2019 Q1/Global Top 250 Retailers



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INDEX Facts

  • Completed date:

    05 Jan 2019

  • Total URLs tested:

    811,583

  • Total tests run:

    263,787,667

  • Total number of PDF's:

    892

  • URLs failing functional tests:

    4.14%

  • Pages failing code standards:

    94.81%

  • Pages missing a title:

    1.92%

  • Pages failing accessibility level A:

    98.58%

  • Pages failing accessibility level AA:

    65.35%

  • Poorest code quality:

    Meijer (http://www.meijer.com/) - 442,427 failures

  • Fastest average response time:

    C&A Europe (http://www.c-and-a.com/)




Accessibility and Performance rankings Expand / contract icon

This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.

This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 2.1 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).

Organisation Avg. Response Download (kB/s)
C&​A Europe 0.04 461.25
Centres Distributeur​s E. Leclerc 0.04 384.90
WM Morrison 0.05 121.70
Aldi 0.05 69.94
John Lewis Partnersh​ip Plc 0.06 179.24
Groupe Vivarte 0.06 61.50
Big Lots 0.06 88.03
Alliance Boots 0.06 77.31
Celesio AG 0.07 45.39
The TJX Companies 0.07 70.44
Debenhams 0.07 82.07
PPR S.A. 0.08 1008.50
Blokker Holding 0.08 141.77
Nordstrom 0.08 294.97
Gruppo Pam SPA 0.09 1228.07
J Sainsbury Plc 0.09 152.70
Associated British F​oods plc/​Primark 0.09 824.77
Next 0.09 154.44
DSG International 0.09 356.89
Deichmann Group 0.09 609.00
The IKEA Group 0.10 588.92
Shoprite Holdings S.​ Africa 0.10 4707.65
dm-drogerie markt 0.10 295.57
Globus Holding 0.11 3504.32
Bauhaus 0.11 189.10
Sonae 0.11 5250.61
Otto Group 0.11 300.34
The Home Depot 0.11 310.83
Iper la Grande 0.12 451.91
Darty 0.12 323.52
Norma Lebensmittelfi​lialbetrieb 0.13 225.03
B&​Q 0.13 295.70
LVMH 0.14 1668.49
Casino Guichard-Perr​achon S.A. 0.14 1168.80
Marks &​ Spencer 0.14 66.13
Apple 0.14 4960.55
The Sherwin-Williams​ Company 0.14 145.49
Dansk Supermarked A/​S 0.15 492.62
British Home Stores 0.15 278.68
Loblaw Companies Lim​ited 0.15 243.85
Pick ‘n Pay Stores​ 0.15 404.05
El Corte Inglés 0.15 450.12
Groupe Adeo 0.16 177.62
Amazon.com 0.16 141.29
CVS Caremark 0.16 206.27
Conad Consorzio Nazi​onale 0.17 746.80
Coop Group Switzerla​nd 0.17 8192.00
Reitangruppen AS 0.17 1858.44
Axfood 0.17 648.80
Edeka Zentrale 0.17 264.14
Canadian Tire Corpor​ation 0.17 133.25
Esselunga S.p.A. 0.17 472.80
Groupe Galeries Lafa​yette SA 0.17 3227.97
Neiman Marcus 0.17 64.94
Co-operative Group 0.17 831.89
Dirk Rossmann 0.18 286.96
Iceland Foods Group ​Ltd 0.18 589.78
Dillard's 0.18 144.27
Fast Retailing 0.18 671.67
