2009 Hot 100 Retailers

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Ranksort icon Title Headquarters Revenue Previous Year Revenue Revenue Y/Y Change Earnings Previous Year Earnings Earnings Y/Y Change Units Previous Year Units Units y/y Change Comment
1 DineEquity Glendale, Calif. $1,613,628 $484,559 233% $-154,459 $-480 3400 3320 2.40%
2 American Apparel Los Angeles $382,382 $242,566 58% 260 182 42.90% U.S. wholesale segment excluded, includes international wholesale
3 Susser Holdings Corpus Christi, Texas $4,239,883 $2,717,362 56% $16,477 $16,252 1.4% 512 504 1.60%
4 A&P Montvale, N.J. $9,516,186 $6,401,130 49% $-139,881 $-160,680 436 447 -2.50%
5 Apple Stores/iTunes Cupertino, Calif. $9,655,000 $6,611,000 46% 247 197 25.40%
6 Wendy’s/Arby’s Group Atlanta $1,822,761 $1,263,717 44% $-479,741 $16,081 10386 3866 168.60%
7 O’Reilly Automotive Springfield, Mo. $3,576,553 $2,522,319 42% $186,232 $193,988 -4.0% 3285 1830 79.50%
8 Finlay Enterprises New York City $309,673 $223,805 38% 108 106 1.90% Specialty retail only, excludes concessions within department stores
9 The Pantry Sanford, N.C. $8,995,626 $6,911,163 30% $31,783 $26,732 18.9% 1653 1644 0.50%
10 Amazon.com Seattle $19,166,000 $14,835,000 29% $645,000 $476,000 35.5%
11 Buffalo Wild Wings Minneapolis $422,417 $329,652 28% $24,435 $19,654 24.3% 560 493 13.60%
12 The Buckle Kearney, Neb. $792,046 $619,888 28% $104,409 $75,247 38.8% 387 368 5.20%
13 Ruth’s Hospitality Group Heathrow, Fla. $405,785 $319,171 27% $-53,883 $18,146 152 118 28.80%
14 PriceSmart San Diego $1,119,876 $888,801 26% $38,106 $12,926 194.8% 25 23 8.70%
15 Travel Centers of America Westlake, Ohio $7,658,379 $6,166,157 24% $-40,201 $-123,356 233 236 -1.30%
16 GameStop Grapevine, Texas $8,805,897 $7,093,962 24% $398,282 $288,291 38.2% 6207 5264 17.90%
17 AT&T Wireless Atlanta $4,925,000 $4,006,000 23% 2200 2200 0.00%
18 Chipotle Mexican Grill Denver $1,331,968 $1,085,782 23% $78,202 $70,563 10.8% 837 704 18.90%
19 Panera Bread Richmond Heights, Mo. $1,298,853 $1,066,691 22% $67,436 $57,546 17.2% 1325 1230 7.70%
20 Urban Outfitters Philadelphia $1,834,618 $1,507,724 22% $199,364 $160,231 24.4% 294 245 20.00%
21 Whole Foods Market Austin, Texas $7,953,912 $6,591,773 21% $114,524 $182,740 -37.3% 275 276 -0.40%
22 Texas Roadhouse Louisville, Ky. $880,461 $735,089 20% $38,168 $39,325 -2.9% 314 285 10.20%
23 Lumber Liquidators Toano, Va. $482,179 $405,307 19% $22,149 $11,326 95.6% 150 116 29.30%
24 Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance Bolingbrook, Ill. $1,084,646 $912,141 19% $25,268 $25,335 -0.3% 311 249 24.90%
25 Aéropostale New York City $1,885,531 $1,590,883 19% $149,422 $129,197 15.7% 914 828 10.40%
26 Valero San Antonio $10,528,000 $8,884,000 19% 1384 1414 -2.10% Retail operations only, excludes refining
27 BJ’s Restaurants Huntington Beach, Calif. $374,076 $316,095 18% $10,308 $11,705 -11.9% 82 70 17.10%
28 Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Hampstead, Md. $695,908 $604,010 15% $58,408 $50,168 16.4% 460 422 9.00%
29 Verizon Wireless Basking Ridge, N.J. $6,697,000 $5,866,000 14% 2500 2400 4.20%
30 Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Greenwood Village, Colorado $869,215 $763,472 14% $27,126 $30,651 -11.5% 423 384 10.20%
31 Ingles Markets Black Mountain, N.C. $3,238,047 $2,851,593 14% $52,123 $58,637 -11.1% 197 197 0.00%
