Wal-Mart retains crown as the world's biggest retailer
US supermarket giant Wal-Mart has retained its crown as the world's biggest retailer, with sales eclipsing those of its nearest rival, France's Carrefour, by a factor of more than three, according to an annual survey released yesterday by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
World largest retailer Wal-Mart Stores has registered a subsidiary in Russia under the name of WM Eastern Europe Holdings, llc. The new company has joined the Association of retailing companies of Russia, reports the Kommersant newspaper.