| 7-Eleven | brand, business, gas station chain, convenience store chain | Dallas, Irving | 1927 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | business, clothing store chain, public company | New Albany | 1892 |
| Albertsons | supermarket chain, business, enterprise, public company | Boise | 1939 |
| American Eagle Outfitters | business, brick and mortar, public company | Pittsburgh | 1977 |
| AutoNation | business, car dealership, public company | Fort Lauderdale | 1996 |
| Banana Republic | business, enterprise, clothing store chain | San Francisco | 1978 |
| Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. | former entity, retail chain, public company | Wilmington | 1971 |
| Bergdorf Goodman | department store, business | New York City | 1929 |
| Borders Group | business, enterprise | Ann Arbor | 1971 |
| Burlington | business, public company | Florence | 1972 |
| Claire's | retail chain | Hoffman Estates, Illinois | 1961 |
| Costco | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Issaquah | 1983 |
| CVS Health | organization, business, enterprise, public company | Rhode Island, Woonsocket | 1963 |
| Dollar Tree | business, retail chain, public company | Chesapeake | 1986 |
| Foot Locker | business, enterprise, shoe store chain, public company | New York City | 1974 |
| Fry's Electronics | business, enterprise, electronics store chain | San Jose | 1985 |
| Gap Inc. | business, enterprise, clothing store chain, public company | San Francisco | 1969 |
| Hallmark Cards | privately held company, publishing house, business, gift shop retail chain | Kansas City | 1907 |
| Honeywell | business, enterprise, public company | Charlotte | April 23, 1885 |
| Hot Topic | retail chain | City of Industry | 1988 |
| Hy-Vee | supermarket chain, business | West Des Moines | 1930 |
| Instacart | privately held company, business, public company | San Francisco | 2012 |
| Kmart | department store chain, discount store, business, enterprise, public company | Detroit | 1962 |
| Kroger | supermarket chain, business, gas station chain, enterprise, public company | Cincinnati | 1882 |
| La Senza | business, clothing store chain | Montreal | 1990 |
| Macy's | department store chain | New York City | October 28, 1858 |
| Macy's, Inc. | holding company, business, public company | Cincinnati, Macy's Herald Square | 1929 |
| Marmot | business, enterprise | Santa Rosa | 1974 |
| Microsoft Store | retail chain, subsidiary company | Redmond | October 22, 2009 |
| Neiman Marcus | business | Dallas | 1907 |
| Newegg | website, business | City of Industry | 2001 |
| Nike | business, enterprise, public company | Beaverton | January 25, 1964 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | business, public company | Springfield | 1957 |
| Office Depot | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Boca Raton | 1986 |
| Old Navy | business | San Francisco | 1994 |
| PetSmart | pet store chain, business | Phoenix | 1986 |
| Publix | supermarket chain, public company | Lakeland | December 27, 1921 |
| RadioShack | group of companies, electronics store chain, public company | Fort Worth | 1921 |
| Sears | business, public company | Hoffman Estates | 1892 |
| Staples Inc. | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Framingham | 1986 |
| Stüssy, Inc. | business, enterprise | Irvine | 1980 |
| Target Corporation | supermarket chain, company, public company | Minneapolis | June 24, 1902 |
| The Trump Organization | business, enterprise | Trump Tower | 1923 |
| Tiffany & Co. | jewelry shop chain, business, public company | New York City | 1837 |
| Tiger of Sweden | business, brick and mortar | Stockholm | 1903 |
| TJX Companies | business, enterprise, public company | Framingham | 1956 |
| Walgreens | pharmacy chain, public company | Deerfield | 1901 |
| Walmart | hypermarket chain, organization, business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Bentonville | October 31, 1969 |