| 1 | WAL-MART STORES | $401.2 | U.S. | Mike Duke | 7,873 | Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Russia, United Kingdom, United States |
| 2 | CARREFOUR | 127.3 | France | Lars Olofsson | 15,430 | Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Greece, Guadeloupe, India, Indonesia, Italy, Jordan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Martinique, Morocco, New Caledonia, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Syria, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates |
| 3 | TESCO | 99.7 | U.K. | Terry Leahy | 4,300 | China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States |
| 4 | METRO GROUP | 98.6 | Germany | Eckhard Cordes | 2,195 | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Morocco, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vietnam |
| 5 | SCHWARZ GROUP | 80.9e | Germany | Klaus Gehrig | 9,300 | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom |
| 6 | KROGER | 76.0 | U.S. | David Dillon | 3,637 | United States |
| 7 | REWE | 73.4e | Germany | Alain Caparros | 13,000 | Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine |
| 8 | COSTCO | 71.0 | U.S. | Jim Sinegal | 544 | Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States |
| 9 | ALDI | 65.7e | Germany | Hartmuth Wiesemann | 9,000 | Australia, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States |
| 10 | AUCHAN | 57.8 | France | Vianney Mulliez | 2,777 | Algeria, Angola, China, France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Vietnam |
| 11 | SEVEN & I | 54.6 | Japan | Toshifumi Suzuki | 25,137 | Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, United States |
| 12 | AEON | 50.6 | Japan | Motoya Okada | 15,824 | Canada, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States |
| 13 | EDEKA | 49.1 | Germany | Markus Mosa | 13,028 | Germany |
| 14 | LECLERC | 47.3 | France | Michel-Edouard Leclerc | 980 | France, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Slovenia, Spain |
| 15 | SUPERVALU | 44.6 | U.S. | Craig Herkert | 2,421 | United States |
| 16 | ITM (INTERMARCHÉ) | 44.3e | France | Michel Pattou | 4,075 | Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, France, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Spain |
| 17 | SAFEWAY (USA) | 44.1 | U.S. | Steven Burd | 1,739 | Canada, Mexico, United States |
| 18 | WOOLWORTHS (AUS.) | 42.2e | Australia | Michael Luscombe | 3,066 | Australia, India, New Zealand |
| 19 | CASINO | 42.0 | France | Jean-Charles Naouri | 9,967 | Argentina, Bahrain, Belgium, Benin, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Kuwait, Madagascar, Martinique, Mauritius, Morocco, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, Reunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam |
| 20 | AHOLD | 37.6 | Netherlands | John Rishton | 2,897 | Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Sweden, United States |
| 21 | SAINSBURY | 34.7 | U.K. | Justin King | 792 | United Kingdom |
| 22 | TENGELMANN | 32.7e | Germany | Karl-Erivan W. Haub | 7,450 | Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, United States |
| 23 | COLES GROUP | 30.9e | Australia | Ian McLeod | 3,370 | Australia, New Zealand |
| 24 | LOBLAW | 28.9 | Canada | Galen Weston | 1,036 | Canada |
| 25 | DELHAIZE GROUP | 27.8 | Belgium | Pierre-Olivier Beckers | 2,673 | Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Indonesia, Luxembourg, Romania, United States |
| Based on sales for calendar 2008 or fiscal year closest to calendar 2008. All sales include nonfood operations and are net sales in U.S. dollars based on full-year average exchange rates. Store counts include franchised or licensed locations and may include nonfood outlets; counts are based on Planet Retail research, company reports and estimates. |
