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.
Figures prior to 2019 were taken from previous editions of the publication.
Information on Deloitte's study methodology and data sources is to be found on page 43.
Figures have been rounded.
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The average retail revenue generated by leading companies within the apparel and accessories product sector amounted to ** billion U.S. dollars in 2019, slightly up from billion dollars a year earlier. Meanwhile, companies with diversified activities registered average retail sales of **** billion U.S. dollars in that year. Companies in this category include, but are not limited to, Target, Lotte Shopping, El Corte Ingles, Liberty/Qurate, and Alibaba.
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