This spreadsheet contains extensive data on the largest US publicly-held retailers in 1929, 1955, 1985, and 2015.

Source: Compiled by Gary Hoover from Fortune magazine lists of the biggest retailers in 1955, 1985, and 2015, and from the 1930 Moody’s Industrial Manual.

Largest American Retailers 1929-2015 (XLSX)

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