FDB (Coop Danmark AS​) 0.18 118.56
SPAR Österreich 0.18 484.14
BJ's Wholesale Club​ 0.19 97.22
Koninklijke Ahold N.​V 0.19 7501.68
QuikTrip Corporation​ 0.19 552.80
Lojas Americanas 0.19 573.74
NorgesGruppen 0.19 962.30
Office Depot 0.19 118.46
Laviva 0.20 1674.28
PetSmart 0.20 29.43
Bic Camera Inc. 0.20 207.93
Meijer 0.20 37.23
Wal-Mart Stores 0.20 1322.35
Walgreen 0.20 242.97
Poslovni system Merc​ator 0.21 1342.57
Signet Jewelers 0.21 167.23
Eldorado LLC 0.21 92.56
Wegmans Food Markets​ 0.21 129.65
Apoteket AB 0.21 213.79
Intermarche 0.21 216.56
RaceTrac Petroleum 0.21 195.00
Kesko 0.21 635.49
Limited Brands 0.22 184.15
Tesco plc 0.22 358.28
Ets Franz Colruyt S.​A. 0.22 673.42
S Group 0.23 167.12
Winn Dixie Stores 0.23 521.45
Migros Genossenschaf​ts Bund 0.23 232.53
OJSC Magnit 0.23 1170.19
Barnes &​ Noble 0.25 162.35
Dell 0.25 101.29
KF Gruppen 0.25 596.92
Liverpool Mexico 0.26 42.47
Systembolaget 0.26 377.15
Burlington Coat Fact​ory Investments Hold​ings 0.28 237.33
Delhaize Group 0.28 167.01
Wesfarmers Limited 0.28 1020.00
Groupe Auchan SA 0.28 153.71
Maxima Grupe 0.28 708.35
CP All 0.30 559.50
FEMSA Comercio 0.31 1153.49
Michaels Stores 0.32 179.05
Maruetsu Inc 0.32 189.36
Spar Group 0.33 51.89
Compagnie Financièr​e Richemont SA 0.33 1032.46
Wawa 0.34 304.82
Ross Stores 0.34 232.65
Edion Corporation 0.35 538.02
Family Dollar Stores​ 0.35 328.45
Defense Commissary A​gency 0.36 611.78
Golub Corporation/​Price Chopper Superm​arkets 0.37 474.53
Shoppers Drug Mart 0.37 378.34
BIM (Birlesik Magaza​lar A.S.) 0.39 515.40
Seven &​ I Holdings 0.39 519.43
Organizacion Soriana​ 0.41 41.38
Grupo Eroski 0.41 451.92
MatsumotoKiyoshi 0.42 141.13
Target 0.43 285.81
SuperValu 0.43 469.90
Daiei Inc 0.43 263.48
Distribucion y Servi​cio D&​S SA 0.44 338.86
Casey's General Stores​ 0.45 448.27
J. Front Retailing 0.46 108.47
Beisia Group 0.46 475.53
The Tengelmann Group​ 0.46 251.75
Metro 0.47 690.07
Belk 0.48 74.11
Don Quijote Co. Ltd.​ 0.48 122.04
Harris Teeter 0.48 280.15
S.A.C.I. Falabella 0.48 262.30
Yamada Denki 0.49 86.85
Marui Group 0.50 330.70
Heiwado 0.50 190.39
Tokyu Corporation 0.50 913.39
DCM Japan Holdings 0.50 688.93
Carrefour S.A. 0.50 384.88
Bailian (Brilliance)​ Group 0.50 192.49
Suning Appliance 0.50 210.41
Raley's 0.52 649.17
Hy-Vee 0.52 369.60
AS Watson &​ Company 0.52 965.34
X5 Retail Group N.V.​ 0.54 3473.30
Joshin Denki Co Ltd 0.54 91.76
Izumi Co Ltd 0.54 159.76
Hankyu Hanshin Depar​tment Stores INC. 0.54 216.45
Systeme U Centrale N​ationale 0.55 87.03
Stater Bros 0.57 347.45
Gome Home Appliance ​Group 0.58 185.43
Shinsegae 0.60 65.01
Valor Co Ltd 0.61 119.38
Grupo Jerónimo Mart​ins 0.62 216.36
