Subsidy Tracker: Industry Summary Page
Major Industry:
retailing
Subsidy Total:
$7,946,948,433
Number of Awards:
7,667
Time Period:
Earliest year of data: 1989. Availability of data for earlier years varies greatly from program to program. The majority of the listings for this industry are for the period since 2011.
Notes:
The dollar total above adjusts for the fact that there is an overlap between the amounts in one or more Megadeal entries and those of one or more of the other entries. The total includes only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. Dollar totals do not include awards for which no subsidy value is disclosed.
Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Subsidy $ | Number of Awards |
---|---|---|
Amazon.com | $3,522,918,174 | 230 |
Sears | $574,182,077 | 56 |
Bass Pro | $395,168,933 | 64 |
Lowe's | $315,995,278 | 233 |
Walmart | $241,531,675 | 501 |
CVS Health | $241,062,731 | 174 |
Fresh Direct | $186,970,562 | 32 |
Target | $177,945,582 | 198 |
Wakefern Food | $131,898,800 | 5 |
Kohl's | $129,485,364 | 65 |
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Company | Parent | Location | Subsidy Source | Year |
Subsidy Value![]() |
Loan/Bailout Value | Type of Subsidy |
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Caremark, LLC | CVS Health | Florida | state | 2016 | $1,200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
DG Distribution Southeast | Dollar General | Georgia | state | 2016 | $1,200,000 | grant | |
Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Kohl's | Indiana | state | 2017 | $1,200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Amazon.com.dedc LLC | Amazon.com | Maryland | state | 2018 | $1,200,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Kohl's | New York | state | 2011 | $1,199,645 | enterprise zone | |
Nichols Distribution | Best Buy | New York | local | 2008 | $1,193,790 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
LL BEAN INC. | L.L. Bean | Maine | state | 2010 | $1,191,990 | property tax abatement | |
Target Corporation (Amsterdam) | Target | New York | state | 2011 | $1,191,249 | enterprise zone | |
Dayton Hudson Corp./Target Stores | Target | New York | local | 2005 | $1,185,456 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Lowe's Home Centers, Inc. | Lowe's | New Mexico | state | 2012 | $1,184,934 | training reimbursement | |
Family Dollar Services, Inc. (Rome. NY) | Dollar Tree | New York | state | 2015 | $1,183,577 | enterprise zone | |
Target Corporation | Target | New York | state | 2010 | $1,182,133 | enterprise zone | |
Lowe's Home Centers Inc. | Lowe's | New York | state | 2007 | $1,175,811 | enterprise zone | |
Target Corporation | Target | New York | state | 2005 | $1,175,000 | enterprise zone | |
WAL-MART STORES INC | Walmart | Arkansas | state | 2010 | $1,174,287 | tax credit/rebate | |
Wal-Mart Distribution Center | Walmart | New York | local | 2008 | $1,173,199 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
HANNAFORD BROS CO AND SUBSIDIARIES | Ahold Delhaize | Maine | state | 2013 | $1,172,903 | property tax abatement | |
Lowe's Home Centers | Lowe's | New York | state | 2007 | $1,167,284 | enterprise zone | |
Nichols Distribution | Best Buy | New York | local | 2009 | $1,160,962 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC dba Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World | Bass Pro | Louisiana | state | 2009 | $1,160,101 | Enterprise zone | |
GPSDC (New York), Inc. | Gap Inc. | New York | state | 2002 | $1,159,563 | enterprise zone | |
Nichols Distribution | Best Buy | New York | local | 2007 | $1,157,111 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
AutoZone Texas LLC | AutoZone | Florida | state | 2015 | $1,152,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. | Dollar Tree | New York | state | 2006 | $1,150,000 | grant | |
CVS Pharmacy Inc | CVS Health | Rhode Island | state | 2013 | $1,138,860 | tax credit/rebate | |
VADATA | Amazon.com | Oregon | local | 2018 | $1,124,971 | property tax abatement | |
