We recently released our list of the most powerful companies in America, breaking down which ones command the most influence.
To determine how powerful each company is, we factored together revenue, number of employees, press mentions, and social media influence as ranked on a scale of 1 to 100 by Klout, a site that analyzes social-media influence. You can read our full methodology here.
Walmart took the top spot on our list, and Target came in at No. 2.
In fact, many of the companies on the list fell within the retail realm, so we broke these companies out here into their own separate list.
Keep scrolling to see the most powerful retail companies in America.
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12. eBay
2014 revenue: $17.9 billion
Number of employees: 34,600
In 2014, the California-based e-commerce giant announced it would be splitting eBay and PayPal into two companies. EBay still runs Skype and StubHub, but PayPal has been its principal source of growth since the company was bought by eBay in 2002.
Still, eBay, now in its 20th year of operation, has a huge command over online shoppers spanning 203 markets worldwide. It's powerful online, as well: The company has a Klout score of 94.
11. Costco
2014 revenue: $110.2 billion
Number of employees: 195,000
Wholesale-discount-superstore Costco consistently outperforms competitors Walmart and Target due to its concentration on driving sales. While other stores split their focus between marketing, sales, and more, Costco keeps its eye on the prize — to the tune of more than $100 billion in revenue last year.
And more than just home goods and food, Costco is also a growing force in car sales, likely due to its fixed prices. But despite its over 1.2 million Facebook fans, no Klout score is available for the Issaquah, Washington-based company.
10. Starbucks
2014 revenue: $16.4 billion
Number of employees: 191,000
Starbucks, the fifth-most admired brand in the world, according to Fortune, is more pervasive than ever. With 22,000 retail stores in 66 countries, the Seattle-based coffee retailer spent most of 2014 dedicated to going green and launching plans to send its employees to college and hire more of America's military families and veterans. Some of its stores are also rolling out beer, wine, and gourmet food options.
Starbucks has a Klout score of 84 and nearly 10 million followers on Twitter.
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