List of 67 Ohio-based Retail Companies

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Kroger NYSE : KR Cincinnati, Ohio, United States website	Retail	147,123	17	14	3
Bath & Body Works NYSE : BBWI Columbus, Ohio, United States website	Retail	7,307	11	6	5
Big Lots Public Columbus, Ohio, United States website	Retail	4,722	4	3	1
Speedway Acquired Seven & i 2020-08-02 $21B Enon, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	4	3	1
Schottenstein Stores Corp. Private Columbus, Ohio, United States	Retail	-	3	2	1
Design Milk Public Pickerington, Ohio, United States website	Retail	1	2	2	-
Family RV Group Acquired Blue Compass RV 2021-01-05 Cincinnati, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	2	2	-
The Kitchen Collection LLC Private Chillicothe, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Innomark Communications LLC Private Fairfield, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
The Verdin Company Private Cincinnati, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Germain Motor Co. Private Columbus, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Express NYSE : EXPR Columbus, Ohio, United States website	Retail	1,864	1	1	-
Sunglass Hut International, Inc. Acquired Luxottica Group S.p.A. 2001-02-22 $462M Mason, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
JOANN Private Hudson, Ohio, United States website	Retail	2,418	2	1	1
American Freight Group, Inc. Acquired Franchise Group 2019-12-30 $450M Columbus, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Phantom Fireworks Private Youngstown, Ohio, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-

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