Sheetz | Sheetz | North Carolina | local | 2013 | $1,120,000 | grant | |
HANNAFORD BROS CO, LLC | Ahold Delhaize | Maine | state | 2014 | $1,119,186 | property tax abatement | |
Wal-Mart Stores East LP | Walmart | New York | state | 2006 | $1,117,475 | enterprise zone | |
Menard, Inc. | Menard | Iowa | state | 2012 | $1,116,370 | enterprise zone | |
Menard, Inc. | Menard | Iowa | state | 2011 | $1,116,370 | enterprise zone | |
Shoe Carnival, Inc. | Shoe Carnival Inc. | Indiana | state | 2007 | $1,115,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Target Corporation (Amsterdam) | Target | New York | state | 2012 | $1,109,599 | enterprise zone | |
AMAZON DATA SERVICES, INC | Amazon.com | Oregon | local | 2020 | $1,108,015 | enterprise zone | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | Nordstrom | Pennsylvania | state | $1,107,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Nordstrom, Inc. | Nordstrom | Pennsylvania | state | 2014 | $1,107,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Amazon.com.kydc, LLC* | Amazon.com | Nevada | state | 2017 | $1,107,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Hy-Vee, Inc | Hy-Vee | Nebraska | local | 2018 | $1,106,630 | tax increment financing | |
SCHNUCK MARKETS, INC. | Schnuck Markets | Missouri | state | 2001 | $1,103,407 | tax credit/rebate | |
Target Corp T3802 | Target | New York | local | 2010 | $1,102,546 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Ann Taylor Stores Corporation | Ascena Retail Group | Kentucky | state | 2008 | $1,100,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
RxC Acquisition Company dba RxCrossroads | CVS Health | Kentucky | state | 2013 | $1,100,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Nordstrom, Inc. | Nordstrom | Pennsylvania | state | 2014 | $1,100,000 | grant | |
Sleepy's Inc. | Steinhoff International | New York | local | 2008 | $1,094,922 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Family Dollar Services, Inc. | Dollar Tree | New York | state | 2008 | $1,093,282 | enterprise zone | |
HANNAFORD BROS CO AND SUBSIDIARIES | Ahold Delhaize | Maine | state | 2012 | $1,092,151 | property tax abatement | |
Publix Super Markets, Inc. | Publix Super Markets | Florida | state | 2012 | $1,092,000 | grant | |
Amazon Studios LLC | Amazon.com | California | state | 2017 | $1,091,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC. | O'Reilly Automotive | Ohio | state | 2018 | $1,090,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Vitacost, Inc. | Kroger | North Carolina | state | 2009 | $1,088,554 | tax credit/rebate | |
Nichols Distribution | Best Buy | New York | local | 2010 | $1,084,397 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Lowe's Home Centers Inc. | Lowe's | New York | state | 2007 | $1,082,106 | enterprise zone | |
HANNAFORD BROS CO, LLC | Ahold Delhaize | Maine | state | 2015 | $1,075,110 | property tax abatement | |
Home Shopping Network | Qurate Retail | Florida | state | 2004 | $1,075,000 | grant | |
Vadata #57 | Amazon.com | Oregon | state | 2018 | $1,073,771 | property tax abatement | |
GPSDC (New York), Inc. | Gap Inc. | New York | state | 2003 | $1,069,550 | enterprise zone | |
Wal Mart Stores, Inc. & Subsidiaries | Walmart | Nebraska | state | 2019 | $1,067,465 | tax rebate | |
Nichols Distribution, LLC | Best Buy | New York | state | 2012 | $1,064,508 | enterprise zone | |
WAL-MART STORES EAST INC - DISTRIBUTION CTRS | Walmart | Missouri | state | 2002 | $1,061,316 | tax credit/rebate | |
Dayton Hudson Corporation | Target | New York | local | 2008 | $1,051,367 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Chico's FAS, Inc. | Chico's FAS | Florida | state | 2011 | $1,050,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
General Nutrition Corporation | GNC Holdings | Indiana | state | 2014 | $1,050,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Kohl's New York DC, Inc. | Kohl's | New York | state | 2002 | $1,048,962 | enterprise zone | |
