The FORBES Global 2000 ranking is based on a composite score from equally-weighted measures of revenue, profits, assets and market value. These companies are the biggest that occupy the retail space. 18 of the top retailing companies are based in the U.S. and 2 in the United Kingdom.
The 2016 list features public companies from 63 countries that together account for $35 trillion in revenue, $2.4 trillion in profit, $162 trillion of assets, and have a combined market value of $44 trillion.
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