This is a list of big-box stores by country.
- Auchan - hypermarkets; France
- B&Q - DIY home improvement; United Kingdom
- Babies "R" Us - baby clothes, care products, furniture, toys (Defunct)
- Barnes & Noble - books, music, videos, magazines
- Best Buy - music, videos, electronics, computer software, appliances
- Blockbuster Video - video rental (Defunct)
- Borders - books, music, videos (Defunct)
- Bricorama - D.Y, gardening; France
- Bunnings - Home improvement; Australia and New Zealand (formerly United Kingdom and Ireland)
- Cabela's - hunting, fishing, camping; historically a US-only chain, but opened its first Canadian location in 2008
- Carrefour - hypermarkets; France
- Castorama - DIY, gardening; France
- Conforama - home furniture, electronics; France
- Cora
- Costco - merged with Price Club; groceries, general merchandise
- Darty - electronics, appliances
- Decathlon - sports equipment, sports clothing, bicycles; France
- E.Leclerc - hypermarkets; France
- Fnac - music, videos, games, books, computer software, electronics, appliances; France
- Galeries Lafayette - department store; France
- Geoffrey's Toy Box - toys, video games, videos (Revival of Toys R Us)
- Harvey Norman - furniture, housewares, electronics; Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Ireland, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), Slovenia and Croatia
- Hipercor - hypermarkets; Spain
- The Home Depot - hardware
- IKEA - furniture, housewares
- Kaufland - groceries, general merchandise; Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia
- Kmall24 - Korean cosmetics, groceries, households&groceries, clothing
- Kmart - owned by Transformco; groceries, general merchandise; United States (formerly Canada, Australia, Czechoslovakia, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore)
- Big Kmart - groceries, general merchandise (Defunct)
- Super Kmart - groceries, general merchandise (Defunct; United States, Australia and Mexico)
- Sears Essentials - groceries, general merchandise (Defunct)
- Sears Grand - groceries, general merchandise (Defunct)
- Kmart Australia - owned by Wesfarmers previously related to Kmart stores in the US; general merchandise; Australia and New Zealand
- Leroy Merlin - DIY, gardening; France
- Norauto - automotive; France
- OBI
- Office 1
- Office Depot - office supplies
- PetSmart - pet supplies
- PriceSmart
- Real - owned by Metro AG
- Sephora - perfumes; France
- Staples Inc. - office supplies, office equipment
- Target - general merchandise
- Tesco - hypermarkets; United Kingdom
- Tower Records - music, videos (Defunct)
- Toys "R" Us - toys, video games, videos (Temporarily Defunct)
- Walmart - groceries, general merchandise
- The Warehouse Group
- 3 Suisses - clothing, electronics, appliances, toys, general household merchandise
- Auchan - hypermarket
- Brico Depot - DIY
- Bricomarché - Groupe Intermarché; DIY
- Bricorama - Groupe Carrefour; DIY
- Carrefour - hypermarket
- Castorama - DIY, gardening
- Celio - clothing
- Conforama - home furniture, housewares, electronics
- Darty - electronics, appliances
- Decathlon - sports equipment, sports clothing, bicycles
- E.Leclerc - hypermarket and cafeteria
- Fnac - music, videos, games, books, computer software, electronics, appliances
- Galeries Lafayette - department store
- Géant - hypermarket
- Groupe Casino - hypermarket and cafeteria
- Habitat - home furniture, housewares
- Hygena - kitchens
- Hyper U - hypermarket
- Intersport - sports equipment, sports clothing
- Jean Delatour - jewellery
- Leroy Merlin - DIY, gardening
- Monoprix - hypermarket
- Mr Bricolage - DIY
- MS Mode - clothing
- Norauto - automotive, car repair
- Point P Groupe Saint-Gobain - DIY
- Printemps - department store
- La Redoute - clothing, electronics, appliances, toys, general household merchandise
- Saint Maclou - home decoration
- Sephora - perfumes
- Soho - dollar store
- Sport 2000 - sports equipment, sports clothing
- Argos - general household merchandise, toys
- Asda - grocery, general merchandise
- B&Q - hardware, home improvement materials
- Currys - electronics, white goods
- DFS - furniture
- Halfords - auto parts and accessories
- Matalan - clothing
- Morrisons - grocery, general merchandise
- Sainsbury's - grocery, general merchandise
- Tesco Extra - grocery, general household merchandise, clothing, furniture and electronics
- Marks & Spencer - clothing, home, food, beauty and M&S bank
- Waitrose - food
Big Chain Stores
- A.C. Moore - arts & crafts (defunct)
- A&P - groceries (defunct)
- Ace Hardware - hardware, lumber
- Albertsons - groceries, general merchandise
- Aldi - groceries, general merchandise
- Ames - clothing, general merchandise (defunct)
- Ann & Hope - outlet store (defunct)
- Art Van Furniture - furniture (defunct)
- Ashley Furniture - furniture
- At Home - home decor
- AutoZone - auto parts
- Barnes & Noble - books, music, videos