WAL MART STORES EAST LP | Walmart | Maine | state | 2011 | $1,048,016 | property tax abatement | |
Urban Outfitters, Inc | Urban Outfitters | Nevada | state | 2011 | $1,038,776 | tax credit/rebate | |
Target Corporation | Target | Illinois | state | 2007 | $1,036,350 | tax credit/rebate | |
GPSDC (New York), Inc. | Gap Inc. | New York | state | 2012 | $1,036,300 | enterprise zone | |
Target Corporation | Target | Illinois | state | 2006 | $1,035,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Target Corp T3802 | Target | New York | local | 2009 | $1,032,906 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
WAL MART STORES EAST LP | Walmart | Maine | state | 2010 | $1,029,448 | property tax abatement | |
LL BEAN INC. | L.L. Bean | Maine | state | 2011 | $1,029,230 | property tax abatement | |
HOME DEPOT U S A INC | Home Depot | New York | local | 2012 | $1,022,591 | property tax abatement | |
WAL MART STORES EAST LP | Walmart | Maine | state | 2013 | $1,013,453 | property tax abatement | |
Cabela's Retail, Inc. | Bass Pro | Pennsylvania | state | $1,012,500 | grant | ||
Dayton Hudson Corporation | Target | New York | local | 2009 | $1,010,574 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Federated Department Stores, Inc. | Macy's | New York | local | 2001 | $1,010,519 | tax credit/rebate; property tax abatement | |
Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. | Amazon.com | Illinois | state | 2016 | $1,001,512 | infrastructure assistance | |
Home Depot, Inc. | Home Depot | Georgia | state | 2008 | $1,000,000 | grant | |
Target Corporation | Target | Illinois | state | 2005 | $1,000,000 | grant | |
GSI Commerce Solutions, Inc. | eBay | Kentucky | state | 2005 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
NBC Philadelphia Merchant, Inc. | TJX | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | grant | ||
Bass Pro Outdoor World, LLC | Bass Pro | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Advance Stores Company, Incorporated, dba Advance Auto Parts | Advance Auto Parts | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | grant | ||
excelleRx, Inc. | CVS Health | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | grant | ||
AEO Management Co. | American Eagle Outfitters | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | grant | ||
Swedwood International | Ikea | Virginia | state | 2006 | $1,000,000 | grant | |
Amazon.com Inc. | Amazon.com | Virginia | state | 2012 | $1,000,000 | grant | |
Wal-Mart Stores East, LP - Jacksonville | Walmart | Florida | state | 2005 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Chico's FAS, Inc. | Chico's FAS | Florida | state | 2005 | $1,000,000 | grant | |
Chico's FAS, Inc. | Chico's FAS | Florida | state | 2011 | $1,000,000 | grant | |
Amazon.com.indc LLC | Amazon.com | Indiana | state | 2012 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Amazon.com.indc LLC | Amazon.com | Indiana | state | 2012 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Sheetz, Inc. | Sheetz | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | tax increment financing | ||
MENARD INC | Menard | Illinois | local | 2013 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
RALPH'S GROCERY COMPANY | Kroger | Illinois | local | 2004 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Dolgencorp, LLC DBA Dollar General | Dollar General | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | grant | ||
Macy's.com, Inc. | Macy's | California | state | 2014 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
KUM & GO LC | Kum & Go | United States | federal | 2009 | $1,000,000 | federal grant | |
Dolgencorp, LLC DBA Dollar General | Dollar General | Pennsylvania | state | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | ||
Costco Wholesale Corporation | Costco | Texas | local | 2013 | $1,000,000 | tax credit/rebate | |
Lidl | Schwarz Group | Virginia | state | 2015 | $1,000,000 | grant |
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