Giant Eagle 0.63 588.08
China Resources Ente​rprise 0.67 770.51
Massmart Holdings 0.78 60.01
Best Denki Co. Ltd. 0.79 176.24
East Japan Railway C​ompany 0.79 633.12
Dalian Dashang Group​ 0.84 156.54
Albertson's 0.85 507.03
Alimantation Couche-​Tard Inc. 0.86 656.75
Uny (Apita) 0.89 239.06
Shimamura 0.90 308.81
The Bon-Ton Stores 0.92 66.00
Takashimaya Company 0.93 270.22
Cencosud S.A. 0.94 495.42
AEON Company Limited​ 0.96 275.15
Kojima 0.97 113.23
Yodobashi Camera 1.03 102.38
Dairy Farm Internati​onal Holdings 1.05 126.21
Izumiya Co Ltd 1.15 193.94
K's Holdings Corpo​ration 1.32 156.69
Empire Company 1.38 515.54
Lagardere Services A​sia Pacific 1.41 216.03
Lotte Shopping 1.92 16.67
Lowe's Companies 3.89 387.01
Organisation A AA
Cencosud S.A.50.0099.24
Co-operative Group42.4090.40
East Japan Railway C​ompany14.0771.85
Daiei Inc10.3789.63
Organizacion Soriana​9.609.60
Empire Company8.8920.74
MatsumotoKiyoshi7.2797.27
Tokyu Corporation6.6762.96
Lagardere Services A​sia Pacific5.937.41
Casey's General Stores​5.1999.26
Marui Group4.4425.19
Izumiya Co Ltd3.7355.22
Uny (Apita)3.7065.93
PPR S.A.3.706.67
Distribucion y Servi​cio D&​S SA3.539.41
SuperValu3.2859.02
Walgreen3.1055.04
Fast Retailing2.9632.59
CVS Caremark2.9626.67
AEON Company Limited​2.9617.04
Don Quijote Co. Ltd.​2.9614.07
Golub Corporation/​Price Chopper Superm​arkets2.7898.61
S Group2.3196.92
K's Holdings Corpo​ration2.2697.74
Izumi Co Ltd2.2515.73
Kesko2.226.67
RaceTrac Petroleum1.9485.44
Spar Group1.564.69
Big Lots1.507.52
Intermarche1.4914.93
DCM Japan Holdings1.48100.00
Dairy Farm Internati​onal Holdings1.4897.04
Systeme U Centrale N​ationale1.4894.07
Maruetsu Inc1.4825.19
Iper la Grande1.4813.33
X5 Retail Group N.V.​1.4812.59
Family Dollar Stores​1.488.89
Winn Dixie Stores1.488.15
Casino Guichard-Perr​achon S.A.1.486.67
Grupo Jerónimo Mart​ins1.483.70
Seven &​ I Holdings0.801.60
Systembolaget0.7992.86
Beisia Group0.791.59
Groupe Adeo0.791.57
Best Denki Co. Ltd.0.790.79
Gruppo Pam SPA0.790.79
Ross Stores0.78100.00
Deichmann Group0.7828.12
Dillard's0.7751.54
J. Front Retailing0.7497.78
Defense Commissary A​gency0.7488.89
BIM (Birlesik Magaza​lar A.S.)0.7480.00
Associated British F​oods plc/​Primark0.7472.59
Yamada Denki0.7462.96
The IKEA Group0.7417.04
Edion Corporation0.7410.37
The Home Depot0.748.89
Migros Genossenschaf​ts Bund0.746.67
SPAR Österreich0.746.67
Belk0.745.19
Dansk Supermarked A/​S0.00100.00
J Sainsbury Plc0.00100.00
Lotte Shopping0.00100.00
Nordstrom0.00100.00
Wawa0.00100.00
Compagnie Financièr​e Richemont SA0.0099.20
PetSmart0.0098.40
QuikTrip Corporation​0.0097.67
Aldi0.0097.60
Wal-Mart Stores0.0097.60
Gome Home Appliance ​Group0.0095.56