32 Collective Brands Topeka, Kan. $3,442,000 $3,035,400 13% $-68,700 $42,700 4877 4892 -0.30%
33 Netflix Los Gatos, Calif. $1,364,661 $1,205,340 13% $83,026 $66,608 24.6%
34 Costco Issaquah, Wash. $72,483,020 $64,400,155 13% $1,282,725 $1,082,772 18.5% 544 518 5.00%
35 Delek US Holdings Brentwood, Tenn. $1,777,200 $1,579,600 13% 458 461 -0.70%
36 Best Buy Richfield, Minn. $45,015,000 $40,023,000 13% $1,003,000 $1,407,000 -28.7% 3942 1314 200.00%
37 VS Holdings North Bergen, N.J. $601,540 $537,872 12% $8,209 $6,795 20.8% 401 341 17.60%
38 Citi Trends Savannah, Ga. $488,202 $437,515 12% $17,383 $14,214 22.3% 357 319 11.90%
39 Famous Dave’s of America Minnetonka, Minn. $140,382 $125,873 12% $389 $6,070 -93.6% 170 164 3.70%
40 Spartan Stores Grand Rapids, Mich. $1,328,124 $1,192,523 11% 100 99 1.00% Retail segment only, excludes wholesale activities
41 Tractor Supply Co. Brentwood, Tenn. $3,007,949 $2,703,212 11% $81,930 $96,241 -14.9% 855 764 11.90%
42 BJ’s Wholesale Club Natick, Mass. $10,027,366 $9,014,465 11% $134,583 $122,861 9.5% 180 177 1.70%
43 hhgregg Indianapolis $1,396,678 $1,256,666 11% $36,497 $21,406 70.5% 110 91 20.90%
44 Charlotte Russe Holding San Diego, Calif. $823,252 $740,939 11% $18,165 $36,304 -50.0% 487 432 12.70%
45 Dell Global Consumer Round Rock, Texas $11,529,000 $10,378,000 11%
46 Harris Teeter Charlotte $3,664,804 $3,299,377 11% $96,752 $80,688 19.9% 176 164 7.30%
47 Staples Framingham, Mass. $14,153,851 $12,758,480 11% 2218 2038 8.80% Excludes North American Delivery operating segment
48 Starbucks Seattle $10,383,000 $9,411,497 10% $315,500 $672,638 -53.1% 16680 15011 11.10%
49 Dollar General Goodlettsville, Tenn. $10,457,668 $9,495,246 10% $108,182 $-12,816 8362 8194 2.10%
50 Gander Mountain St. Paul, Minn. $1,064,569 $969,403 10% $-15,497 $-31,814 116 113 2.70%
51 Walgreen Deerfield, Ill. $59,034,000 $53,762,000 10% $2,157,000 $2,041,300 5.7% 6934 5997 15.60%
52 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro Scottsdale, Ariz. $1,198,124 $1,092,722 10% $27,426 $32,063 -14.5% 350 318 10.10%
53 Dollar Tree Stores Chesapeake, Va. $4,644,900 $4,242,600 10% $229,500 $201,300 14.0% 3591 3411 5.30%
54 Systemax Port Washington, N.Y. $3,033,000 $2,779,900 9% $52,800 $69,500 -24.0% 29 26 11.50%
55 McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurants Portland, Ore. $390,718 $358,647 9% $-69,611 $8,814 92 82 12.20%
56 Overstock.com Salt Lake City $834,367 $765,902 9% $-12,658 $-48,036
57 Darden Restaurants Orlando $7,217,500 $6,626,500 9% $372,200 $377,200 -1.3% 1773 1702 4.20%
58 Gymboree San Francisco $1,000,678 $920,814 9% $93,480 $80,331 16.4% 886 786 12.70%
59 CVS Caremark Woonsocket, R.I. $48,989,900 $45,086,500 9% 6981 6301 10.80% Excludes Pharmacy Services segment
60 Cabela’s Sidney, Neb. $2,552,721 $2,349,599 9% $76,404 $87,879 -13.1% 29 27 7.40%
61 99¢ Only Stores City of Commerce, Calif. $1,302,936 $1,199,374 9% $8,481 $2,893 193.2% 279 265 5.30%
62 Ross Stores Pleasanton, Calif. $6,486,139 $5,975,212 9% $305,441 $261,051 17.0% 956 890 7.40%
63 PetSmart Phoenix $5,065,293 $4,672,656 8% $192,670 $258,684 -25.5% 1112 1008 10.30%
64 Hibbett Sports Birmingham, Ala. $564,188 $520,720 8% $29,448 $30,329 -2.9% 745 688 8.30%
65 Yum! Brands Louisville, Ky. $11,279,000 $10,416,000 8% $964,000 $909,000 6.1% 36292 35345 2.70%
