Top 100 Retail News & Media
Top 100: 54. Netflix
In 2010, Netflix added nearly eight times as many subscribers as eight of the top nine pay-TV operators combined. (Cox, ranked No. 3, is private and doesn't…
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Top 100: 55. Nordstrom
The "Nordstrom experience" is legend in the U.S. retail industry. Nordstrom employees write thank-you notes to customers and the company has one of the most…
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Top 100: 56. Retail crowdsourcing
The t-shirt company Threadless and athletic shoe manufacturer Ryz invite consumers to take part in designing their products. Visitors to the websites vote for…
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Top 100: 57. Aldi
Rather than trying to dazzle sensory-overloaded consumers with even more choices, the discount no-frills grocery chain has built a global empire by offering…
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Top 100: 58. Barnes & Noble
Just weeks prior to a Forrester Research report that U.S. sales of digital books had skyrocketed 220 percent from the previous year’s total of $301 million…
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Top 100: 60. Nike
Once seen as the paragon of corporate autocracy, Nike got its open-source groove on this year, inviting skaters at its Laguna Beach storefront to customize…
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Top 100: 59. Bed Bath & Beyond
Bed, Bath & Beyond weathered the worst of the recession, posting a 4.4 percent increase in same-store sales for 2009 while the industry as a whole…
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Top 100: 61. Office Max
Office Max has been struggling to compete with online retailers such as Amazon and big box stores such as Staples, but saw third-quarter profits more than…
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Top 100: 63. Starbucks
During the Great Recession, Starbucks found itself bruised by rising costs and the cannibalizing effects of years of overexpansion in an economic climate that…
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Top 100: 62. RFID in retail
If the developers of radio frequency identification (RFID) tags have their way, grocery store checkout lines will soon be a thing of the past. RFID technology…
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Top 100: 64. eBay
EBay is betting on recent technological innovations to revive its marketplace business. By adopting a catalog approach similar to Amazon’s, eBay’s search…
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Top 100: 66. GoogleTV
“Imagine turning on the TV and getting all the channels and shows you normally watch and all of the websites you browse all day.” Advance promotions for the…
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Top 100: 65. Forever 21
Forever 21 grew during the recession by taking advantage of liquidation sales and abandoned retail spaces. This past spring, the LA-based fashion retailer set…
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Top 100: 68. Banana Republic
“Mad Men and Banana Republic are both mad about style,” said Banana Republic president Jack Calhoun. “Banana Republic is known for its versatile fashions, with…
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Top 100: 67. Wegmans
Appearing on Fortune’s annual “100 Best Companies to Work For” list every year since its inception in 1998 — and placing among the top 10 for eight consecutive…
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Top 100: 70. RadioShack
Radio Shack’s biggest challenge, according to Bruce Geller, chief executive officer of investment management firm Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher, is that it’s…
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Top 100: 69. Dick's Sporting Goods
Dick’s has succeeded where other big box efforts in the sporting goods category have failed by catering to serious enthusiasts and their families who want a…
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Top 100: 71. REI
Director of sales Matt Hyde points out that while many businesses see the Web as competing with their other lines of businesses, REI takes Web orders “from…
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Top 100: 72. Safeway
As part of a bold strategic shift to accelerate growth of its store brands and make private label part of its core offerings, Safeway earlier this year pulled…
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Top 100: 73. Verizon Wireless
After months of buzz and unsubstantiated rumors, Fortune contributor Sarah Ellison confirmed in late October that the Verizon iPhone does exist, that it will…
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