the world's largest retailers

The global retail industry has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. Not all retailers are created equal, however, and it’s been independent and specialty retailers that took the brunt of the lockdown while larger mass merchants will likely walk away from the crisis (relatively) unscathed. While thousands of small retailers are fighting for their existence, industry giants like Walmart or Amazon are facing a year of disappointing sales growth and lackluster profits at worst. Read more.