Stores magazine just put out its list of top 100 retailers by revenue. Wal-Mart of course, is on top, followed by Kroger, Costco, Home Depot, Target, Walgreen, CVS, Lowe's, Sears Holdings and Best Buy in descending order.Though it's by no means a new phenomenon, we still get blown away by Wal-Mart's Shaq-like size. Its nearly $406 billion in revenue last year exceeds that of the next five retailers on the list COMBINED.Wal-Mart is also making news for its support of employer-mandated health care, which is facing opposition from the National Retail Federation, which puts out Stores. We're not going to weigh in on the health care debate (you readers are welcome to do that), but we admire that the NRF isn't afraid to stand up to what must be one of its largest members.

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