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The Hot 25 Retailers ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retail companies. Rankings are determined by increases in domestic sales between 2021 and 2022; all retail companies with global sales in excess of $2 billion were eligible. Read more about what companies made the list and why, or view 2023’s list below.
| Rank | Company | U.S. sales growth ('22 v '21) | U.S. sales added (millions '22 v '21) | 2021 U.S. retail sales (millions) | 2022 U.S. retail sales (millions) | Note | Expand all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chedraui | 137.30% | $4,308 | $3,138 | $7,447 | Reflects Chedraui USA’s acquisition of grocery chain Smart & Final effective 2022. | |
| 2 | Raley's Supermarkets | 73.50% | $2,341 | $3,185 | $5,526 | Reflects Raley’s acquisition of Bashas’ effective 2022. | |
| 3 | Primark Stores | 65.70% | $123 | $187 | $310 | ||
| 4 | Schwarz Group | 52.30% | $930 | $1,780 | $2,710 | ||
| 5 | 7-Eleven | 30.20% | $6,993 | $23,159 | $30,152 | ||
| 6 | Superior Grocers | 30.10% | $398 | $1,322 | $1,720 | ||
| 7 | BJ's Wholesale Club | 22.90% | $3,822 | $16,667 | $20,489 | ||
| 8 | Inditex | 19.40% | $429 | $2,210 | $2,639 | ||
| 9 | Chico's | 18.50% | $335 | $1,816 | $2,152 | ||
| 10 | Ulta Beauty | 18.30% | $1,578 | $8,631 | $10,209 | ||
| 11 | Verizon Wireless | 17.10% | $3,387 | $19,781 | $23,168 | ||
| 12 | Costco Wholesale | 16.90% | $23,742 | $140,409 | $164,151 | ||
| 13 | Grocery Outlet | 16.20% | $499 | $3,080 | $3,578 | ||
| 14 | Sephora (LVMH) | 15.00% | $905 | $6,013 | $6,918 | ||
| 15 | Total Wine & More | 14.60% | $628 | $4,309 | $4,937 | ||
| 16 | Tiffany & Co. (LVMH) | 14.20% | $247 | $1,736 | $1,983 | ||
| 17 | Wine.com | 14.00% | $83 | $589 | $672 | ||
| 18 | Publix Super Markets | 13.60% | $6,537 | $47,997 | $54,534 | ||
| 19 | Chewy.com | 13.60% | $1,208 | $8,891 | $10,099 | Spun off from PetSmart in 2021. | |
| 20 | Leslie's Poolmart | 13.60% | $182 | $1,343 | $1,525 | ||
| 21 | Schnucks | 13.50% | $479 | $3,546 | $4,025 | ||
| 22 | Harbor Freight Tools | 13.10% | $620 | $4,726 | $5,346 | ||
| 23 | Sherwin-Williams | 12.80% | $1,254 | $9,768 | $11,022 | ||
| 24 | Lululemon | 12.80% | $520 | $4,059 | $4,579 | ||
| 25 | H.E. Butt Grocery | 12.20% | $3,791 | $30,997 | $34,788 |
The Kantar-NRF U.S. Hot 25 Retailers list is the annual ranking of the nation’s most impactful and fastest-growing retail companies. Rankings are determined by year-over-year percentage increases in domestic sales. The focus on growth rate highlights hot, growing companies without being overpowered by the largest retailers in the United States.
Retailer sales and growth figures are based on Kantar’s Retail IQ integrated research methodology. Kantar estimates sales of privately held companies, franchise sales and domestic sales when the figures are not self-reported. This removes the impact of the companies’ investments in international operations from the growth rankings to give a true perspective on the situation in the U.S. retail market. To learn more about Kantar’s research and reporting methodology, visit https://retailiq.kantar.com/.