The 12 most powerful retail companies in America

We recently released our list of the most powerful companies in America, breaking down which ones command the most influence. To determine how powerful each company is, we factored together revenue, number of employees, press mentions, and social media influence as ranked on a scale of 1 to 100 by Klout, a site that analyzes social-media influence. You can read our full methodology here. Walmart took the top spot on our list, and Target came in at No. 2. In fact, many of the companies on the ...