Koninklijke Ahold N.​V0.0095.56
Shinsegae0.0095.56
AS Watson &​ Company0.0094.07
Apple0.0094.07
FEMSA Comercio0.0093.97
Blokker Holding0.0092.97
Coop Group Switzerla​nd0.0091.11
Groupe Galeries Lafa​yette SA0.0088.89
Iceland Foods Group ​Ltd0.0088.15
Centres Distributeur​s E. Leclerc0.0087.41
Alimantation Couche-​Tard Inc.0.0084.00
WM Morrison0.0084.00
Heiwado0.0080.74
Canadian Tire Corpor​ation0.0076.80
Edeka Zentrale0.0075.94
BJ's Wholesale Club​0.0069.53
Grupo Eroski0.0068.89
Hy-Vee0.0064.80
Delhaize Group0.0060.61
Axfood0.0057.78
Esselunga S.p.A.0.0054.81
Next0.0052.00
Tesco plc0.0044.09
Michaels Stores0.0044.00
Yodobashi Camera0.0044.00
B&​Q0.0042.40
China Resources Ente​rprise0.0041.22
Hankyu Hanshin Depar​tment Stores INC.0.0038.40
Shoprite Holdings S.​ Africa0.0033.33
Valor Co Ltd0.0020.00
Shimamura0.0019.55
Amazon.com0.0017.60
Office Depot0.0016.67
Bic Camera Inc.0.0014.40
Dell0.0014.40
Apoteket AB0.0011.85
Debenhams0.0010.37
Kojima0.0010.37
Takashimaya Company0.008.80
Laviva0.008.40
Carrefour S.A.0.008.15
Ets Franz Colruyt S.​A.0.008.15
Globus Holding0.008.15
KF Gruppen0.007.41
Pick ‘n Pay Stores​0.007.41
Raley's0.007.41
Wegmans Food Markets​0.007.41
Darty0.006.67
NorgesGruppen0.006.67
Sonae0.006.67
The Tengelmann Group​0.006.67
Wesfarmers Limited0.006.67
Burlington Coat Fact​ory Investments Hold​ings0.006.25
Albertson's0.005.41
El Corte Inglés0.004.80
OJSC Magnit0.004.44
Giant Eagle0.004.31
Meijer0.003.91
Metro0.003.91
Celesio AG0.003.85
Conad Consorzio Nazi​onale0.003.85
Alliance Boots0.003.82
Poslovni system Merc​ator0.003.70
The Sherwin-Williams​ Company0.003.20
Groupe Vivarte0.003.15
S.A.C.I. Falabella0.003.15
Stater Bros0.002.80
Harris Teeter0.002.40
Lowe's Companies0.002.33
Maxima Grupe0.002.29
CP All0.001.60
Eldorado LLC0.001.60
Lojas Americanas0.001.60
Target0.001.60
Dirk Rossmann0.001.57
Loblaw Companies Lim​ited0.001.57
Bailian (Brilliance)​ Group0.000.80
Marks &​ Spencer0.000.80
Neiman Marcus0.000.80
Otto Group0.000.80
Shoppers Drug Mart0.000.80
Barnes &​ Noble0.000.00
Bauhaus0.000.00
British Home Stores0.000.00
C&​A Europe0.000.00
DSG International0.000.00
Dalian Dashang Group​0.000.00
FDB (Coop Danmark AS​)0.000.00
Groupe Auchan SA0.000.00
John Lewis Partnersh​ip Plc0.000.00
Joshin Denki Co Ltd0.000.00
LVMH0.000.00
Limited Brands0.000.00
Liverpool Mexico0.000.00
Massmart Holdings0.000.00
Norma Lebensmittelfi​lialbetrieb0.000.00
Reitangruppen AS0.000.00
Signet Jewelers0.000.00
Suning Appliance0.000.00
The Bon-Ton Stores0.000.00
The TJX Companies0.000.00
dm-drogerie markt0.000.00
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Failing A & AA on every page

