| Abercrombie & Fitch | business, clothing store chain, public company | New Albany | 1892 |
| Albertsons | supermarket chain, business, enterprise, public company | Boise | 1939 |
| Aldi | supermarket chain, brand name | Essen, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Batavia | 1946 |
| Amazon | very large online platform, business, enterprise, public company | Seattle | July 5, 1994 |
| Amazon Go | retail chain | Seattle | December 5, 2016 |
| Apple Store | shop, electronics store chain | — | May 19, 2001 |
| Aéropostale | clothing store chain, public company | New York City | 1973 |
| Banana Republic | business, enterprise, clothing store chain | San Francisco | 1978 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | former entity, retail chain, public company | Wilmington | 1971 |
| Bergdorf Goodman | department store, business | New York City | 1929 |
| Best Buy | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Richfield | August 22, 1966 |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop | business, public company | St. Louis | 1997 |
| Burlington | business, public company | Florence | 1972 |
| Circuit City Stores | business, enterprise | Richmond | 1984 |
| CVS Pharmacy | business, pharmacy chain | Woonsocket | 1963 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | business, public company | Coraopolis | 1948 |
| Dollar General | variety store chain, discount store, business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Goodlettsville | 1939 |
| F. W. Woolworth Company | business, public company | New York City | 1878 |
| Fruit of the Loom | business | Bowling Green | 1851 |
| Future Shop | business | Burnaby | 1982 |
| GameStop | business, retail chain, enterprise, brick and mortar, public company | Grapevine | August 20, 1980 |
| J. C. Penney | department store chain, organization, business, public company | Plano | 1902 |
| Kohl's | department store chain, business, public company | Menomonee Falls | 1962 |
| La Senza | business, clothing store chain | Montreal | 1990 |
| Macy's, Inc. | holding company, business, public company | Cincinnati, Macy's Herald Square | 1929 |
| Meijer | supermarket chain, gas station chain | Grand Rapids | 1934 |
| Microsoft Store | retail chain, subsidiary company | Redmond | October 22, 2009 |
| Neiman Marcus | business | Dallas | 1907 |
| Newegg | website, business | City of Industry | 2001 |
| OfficeMax | business, retail chain | — | 1988 |
| RadioShack | group of companies, electronics store chain, public company | Fort Worth | 1921 |
| Ross Dress for Less | department store chain, enterprise, public company | Dublin | 1954 |
| Safeway | supermarket chain, business, enterprise, public company | Pleasanton | 1915 |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | business | New York City | 1898 |
| Sam's Club | supermarket chain | Bentonville | 1983 |
| Sears | business, public company | Hoffman Estates | 1892 |
| Staples Inc. | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Framingham | 1986 |
| The Home Depot | hardware store chain, business, public company | Cobb County | 1978 |
| Tiffany & Co. | jewelry shop chain, business, public company | New York City | 1837 |
| Tommy Hilfiger B.V. | privately held company, business, subsidiary company, enterprise, brick and mortar | New York City, Amsterdam | 1985 |
| Tower Records | business, chain | Sacramento | 1960 |
| Walgreens | pharmacy chain, public company | Deerfield | 1901 |
| Yum! Brands | corporation, group of companies, public company | Louisville | 1997 |
| Zappos | website, online shop, business | Las Vegas | 1999 |