66 Kroger Cincinnati $76,000,000 $70,235,000 8% $1,249,000 $1,180,500 5.8% 3654 3662 -0.20%
67 Conn’s Beaumont, Texas $890,750 $824,128 8% $25,692 $39,686 -35.3% 75 69 8.70%
68 Rite Aid Camp Hill, Pa. $26,289,268 $24,326,846 8% $-2,915,420 $-1,078,990 4901 5029 -2.50%
69 Village Super Market Springfield, N.J. $1,127,762 $1,046,762 8% $22,543 $20,503 9.9% 25 23 8.70%
70 Wal-Mart Bentonville, Ark. $405,607,000 $378,476,000 7% $13,400,000 $12,731,000 5.3% 7873 7262 8.40%
71 Zumiez Everett, Wash. $408,669 $381,416 7% $17,204 $25,326 -32.1% 343 285 20.40%
72 EPL Intermediate Costa Mesa, Calif. $298,930 $279,025 7% $-39,481 $-4,034 413 389 6.20%
73 J.Crew Group New York City $1,427,970 $1,334,723 7% $54,117 $97,075 -44.3% 300 260 15.40%
74 California Pizza Kitchen Los Angeles $677,074 $632,884 7% $8,662 $14,784 -41.4% 252 231 9.10%
75 Delia’s New York City $215,620 $201,557 7% $17,159 $-2,335 97 86 12.80%
76 Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) Kent, Wash. $1,434,569 $1,342,024 7% $14,465 $41,427 -65.1% 105 96 9.40%
77 Liz Claiborne Direct Brands New York City $2,410,300 $2,257,874 7% 808 783 3.20%
78 General Nutrition Centers Pittsburgh $1,656,700 $1,552,800 7% $54,800 $-32,300 4918 4801 2.40%
79 Sally Beauty Holdings Denton, Texas $1,672,897 $1,569,088 7% 2844 2694 5.60% Sally Beauty Supply segment only
80 Papa John’s International Louisville, Ky. $1,132,087 $1,063,595 6% $36,796 $32,735 12.4% 3380 3208 5.40%
81 The Cheesecake Factory Calabasas Hills, Calif. $1,606,406 $1,511,577 6% $52,293 $73,964 -29.3% 159 152 4.60%
82 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh $4,130,128 $3,888,422 6% $-35,094 $155,036 487 434 12.20%
83 Advance Auto Parts Roanoke, Va. $5,142,255 $4,844,404 6% $238,038 $238,317 -0.1% 3368 3261 3.30%
84 Delhaize America Salisbury, N.C. $19,239,000 $18,172,000 6% 1594 1570 1.50% U.S. operations only
85 AutoZone Memphis $6,522,706 $6,169,804 6% $641,606 $595,672 7.7% 4240 4056 4.50%
86 Duane Reade Holdings New York City $1,774,029 $1,686,752 5% $-72,778 $-87,780 251 242 3.70%
87 Neiman Marcus Group Dallas $4,600,536 $4,390,076 5% $142,813 $111,932 27.6% 71 65 9.20%
88 Hot Topic City of Industry, Calif. $761,074 $728,121 5% $19,742 $16,012 23.3% 840 841 -0.10%
89 Weis Markets Sunbury, Pa. $2,422,361 $2,318,551 5% $46,995 $50,990 -7.8% 184 186 -1.10%
90 Sonic Oklahoma City $804,713 $770,469 4% $60,319 $64,192 -6.0% 3475 3343 3.90%
91 Safeway Pleasanton, Calif. $44,104,000 $42,286,000 4% $965,300 $888,400 8.7% 1739 1743 -0.20%
92 Ahold USA(e) Chantilly, Va. $21,830,000 $20,996,000 4% 711 705 0.90% estimate
93 Publix Lakeland, Fla. $23,929,064 $23,016,568 4% $1,089,770 $1,183,925 -8.0% 1044 972 7.40%
94 CEC Entertainment Irving, Texas $814,509 $785,322 4% $56,494 $55,921 1.0% 541 534 1.30%
95 Burlington Coat Factory(p) Burlington, N.J. $3,542,000 $3,423,973 3% $48,970 433 397 9.10% projection
96 Genesco Nashville $1,551,562 $1,502,119 3% $152,636 $6,885 2116.9% 2234 2175 2.70%
97 McDonald’s Oak Brook, Ill. $23,522,400 $22,786,600 3% $4,313,200 $2,395,100 80.1% 31967 31377 1.90%
98 Luxottica Retail Cincinnati $4,549,459 $4,431,900 3% 6255 6407 -2.40%
99 Einstein Noah Restaurant Group Lakewood, Colo. $413,450 $402,902 3% $21,077 $12,586 67.5% 649 612 6.00%
100 Target Minneapolis $64,948,000 $63,367,000 3% $2,214,000 $2,849,000 -22.3% 1682 1591 5.70%