Walmart, Nike among the biggest family-owned retailers in the world

The symmetrical interior of a Zara store with reflective metal fixtures and surfaces and a digital screen showing a model.
Here are the biggest 20 family-owned retailers, both publicly listed and private. Source: Zara
Japan’s Seven & i Holdings received a buyout proposal from a member of its founding Ito family last week, a potential US$58 billion white-knight bid which would see the company go private and allow it to continue operating under current management.  Many global retailers have opted to stay privately owned or have founding families which have retained significant stakes.  An index compiled by EY and University of St. Gallen at the beginning of 2023 listed the 500 largest fam

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