Chain Store Guide® 2012 DISCOUNT STORES & SPECIALTY RETAILERS® A41 Index of Leading Companies Index of Leading Companies

Chain Store Guide® 2012 DISCOUNT STORES & SPECIALTY RETAILERS® a41 Index of Leading Companies Index of Leading Companies

Discount Department and General Merchandise Stores Specialty Stores Ranked by Industry Sales Ranked by Industry Sales

Rank Company, Headquarters' Location Type of Business Current Sales Previous Sales Units Page Rank Company, Headquarters' Location Type of Business Current Sales Previous Sales Units Page 76 Theisen Supply Company, DUBUQUE, IA General Merchandise Retailer $66,000,000 $64,113,000 20 121 1 Apple Inc., CUPERTINO, CA Computer Retailers $108,249,000,000 $65,225,000,000 256 1099 77 Les Magasins Korvette ltee, TROIS-RIVIERES, QC General Merchandise Retailer $64,800,000 $61,000,000 67 228 2 Verizon Wireless, BASKING RIDGE, NJ Consumer Electronics $70,154,000,000 $63,407,000,000 2,200 1142 78 Five Below Inc., PHILADELPHIA, PA General Merchandise Retailer $64,259,000 $43,460,000 207 186 3 AT&T Inc., DALLAS, TX Consumer Electronics $63,212,000,000 $58,500,000,000 2,200 1163 79 Liquidation World Inc., BRANTFORD, ON General Merchandise Retailer $62,105,000 N/A 82 224 4 Best Buy Co. Inc., RICHFIELD, MN Consumer Electronics $50,705,000,000 $49,747,000,000 1,703 1133 80 Heartland America Inc., CHASKA, MN General Merchandise Retailer $56,700,000 $55,000,000 0 141 5 Sprint Nextel Corporation, OVERLAND PARK, KS Consumer Electronics $33,679,000,000 $32,563,000,000 1,900 1124

81 Army & Navy Dept Store Limited, VANCOUVER, BC General Merchandise Retailer $56,000,000 $55,000,000 6 219 6 Staples Inc., FRAMINGHAM, MA Office Products/Stationery $25,022,192,000 $24,545,113,000 1,917 607 82 Discovery Channel Retail Stores Inc., BERKELEY, CA General Merchandise Retailer $54,500,000 $53,100,000 108 91 7 T-Mobile, BELLEVUE, WA Consumer Electronics $20,618,000,000 $21,347,000,000 1,500 1169 83 Everything For a Dollar Store (Canada) Inc., MARKHAM, ON General Merchandise Retailer $52,200,000 $55,000,000 76 224 8 Gateway Inc., IRVINE, CA Computer Retailers $18,000,000,000 $18,000,000,000 0 1101 84 McCaulou's Inc., LAFAYETTE, CA General Merchandise Retailer $52,000,000 $51,000,000 17 94 9 General Mills Shop, MINNEAPOLIS, MN Houseware/Giftware $14,880,200,000 $14,635,600,000 0 467 85 Skagway Inc., GRAND ISLAND, NE Discount Department Store Retailer $51,600,000 $53,200,000 2 40 10 Toys "R" Us Inc., WAYNE, NJ Toy/Hobby/Craft/Fabric Retail $13,909,000,000 $13,864,000,000 1,501 766

86 Hudsons Inc., ELLISVILLE, MS General Merchandise Retailer $48,500,000 $46,900,000 10 144 11 Office Depot Inc., BOCA RATON, FL Office Products/Stationery $11,489,533,000 $11,633,094,000 1,131 561 87 Nash Finch Company, EDINA, MN Discount Department Store Retailer $48,072,000 $49,920,000 3 36 12 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, AKRON, OH Auto Aftermarket Retailers $10,017,480,000 $8,286,080,000 669 1039 88 Harvard Cooperative Society, CAMBRIDGE, MA General Merchandise Retailer $45,750,000 $44,000,000 6 131 13 Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES), DALLAS, TX Military PX's $9,900,000,000 $8,157,519,000 180 821 89 Marco Destin Inc., DORAL, FL General Merchandise Retailer $45,000,000 $48,000,000 30 106 14 CDW Corp., VERNON HILLS, IL Computer Retailers $9,602,400,000 $8,801,200,000 0 1118 90 Newton Wall Company, SHAWNEE, OK General Merchandise Retailer $42,600,000 $38,750,000 20 178 15 GameStop Holdings Corp., GRAPEVINE, TX Toy/Hobby/Craft/Fabric Retail $9,550,500,000 $9,473,700,000 6,683 795

91 Great Canadian Dollar Store Ltd., VICTORIA, BC General Merchandise Retailer $40,700,000 $39,960,000 113 220 16 Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., UNION, NJ Houseware/Giftware $9,499,890,000 $8,758,503,000 1,174 478 92 The $1 Store Plus and Only Deals, WINNIPEG, MB General Merchandise Retailer $39,600,000 $49,500,000 30 221 17 Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd., TORONTO, ON Auto Aftermarket Retailers $9,363,500,000 $8,178,900,000 576 1088 93 Ocean Air Enterprises, ORLANDO, FL General Merchandise Retailer $38,000,000 $38,000,000 17 108 18 AutoZone Inc., MEMPHIS, TN Auto Aftermarket Retailers $8,072,973,000 $7,362,618,000 4,867 1056 94 A Dollar, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ General Merchandise Retailer $35,500,000 $34,650,000 35 154 19 OfficeMax Inc., NAPERVILLE, IL Office Products/Stationery $7,121,200,000 $7,150,000,000 896 578 95 Bobby's Department Store, BROOKLYN, NY General Merchandise Retailer $35,000,000 $33,000,000 4 160 20 Barnes & Noble Inc., NEW YORK, NY Book Stores $6,998,565,000 $5,807,754,000 1,332 944

96 Home of Economy Inc., GRAND FORKS, ND Discount Department Store Retailer $33,750,000 $27,000,000 6 49 21 Dell Inc., ROUND ROCK, TX Computer Retailers $6,207,100,000 $6,149,400,000 0 1166 97 Lot-Less Close-Outs, NEW YORK, NY General Merchandise Retailer $33,000,000 $30,000,000 9 165 22 PETsMART Inc., PHOENIX, AZ Pet Stores $6,113,304,000 $5,693,797,000 1,232 861 98 Gem Stores Inc., SAINT ALBANS, NY General Merchandise Retailer $31,600,000 $33,300,000 12 167 23 Genuine Parts Company, ATLANTA, GA Auto Aftermarket Retailers $6,061,424,000 $5,608,101,000 1,000 987 99 M.H. King Company, BURLEY, ID General Merchandise Retailer $31,000,000 $31,000,000 29 114 24 Advance Auto Parts Inc., ROANOKE, VA Auto Aftermarket Retailers $5,925,203,000 $5,412,623,000 3,662 1070 100 T & E Stores Inc., BROOKLYN, NY General Merchandise Retailer $29,000,000 $29,000,000 9 162 25 O'Reilly Automotive Inc., SPRINGFIELD, MO Auto Aftermarket Retailers $5,788,816,000 $5,397,525,000 3,809 1019