- Bass Pro Shops - hunting, fishing, camping goods
- Bealls (Florida) - clothing, home goods, general merchandise
- Bed Bath & Beyond - home goods, housewares (defunct)
- Best Buy - home electronics, appliances
- Big Lots - discount store, general merchandise, furniture
- Books-A-Million - books, music, videos
- Borders - books, music, videos (defunct)
- Bradlees - department store (defunct)
- Builders Square - home improvement (defunct)
- Burlington - clothing, general merchandise
- Buy Buy Baby - baby superstore (defunct)
- Cabela's - hunting, fishing, camping goods, clothing
- Caldor - department store (defunct)
- CarMax - used car superstore
- Child World - toys (defunct)
- Circuit City - home electronics (defunct)
- CompUSA - home electronics (defunct)
- The Container Store - storage supplies
- Cost Plus World Market - housewares
- Crate & Barrel - home goods, housewares, kitchen supplies
- Crown Books - books (defunct)
- Curacao - electronics, furniture, general merchandise
- CVS Pharmacy - pharmaceuticals, general merchandise
- DSW ("Designer Shoe Warehouse") - shoes
- Dick's Sporting Goods - sporting goods, clothing
- Dollar General - discount store
- Dollar Tree - discount store
- DressBarn - clothing (defunct)
- Eckerd - pharmaceuticals, general merchandise (defunct)
- Fallas - clothing
- Family Dollar - discount store
- Famous Footwear - shoes
- Five Below - discount store
- Floor & Decor - hardware
- Fry's - home electronics, appliances, general merchandise (defunct)
- FYE - music, videos
- Gander Mountain - hunting, fishing, camping goods
- Geoffrey's Toy Box - toys and games (revival of Toys R Us)
- Goodwill - used clothing, home goods, used general merchandise
- Golfsmith - golf-related products (defunct)
- Gordmans - clothing (defunct)
- Guitar Center - music equipment
- Half Price Books - used books, music, videos, games, magazines
- Hastings Entertainment - used books, music, videos, games, magazines (defunct)
- hhgregg - home electronics (defunct)
- Hobby Lobby - arts and crafts supplies
- The Home Depot - hardware, lumber, plants, gardening supplies
- HomeGoods - housewares
- J. C. Penney - clothing, general merchandise
- Jo-Ann Stores - arts and crafts
- KB Toys - toys (defunct)
- Kmart (Transformco) - groceries, clothing, general merchandise
- Kohl's - clothing, home goods, kitchen supplies
- Kroger - groceries, general merchandise (Marketplace)
- La-Z-Boy - furniture
- Lechmere - electronics, furniture (defunct)
- Levitz Furniture - furniture (defunct)
- Linens n' Things - home furnishings (defunct)
- Lionel - toys (defunct)
- Lowe's - hardware, lumber, plants, gardening supplies
- Macy's - clothing, home goods, general merchandise
- Marshalls - clothing
- Mattress Firm - mattresses, bed-related products
- Sleepy's - mattresses, bed-related products (defunct)
- MC Sports - sporting goods (defunct)
- Meijer - groceries, general merchandise
- Menards - hardware, lumber, plants, gardening supplies
- Mervyn's - department store (defunct)
- Michaels - arts and crafts supplies
- Modell's - sporting goods (defunct)
- Ocean State Job Lot - discount store
- Office Depot / OfficeMax - office supplies, furniture
- Old Navy - clothing
- Old Time Pottery - home décor
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet - discount store, groceries, clothing, remaindered books, general merchandise
- Party City - party supplies
- Payless Shoe Source - shoes (defunct)
- Petco - pet supplies
- PetSmart - pet supplies
- Pier 1 Imports - housewares, general merchandise (defunct late 2020)
- Publix - groceries, general merchandise
- RadioShack - electronics (defunct)
- Raymour & Flanigan - furniture
- ReStore - used appliances, used furniture
- Rite Aid - pharmaceuticals, groceries
- Ross Dress for Less - clothing
- Safeway - groceries, general merchandise
- The Salvation Army - used clothing, home goods, used general merchandise
- Sears (Transformco) - clothing, tools, appliances, general merchandise
- Shopko - general merchandise (defunct)
- Spirit Halloween - Halloween costumes
- Sports Authority - sporting goods, clothing (defunct)
- Staples - office supplies, furniture
- Stein Mart - clothing, home furnishings (defunct)
- Stop & Shop - groceries, pharmaceuticals
- SuperCrown - books (defunct)
- SuperValu
- Target - general merchandise, clothing, groceries (Super Target)
- Thrift Drug - pharmaceuticals (defunct)
- TJ Maxx - clothing
- Toys "R" Us - toys and games (defunct)
- Trader Joe's - groceries, general merchandise
- Ulta Beauty - beauty supplies
- Wakefern - groceries
- Walgreens - pharmaceuticals, general merchandise
- Walmart - groceries, clothing, general merchandise
- Wet Seal - clothing (defunct)
- Whole Foods Market - groceries, emphasizing 'natural', locally-sourced and organic products
- Wickes Furniture - furniture (defunct)
- The Wiz - home electronics (defunct)
Warehouse clubs
All locations of these chains offer groceries and general merchandise.