| 7-Eleven | brand, business, gas station chain, convenience store chain | Dallas, Irving | 1927 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | business, clothing store chain, public company | New Albany | 1892 |
| Aéropostale | clothing store chain, public company | New York City | 1973 |
| Bad Dragon | business | Phoenix | June 2008 |
| Best Buy | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Richfield | August 22, 1966 |
| Borders Group | business, enterprise | Ann Arbor | 1971 |
| Brooks Brothers | business, enterprise, brick and mortar | New York City | 1818 |
| Build-A-Bear Workshop | business, public company | St. Louis | 1997 |
| Circuit City Stores | business, enterprise | Richmond | 1984 |
| Costco | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Issaquah | 1983 |
| CVS Health | organization, business, enterprise, public company | Rhode Island, Woonsocket | 1963 |
| CVS Pharmacy | business, pharmacy chain | Woonsocket | 1963 |
| Dillard's | department store chain, public company | Little Rock | 1938 |
| Dollar Tree | business, retail chain, public company | Chesapeake | 1986 |
| Foot Locker | business, enterprise, shoe store chain, public company | New York City | 1974 |
| Future Shop | business | Burnaby | 1982 |
| GameStop | business, retail chain, enterprise, brick and mortar, public company | Grapevine | August 20, 1980 |
| GNC | business, enterprise, public company | Pittsburgh | 1935 |
| Hy-Vee | supermarket chain, business | West Des Moines | 1930 |
| Instacart | privately held company, business, public company | San Francisco | 2012 |
| Kohl's | department store chain, business, public company | Menomonee Falls | 1962 |
| Marmot | business, enterprise | Santa Rosa | 1974 |
| Meijer | supermarket chain, gas station chain | Grand Rapids | 1934 |
| Neiman Marcus | business | Dallas | 1907 |
| Newegg | website, business | City of Industry | 2001 |
| Nike | business, enterprise, public company | Beaverton | January 25, 1964 |
| Nordstrom | business, public company | Seattle | 1901 |
| O'Reilly Auto Parts | business, public company | Springfield | 1957 |
| Office Depot | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Boca Raton | 1986 |
| OfficeMax | business, retail chain | — | 1988 |
| Old Navy | business | San Francisco | 1994 |
| Patagonia, Inc. | privately held company, business, retail chain, enterprise | Ventura | 1973 |
| Petco | pet store chain, business | San Diego | 1965 |
| PetSmart | pet store chain, business | Phoenix | 1986 |
| Powell's Books | book vendor, bookstore chain, business | Portland | 1971 |
| Publix | supermarket chain, public company | Lakeland | December 27, 1921 |
| Safeway | supermarket chain, business, enterprise, public company | Pleasanton | 1915 |
| Sam's Club | supermarket chain | Bentonville | 1983 |
| Sears | business, public company | Hoffman Estates | 1892 |
| Sears Holdings Corporation | business, enterprise, public company | Hoffman Estates | 2005 |
| Staples Inc. | business, retail chain, enterprise, public company | Framingham | 1986 |
| Stüssy, Inc. | business, enterprise | Irvine | 1980 |
| The Home Depot | hardware store chain, business, public company | Cobb County | 1978 |
| The Trump Organization | business, enterprise | Trump Tower | 1923 |
| Tiger of Sweden | business, brick and mortar | Stockholm | 1903 |
| TJX Companies | business, enterprise, public company | Framingham | 1956 |
| Tractor Supply Company | business, enterprise, public company | Brentwood | 1938 |
| UGG | business | Goleta | 1978 |