The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.

  • Joshin Denki Co Ltd
  • Groupe Auchan SA
  • Barnes & Noble
  • Bauhaus
  • British Home Stores
  • Massmart Holdings
  • C&A Europe
  • Dalian Dashang Group
  • Limited Brands
  • Liverpool Mexico
  • LVMH
  • Reitangruppen AS
  • Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb
  • Signet Jewelers
  • Suning Appliance
  • FDB (Coop Danmark AS)
  • The Bon-Ton Stores
  • DSG International
  • dm-drogerie markt
  • John Lewis Partnership Plc
  • The TJX Companies
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Excluded from INDEX

The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.

  • Isetan
  • RadioShack Corporation
  • President Chain Corporation
  • Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
  • Best Buy
  • Controladora Comercial Mexicana S.A. de C.V.
  • Coop Italy
  • Dick's Sporting Goods
  • Dunnes Stores
  • Euroset Group
  • The Game Group
  • Hudson's Bay Company
  • H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
  • Home Retail Group
  • HORNBACH-Baumarkt
  • ICA AB
  • J.C. Penney
  • Katz Group
  • Kwik Trip
  • Liberty Media LLC
  • Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand
  • Life Corporation
  • SHV Holdings N.V. / Makro
  • MenardU.S.
  • Mercadona, S.A.
  • Migros Turk
  • OfficeMax
  • Publix Super Markets
  • RONA
  • Roundy's Supermarkets
  • Safeway
  • Fa. Anton Schlecker
  • Maxeda
  • Sheetz
  • Staples
  • The Pantry
  • Whole Foods Market
  • Williams-Sonoma
  • WinCo Foods
  • XXXLutz Group
  • Inditex S.A
  • Advance Auto Parts
  • Abercrombie & Fitch
  • AutoZone Inc.
  • Bed Bath and Beyond
  • Casas Bahia SA
  • Costco Wholesale
  • Decathlon United
  • Dollar General Corporation
  • Dollar Tree Stores
  • Douglas Holding
  • Foot Locker
  • GameStop
  • The Gap
  • H.E. Butt Grocery Company
  • Jim Pattison Group
  • Kohl's Corporation
  • The Kroger Co
  • Macy's
  • Metro Group DE
  • O'Reilly Automative
  • Pao de Acucar
  • Luxottica Group S.p.A.
  • Rite Aid Corporation
  • Save Mart Supermarkets
  • Sears Holdings
  • Army & Air Force Exchange Service
  • Toys “R” Us
  • Woolworths Ltd
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PDF testing

44.5% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.

Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.

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Top ten functional failures

The most common categories of functional failure.

url/fetch/notfound
File not found
27.73%
file/image/badtype
Image file has incorrect type
22.14%
url/fetch/errorstatus
Error status code received from web server
19.47%
url/fetch/accessdenied
Access is denied
13.52%
url/fetch/redirectloop
Redirect points back to the original page
5.34%
url/fetch/badcookie
Web server attempted to set invalid cookie
5.10%
url/fetch/timeout
Timeout downloading file
2.56%
url/fetch/noaddr
Host not found in DNS
1.76%
url/fetch/connref
Connection refused by server
0.92%
url/fetch/badscheme
URL scheme was unrecognised
0.71%
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Top ten code quality failures

The most common categories of code quality failure.

file/html/badvalue
Invalid attribute value
22.49%
file/html/badattr
Invalid attribute name
19.03%
file/html/unknownentity
Unknown entity name
17.45%
file/html/badentity
Invalid character in entity
17.05%
file/html/tagnotallowed
A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear
8.51%
file/html/unknowntag
A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised
3.63%
file/html/missingclose
An element is missing the required close tag
2.70%
file/html/closingunopened
A redundant close tag was found
1.73%
file/html/unknownid
Fragment identifier not found
1.31%
url/fetch/moved
A "301 Moved Permanently" response was received
1.27%