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50 Lan (五十岚)
50 Lan (五十岚) is a Taiwanese hand-shaken tea chain founded in 1994 as a roadside stall in Tainan, ranked first in Taiwan bubble-tea market share in 2023.
7 Brew
7 Brew, also known as Seven Brew Coffee, is an American drive-thru beverage chain founded in 2017 in Rogers, Arkansas, serving coffee and energy drinks.
Ace Hardware
Ace Hardware is an American retailer-owned hardware cooperative headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois, founded in Chicago in 1924 and owned by the independent retailers who operate its more than 5,800 stores.
Action (store)
Action is a Dutch non-food discount retailer founded in 1993 by Gerard Deen and Rob Wagemaker, selling low-priced household goods from over 3,300 stores in 14 European countries.
Advance Auto Parts
Advance Auto Parts is an American automotive aftermarket parts retailer and distributor serving professional repair shops and DIY customers through 4,305 stores, with $8.6 billion in fiscal 2025 sales.
Al Rayan Ornamental Fish Trading & Aquarium
Al Rayan Ornamental Fish Trading & Aquarium (الريان لتجارة أسماك الزينة) is a Sharjah, UAE aquarium shop and pet store in Al Mareija selling ornamental fish, tanks, accessories, and pet food, listed in UAE directories since about 2012.
Aldi Nord
Aldi Nord is a German hard-discount grocery retailer headquartered in Essen, formed when the Albrecht brothers split their stores in 1961; it owns Trader Joe's.
Aldi Süd
Aldi Süd, also known as Aldi South, is a German discount grocery chain with about 7,000 stores in eleven countries, created when the Albrecht brothers split their business in 1961.
ALE-HOP
ALE-HOP is a Spanish family-owned variety store chain founded in 2001. It sells low-priced impulse products and operates more than 360 locations across Spain, Portugal, Italy, and Croatia.
Alo Yoga
Alo Yoga, short for "air, land, ocean", is an American athleisure and wellness brand founded in Los Angeles in 2007 by Danny Harris and Marco DeGeorge.
AMI Paris
AMI Paris is a French luxury ready-to-wear house for men and women, founded in Paris in 2011 by designer Alexandre Mattiussi and known for the Ami de Coeur heart logo.
Animate (株式会社アニメイト) (retailer)
Animate is a Japanese specialty retail chain selling anime, manga, and game merchandise, founded in Ikebukuro in 1983, with 126 stores across all 47 prefectures and overseas locations.
Apple Store
The Apple Store is Apple's chain of company-owned retail stores, opened in 2001 at Tysons Corner, Virginia, and grown to more than 500 stores worldwide.
Aquarium Saujana
Aquarium Saujana is an aquarium and pet shop established in 2002 at 54A Jalan BRP 6/11, Bukit Rahman Putra, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia, selling live fish, aquarium supplies, pet food, and pond maintenance; distinct from Saujana Aquarium & Pets Trading in Seri Kembangan.
Attempted acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger
The attempted acquisition of Albertsons by Kroger, also known as the Kroger-Albertsons merger, was a $24.6 billion deal announced in October 2022 and blocked by federal and state courts in December 2024.
Auntea Jenny
Auntea Jenny (沪上阿姨) is a Chinese freshly-made tea franchise chain founded in Shanghai in 2013, selling milk tea and fruit tea through about 11,400 mostly franchised stores.
Automat
An automat is a self-service, waiterless restaurant where prepared food is sold from coin-operated glass compartments, reaching its peak in America through Horn & Hardart from 1902 to 1991.
B&H Photo
B&H Photo is a family-owned New York City retailer of photo, video, audio, and electronics equipment, founded in 1973, whose Manhattan superstore and website serve professional photographers and creators.
B&M
B&M, also known as B&M Bargains, is a British variety discount retailer selling branded goods at low prices, founded in Blackpool in 1978 and operating about 800 UK stores.
B&Q
B&Q, also known as Block and Quayle, is a British home improvement and DIY retailer with over 300 stores in the UK and Ireland, owned by Kingfisher plc.
Backdoor Surf Shop
Backdoor Surf Shop is the name of several unrelated surf retail businesses, the largest being a New Zealand chain of surf, skate, and streetwear stores founded in Hamilton in 1988.
Bass Pro Shops
Bass Pro Shops, also known as Bass Pro, is an American outdoor gear retailer founded by Johnny Morris in 1972, now operating nearly 200 stores across North America.
Beauty salon
A beauty salon, also known as a beauty parlor or aesthetic salon, is a retail service establishment where clients pay for hair, skin, and nail treatments.
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bed Bath & Beyond was an American specialty retailer of bed linens, bath goods, and housewares, founded in 1971, which liquidated in Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023.
Best Buy
Best Buy is an American consumer electronics retailer operating 1,068 stores across the United States and Canada with over 80,000 employees, generating $41.7 billion in revenue in fiscal 2026.
Big Lots
Big Lots, formerly Consolidated Stores Corporation, is an American discount retail chain founded in 1967 that sells closeout furniture, home goods, and food at low prices.
Big W
Big W is an Australian discount department store chain owned by Woolworths Group, operating 178 stores that sell toys, home goods, apparel, and technology at everyday low prices.
Blackwell's
Blackwell's, also known as Blackwell UK, is a British academic and specialist bookseller founded by Benjamin Henry Blackwell in Oxford in 1879, and owned by Waterstones since 2022.
Blockbuster (retailer)
Blockbuster was an American video rental chain that grew from a single Dallas store in 1985 into the world's largest home-video retailer, peaking at about 9,100 stores.
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an upscale American department store chain founded in New York in 1872, owned by Macy's, Inc., with its flagship at 59th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan.