Dear Love2Research,
Apologies for the long delay.
I have found about 145 companies that are in the Department/Discount
Retail sector in Europe. I've only provided the top 20, and the top
five in Italy, France, Germany, and the UK.
There are the participants in western Europe.
Company Name, City, Country,Web Site, Sales (US$Mil) [NA=Not
Available
1) GALEC Leclerc Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex, France,
http://www.e-leclerc.com, 24,598.4
2) Groupement des Mousquetaires Bondoufle Cedex, France,
http://www.groupedesmousquetaires.com, 21,449.8
3) Rallye Paris, France, http://www.rallye.fr, 20,458.9
4) Fonciere Euris SA Paris, France, NA, 18,404.9
5) Kingfisher Plc London, UK, http://www.kingfisher.com, 16,136.4
6) Karstadt Quelle, Essen, Germany, http://www.karstadtquelle.com,
14,377.5
7) Marks & Spencer Group P L C, London, UK,
http://www.marksandspencer.com, 11,648.7
8) Maus Frčres SA Genčve, Switzerland, http://www.maus.ch, 7,376.5
9) Intermarché SA Bondoufle Cedex, France,
http://www.groupedesmousquetaires.com, 5,005.2
10) SA Des Galeries Lafayette Paris Cedex, France,
http://www.galerieslafayette.com, 4,675.8
11) Koninklijke Vendex KBB NV 1008 Ad Amsterdam, Netherlands,
http://www.vendexkbb.com, 4,414.2
12) Kaufhof Warenhaus AG Köln, Germany, http://www.kaufhof.de, 3,907.2
13) Woolworths Group Plc London, UK,
http://www.woolworthsgroupplc.com, 3,732.3
14) Globus Holding GmbH & Co KG Sankt Wendel, Germany,
http://www.globus.net, 3,723.2
15) Monoprix SA 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt , France,
http://www.monoprix.fr, 3,212.8
16) Esselunga SpA Limito Milan, Italy, http://www.esselunga.it/ ,
2,986.5
17) Arcadia Group Plc London, UK, NA http://www.arcadiagroup.co.uk,
2,719.8
18) Next Plc, Enderby, Leicester, UK, http://www.next.co.uk, 2,689.3
19) Société d'Importation Edouard Leclerc Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex,
France, NA, 565.6
20) Hipercor SA Madrid, Spain, http://www.elcorteingles.es, 2,335.8
ITALY
1) Esselunga SpA Limito http://www.esselunga.it/, 2,986.5, department
stores/supermarkets
2) Supermercati Pam SpA, Spinea, NA, 979.9, supermarkets
3) Iper Montebello SpA, Montebello Battaglia, NA, 403.7, Department
stores/supermarkets
4) Fiordaliso SpA Rozzano, NA, 149.4, hypermarkets
5) Coop Operaie Di Trieste Galleria Brotti, Trieste, NA, 113.1,
department stores
FRANCE
Company Name, City, Country,Web Site, Sales (US$Mil) [NA=Not
Available
1) GALEC Leclerc, Issy-les-Moulineaux Cedex, http://www.e-leclerc.com,
24,598.4, hypermarkets, supermarkets, travel agencies, retail
pharmacies, service stations, repair shops, in-store cafeteria
services
2) Groupement des Mousquetaires, Bondoufle Cedex,
http://www.groupedesmousquetaires.com, 21,449.8, department stores
3) Rallye 75008 Paris http://www.rallye.fr 20,458.9, sports shops,
supermarkets, property. Retailing (94% of 2001 revenues); sports
items (4%), restaurants (1%), other (1%)
4) Fonciere Euris SA, Paris, NA, 18,404.9, sports clothes /shoes,
catering via its restaurants, production, real estate. Distribution
(94% of 2001 revenues), sports goods (4%), catering (1%), production
(1%).
5) Intermarché SA, Bondoufle Cedex,
http://www.groupedesmousquetaires.com, 5,005.2, department stores
GERMANY
Company Name, City, Country,Web Site, Sales (US$Mil) [NA=Not
Available
1) Karstadt Quelle AG, Essen, http://www.karstadtquelle.com,
14,377.5, department stores, mail order services, information/finance
services, real estate. Over the counter retail (46% of 2001 revenues);
mail order services (45%) other services (6%), and real estate (3%).
2) Kaufhof Warenhaus AG, Köln, http://www.kaufhof.de, 3,907.2,
department stores
3) Globus Holding GmbH & Co KG, Sankt Wendel, http://www.globus.net,
3,723.2 retail trade
4) Ihr Platz GmbH + Co KG, Osnabrück, http://www.ihrplatz.de,
1,160.4, cosmetics, body-care products, soap, domestic goods
5) Deutsche Woolworth GmbH, Frankfurt am Main,
http://www.woolworth.de, 1,157.1, variety stores
UNITED KINGDOM
Company Name, City, Country,Web Site, Sales (US$Mil) [NA=Not
Available
1) Kingfisher Plc, London, http://www.kingfisher.com, 16,136.4,
home improvement, electrical, furniture, general merchandise (2,900
stores in 16 countries)
2) Marks & Spencer Group P L C, London,
http://www.marksandspencer.com, 11,648.7, clothing, food/household
goods, financial services
3) Woolworths Group Plc, London, http://www.woolworthsgroupplc.com,
3,732.3, general merchandise, entertainment (music, video games). (788
main chain stores, 13 big W stores and 20 general stores). Woolworths
(66% of 2002 revenues) entertainment (33%), other (1%)
4) Arcadia Group Plc, London, http://www.arcadiagroup.co.uk, 2,719.8,
menswear, womenswear, childrenswear, products for home
5) Next Plc, Leicester, http://www.next.co.uk, 2,689.3, home shopping,
customer services management. (330 stores in the UK and Eire and 49
stores overseas) Next brand (92% of 2002 revenues), ventura (5%), next
franchise (1%), other activities (2%)
*The information in for products and services was in varying degrees
of quality and specificity. However, I believe this gives you a very
good idea of the general retail these companies are in. If you find
that you need more specific information on any of these companies, let
me know.
These are the global Participants (in order of revenues)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Sears, Roebuck & Co.
J.C. Penney Company, Inc.
Ito-Yokado Co Ltd
Daiei Inc
Aeon Co Ltd
GALEC Leclerc
Groupement des Mousquetaires
Rallye
Fonciere Euris SA
Your search strategy should include the following terms
department stores
retail stores
discount stores
apparel
furnishings
homefurnishings
household appliances
wholesale distribution
durable goods
non-durable goods
I found the following relevant associations:
International Association of Department Stores, http://www.iads.org/,
National Retail Federation, http://www.nrf.com/
Source:
The above listed information can be found in numerous databases
including Lexis Nexis, Onesource, Million Dollar Database, which can
be accessed through business school libraries of large universities.
If I can be of any more help, please let me know.
Thanks for using Google!
Claudietta |
