that many people eat at McDonalds....ugh, their food is so disgusting....

To each his own.

Or, to show your lack of education as a car company does in its ads, To each Their own. (Pitiful!)

I realize they've been there for a while, but I'm still shocked at how much farther ahead Wal-Mart is compared to even their closest competitor, both domestically and combined domestically and abroad. And I'm surprised Amazon is so low (they're basically my Wal-Mart for things I can't find locally or at Target ).

I'm curious why the comparisons from last year and their (Apple's) reported growth don't add up, though. Are the numbers not representative of the same measurement? (Or is there different methodology or an error, as the summary suggests?)

Since Amazon does not actually sell many items it manages for other companies, everything that you might attribute to being sold by Amazon does not produce revenue for Amazon.

Wow Publix is 14?! They're only in like 4 states!
Good for them, I love Publix. I hate shopping elsewhere when I'm in New York.

It's five states.

Kroger grocery stores are in Georgia, but I don't remember ever seeing one in Florida. Publix is in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and South Carolina. But Kroger DOES have jewelry stores in Florida!!! (Littman Jewelry in Miami.)

Are there really Publix stores in New York?

 

[kuebby]

Actually EVERYTHING is made in China or somewhere else in Asia. Everything Apple sells too. Since 2000 over 50,000 factories have closed in America and were either went out of business or went over there.

Not quite everything, I shop at American Apparel because their merchandise is well-made and made in America. Also most cars you buy here are made (assembled) here (or at least in North America), because it's cheaper than shipping manufactured cars (though the parts are still produced overseas).

I'm also surprised Kroger is #2, I would have guessed Costco, Home Depot, Target, and even Walgreens/CVS would be ahead of them; but at guess that's at least partly because I've never lived in a state with a Kroger.

Looking at average transaction price would also be an interesting column to add to this, but that's probably more detailed information than the companies publicly release. That data would see Apple and probably Costco go up on the list (as well as Macy's and Amazon probably).

 

[doctor-don]

Not quite everything, I shop at American Apparel because their merchandise is well-made and made in America. Also most cars you buy here are made (assembled) here (or at least in North America), because it's cheaper than shipping manufactured cars (though the parts are still produced overseas).

I'm also surprised Kroger is #2, I would have guessed Costco, Home Depot, Target, and even Walgreens/CVS would be ahead of them; but at guess that's at least partly because I've never lived in a state with a Kroger.

Looking at average transaction price would also be an interesting column to add to this, but that's probably more detailed information than the companies publicly release. That data would see Apple and probably Costco go up on the list (as well as Macy's and Amazon probably).

The Kroger Co. family of pharmacies -

King Soopers
Ralphs
Dillons
City Market
Fred Meyer
Food 4 Less
Fry's Food & Drug Stores
Jay C Food Stores
Smith's Food & Drug Stores
Baker's
Gerbes Super Markets
QFC (Quality Food Centers)

One would believe that these might also sell food as a part of the Kroger company.

 

[umarimtiaz3]

I bet Apple will be reached in top of the list in 2 or 3 years...

 

[Dkrogh]

I'd be interested in seeing what the breakdown in numbers are between online sales through the apple store, and in-store sales.

Seems to me that 70% of apple's sales online wouldn't be far fetched from what I think, but that is only an estimate.