A company is assigned to one of three specific product sectors if at least half of its sales are derived from that broadly defined product category. If none of the three specific product sectors account for at least 50 percent of a company's sales, it is considered to be diversified.
Information on Deloitte's study methodology and data sources is to be found on page 69 of the report.
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World: retail revenue share of leading retailers 2021, by product sector
In 2021, 63.8 percent of the retail revenue of the world's leading 250 retailers was generated in the fast-moving consumer goods sector. Meanwhile, 9.3 percent of revenue came from the apparel and accessories sector. For that same period, the average retail revenue of the top retailers located in Europe amounted to around 21 billion U.S. dollars.
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