What's in store

Really, it would be hard to go past retailindustry.about.com which pegs the largest of many store types, declaring that Macy's Department Store in New York was the largest store for many years but has been comprehensively overtaken by Shinsegae Centumcity Department Store in Busan, South Korea. At 3.163 million square feet in one retail location, it is more than a million square feet larger than Macy's in Herald Square and larger than many shopping centres and malls.

Brought to Book

The three contested book shop giants are Barnes and Noble in New York, The World's Biggest Bookstore in Toronto and Powell's Book Store in Portland, Oregon.

Foothold

Macy's

Selfridge's

Level Shoe District

Super-size Convenience

Buc-ee's

Chapter two

World's Best Clothing Stores: Fashionista Ranking