Almost 50 per cent of the top 10 global retailers are from America. The array of companies in top 10 pertains to five American companies. These are fashion giant distributor Gap, Nike, the L Brands group, Foot Locker and the TJX Max group. TJX is an apparel and footwear group operating in ten countries. Gap’s labels include Banana Republic, Old Navy, Forth & Towne, Piperlime, Athleta, among others. L Brands owns the lingerie company Victoria’s Secret. Foot Locker is a sportswear and footwear company. The company operates in 26 countries. Nike is into sportswear and footwear.

French luxury group Kering controls companies such as Gucci, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Alexander McQueen, among others. LVMH is a French luxury company which operates in 70 countries. The holding house controls labels such as Louis Vuitton, Sephora, Loewe, Céline and Balenciaga. H&M is a Swedish fast fashion retailer which operates in 69 countries across the world. Inditex is a Spanish giant. The distributor operates in 96 countries. The Spanish group also owns Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho, Pull and Bear, among others. Fast Retailing is a Japanese group. The Japanese group whose principal subsidiary is Uniqlo controls several other brands, including J Brand, Comptoir des Cotonniers, GU, Princesse Tam-Tam, and Theory, among others.