As of 2011, Acme is the second-largest retailer of food in Greater Philadelphia.

It is the second-largest retailer of carpets in the UK.

By comparison, the second-largest retailer in the country, Home Depot, posted sales of $81.5 billion.

Federal inspectors found 227 teen-agers working in violation of child-labor laws at Sears, the nation's second-largest retailer.

Kmart, the second-largest retailer in the United States, said some possible buyers had expressed interest.

But the expected profits at Sears, the nation's second-largest retailer, would not come from increased sales.

The nation's second-largest retailer, which on Thursday reported a worse-than-expected loss for the third quarter, said the stores did not meet its profit requirements.

Carrefour, Europe's answer to Wal-Mart and the world's second-largest retailer, is in play.

K Mart, the nation's second-largest retailer, purchased all the advertising space around the stories.

The nation's second-largest retailer said it would begin construction on the stores this spring.