Breakdown of Retail Trade Industry in Europe

Explore 4,987,129 companies operating in the Retail Trade industry that are available in the HitHorizons database. See top sectors and biggest players with highest sales and number of employees.

Current Industry:
Retail Trade 4,987,129 (11.2%)
Largest Industry:
Services 15,503,011 (34.8%)
Total Number of Companies registered in Europe 44,495,561

According to our database, there are 4,987,129 companies operating in the Retail Trade industry in Europe. This represents 11.21% of all companies available in the HitHorizons database. These companies have a share of 7.32% of all sales generated by businesses registered in Europe and employ 9.41% of all employees.

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries

According to our database, the highest number of companies operates in United Kingdom (918,419), followed by Spain (754,688), and France (567,058).

This TOP 10 list was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Countries 4,987,129 registered companies

  Country, Number of Companies Number of Companies
United Kingdom 918,419 18.4% 918,419
Spain 754,688 15.1% 754,688
France 567,058 11.4% 567,058
Italy 518,579 10.4% 518,579
Russian Federation 273,980 5.5% 273,980
Romania 254,695 5.1% 254,695
Bulgaria 171,369 3.4% 171,369
Germany 167,997 3.4% 167,997
Poland 161,125 3.2% 161,125
Belgium 116,100 2.3% 116,100

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Retail Trade generated € 5,997,548,497,855 in sales. This represents 7.32% of all sales generated by companies available in the HitHorizons database. TESCO PLC had the highest annual sales (€ 75.56B), followed by LIDL U.K. GMBH (€ 66.7B), and TESCO STORES LIMITED (€ 54.56B).

This TOP 10 list of companies operating in the Retail Trade industry was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with Highest Sales 4,987,129 registered companies

  Company Name, Sales & Share Sales
1. TESCO PLC € 75.56B 1.26% € 75.56B
2. LIDL U.K. GMBH € 66.7B 1.11% € 66.7B
3. TESCO STORES LIMITED € 54.56B 0.91% € 54.56B
4. AMAZON EU S.A RL € 50.9B 0.85% € 50.9B
5. EDEKA ZENTRALE Stiftung & Co. KG € 43.94B 0.73% € 43.94B
6. P.M.I. TRADING DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY € 38.82B 0.65% € 38.82B
7. J SAINSBURY PLC € 36.18B 0.6% € 36.18B
8. Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft € 35.19B 0.59% € 35.19B
9. SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD € 30.67B 0.51% € 30.67B
10. ASDA STORES LIMITED € 28.11B 0.47% € 28.11B

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees

According to our database, companies registered in Europe and operating in Retail Trade employ 36,366,612 people. This represents 9.41% of all employees of companies available in the HitHorizons database. TESCO PLC has the highest number of employees (336,926), followed by TESCO STORES LIMITED (241,340), and TANDER, AO (233,642).

This TOP 10 list of companies with the highest number of employees was generated automatically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and get more data and insights on specific countries, industries, or segments with HitHorizons Screener.

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: TOP 10 Companies with the Highest Number of Employees 4,987,129 registered companies

  Company Name, Employees & Share Employees
1. TESCO PLC 336,926 0.93% 336,926
2. TESCO STORES LIMITED 241,340 0.66% 241,340
3. TANDER, AO 233,642 0.64% 233,642
4. LIDL U.K. GMBH 223,327 0.61% 223,327
5. AGROTORG, OOO 160,679 0.44% 160,679
6. SAINSBURY'S SUPERMARKETS LTD 148,100 0.41% 148,100
7. ASDA STORES LIMITED 141,293 0.39% 141,293
8. WM MORRISON SUPERMARKETS LIMITED 113,661 0.31% 113,661
9. MERCADONA SA 104,542 0.29% 104,542
10. Coop-Gruppe Genossenschaft 94,790 0.26% 94,790

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: SIC Codes

Top 3 SIC Codes among companies registered in Europe and operating in Retail Trade are Eating place (24.69%), Ret mail-order house (9.01%) and Drinking place (8.36%) .

This breakdown was generated automarically using the latest data from the HitHorizons database. Search through the whole HitHorizons database using filtering criteria relevant for your search and find companies leading within individual SIC Codes, SIC Code distribution among individual countries, or SIC Code breakdowns within other industries using HitHorizons Screener.

Retail Trade Industry in Europe: SIC Codes 4,987,129 registered companies

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