2009 Q2/Global Top 250 Retailers
INDEX Facts
- Completed date:
09 Apr 2009
- Total URLs tested:
184,655
- Total tests run:
60,106,319
- Total number of PDF's:
3,594
- URLs failing functional tests:
3.25%
- Pages failing code standards:
84.64%
- Pages missing a title:
2.86%
- Pages failing accessibility level A:
54.98%
- Pages failing accessibility level AA:
98.43%
- Poorest code quality:
Costco Wholesale (http://www.costco.com/) - 374,114 failures
- Fastest average response time:
Groupe Vivarte (http://www.groupe-vivarte.com/)
Accessibility and Performance rankings
This table reports the average response time we recorded when testing each site. A response time above 0.7 seconds can have a negative effect on user experience.
This table reports the percentage of pages on the sites we tested that passed automated WCAG 1.0 A and AA testing (0 means every page had an issue).
| Organisation | Avg. Response | Download (kB/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Only available for Qtr 4 2010 onwards | ||
| Organisation | A | AA |
|---|---|---|
| Kingfisher | 100.00 | 72.00 |
| Mercadona, S.A. | 100.00 | 68.80 |
| Spar Group | 100.00 | 60.00 |
| Ross Stores | 100.00 | 25.00 |
| Groupe Auchan SA | 100.00 | 10.09 |
| Alticor Inc. / Amway, Quixtar | 100.00 | 4.72 |
| Compagnie Financière Richemont SA | 100.00 | 0.80 |
| Rewe-Zentral | 100.00 | 0.80 |
| Yodobashi Camera | 100.00 | 0.80 |
| Alliance Boots | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Celesio | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| DSG International | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Douglas Holding | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Globus Holding | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Groupe Vivarte | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Rite Aid Corporation | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Signet Group | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Grupo Eroski | 99.20 | 2.40 |
| Carrefour S.A. | 99.20 | 0.80 |
| H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB | 99.20 | 0.80 |
| CVS Caremark | 99.20 | 0.00 |
| Stater Bros | 99.20 | 0.00 |
| Williams-Sonoma | 99.20 | 0.00 |
| Apple | 98.40 | 24.00 |
| Defense Commissaryency | 98.40 | 0.80 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Dillard's | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Otto Group | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Somerfield Group | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Bauhaus | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Metro Group DE | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Next | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Wesfarmers Limited | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Blokker Holding | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Dm-drogerie | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Home Retail Group | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Inditex S.A | 96.00 | 4.00 |
| AEON Company Limited | 96.00 | 0.00 |
| SPAR Ãsterreich | 96.00 | 0.00 |
| The Daiei | 95.20 | 0.00 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | 94.40 | 0.00 |
| X5 Retail Group N.V. | 94.40 | 0.00 |
| Whole Foods Market | 93.60 | 19.20 |
| J Sainsbury Plc | 93.60 | 0.00 |
| Walgreen | 93.60 | 0.00 |
| NorgesGruppen | 92.80 | 0.00 |
| Groupe Galeries Lafayette SA | 92.73 | 0.00 |
| Debenhams | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| FEMSA Comercio | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| Makro | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| SuperValu | 90.79 | 0.00 |
| Tesco plc | 90.40 | 18.40 |
| Aldi | 89.60 | 0.00 |
| Grupo Jerónimo Martins | 89.60 | 0.00 |
| Koninklijke Ahold N.V | 89.60 | 0.00 |
| PPR S.A. | 89.60 | 0.00 |
| Shimamura | 89.60 | 0.00 |
| Belk | 88.80 | 0.00 |
| Marks & Spencer | 88.80 | 0.00 |
| OfficeMax | 87.20 | 0.00 |
| The Tengelmann Group | 87.20 | 0.00 |
| Esselunga S.p.A. | 86.40 | 0.00 |
| Décathlon Group | 85.71 | 0.00 |
| Associated British Foods | 85.60 | 0.80 |
| Saks Incorporated U.S. | 83.72 | 0.00 |
| Beisia Group | 82.40 | 0.00 |
| Seven & I Holdings | 82.40 | 0.00 |
| Limited Brands | 80.80 | 1.60 |
| Praktiker | 80.00 | 12.00 |
| Mitsukoshi | 80.00 | 0.00 |
| Dollar Tree Stores | 77.60 | 0.00 |
| Sheetz | 77.55 | 0.00 |
| The Carphone Warehouse Group | 76.80 | 4.00 |
| Takashimaya Company | 76.00 | 0.80 |
| Maxeda | 76.00 | 0.00 |
| Meijer | 76.00 | 0.00 |
| S Group | 76.00 | 0.00 |
| Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb | 74.40 | 1.60 |
| East Japan Railway Company | 71.20 | 9.60 |
| Dunnes Stores | 70.40 | 0.00 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 69.60 | 0.00 |
| Longs Drug Stores Corporation | 67.20 | 0.00 |
| H2O Retailing Corporation | 65.74 | 1.85 |
| WM Morrison Supermarkets | 65.60 | 0.00 |
| Safeway | 64.00 | 0.00 |
| HMV Group | 63.20 | 0.00 |
| Casas Bahia SA | 62.40 | 0.00 |
| Marui | 58.40 | 3.20 |
| Littlewoods Direct | 58.40 | 0.00 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets | 58.40 | 0.00 |
| Tokyu Corporation | 57.60 | 3.20 |
| Lowe's Companies | 56.80 | 1.60 |
| Metro | 56.00 | 0.00 |
| Target | 56.00 | 0.00 |
| ICA AB | 55.20 | 0.00 |
| Publix Super Markets | 52.00 | 0.00 |
| The Kroger Co | 52.00 | 0.00 |
| AutoZone | 51.20 | 0.00 |
| Dirk Rossmann | 51.20 | 0.00 |
| Massmart Holdings | 50.40 | 0.00 |
| Coop Switzerland | 49.60 | 0.00 |
| Costco Wholesale | 48.00 | 0.00 |
| Barnes & Noble | 47.20 | 0.00 |
| Jim Pattison Group | 44.80 | 0.00 |
| Uny | 44.00 | 2.40 |
| Dell | 43.20 | 0.00 |
| El Corte Inglés | 38.40 | 8.80 |
| Sonae | 35.92 | 0.00 |
| Edion Corporation | 32.80 | 6.40 |
| Fa. Anton Schlecker | 32.80 | 0.00 |
| J. Front Retailing | 31.91 | 0.00 |
| Winn-Dixie Stores | 31.20 | 0.00 |
| Family Dollar Stores | 30.40 | 0.00 |
| HORNBACH-Baumarkt | 27.20 | 0.00 |
| Conad Consorzio Nazionale | 25.60 | 0.00 |
| Kohl's Corporation | 25.60 | 0.00 |
| The IKEA Group | 24.80 | 0.00 |
| Deichmann Group | 23.20 | 0.00 |
| Roundy's Supermarkets | 22.40 | 0.00 |
| Fast Retailing | 21.60 | 0.00 |
| J.C. Penney | 21.60 | 0.00 |
| Isetan | 20.80 | 0.00 |
| RaceTrac Petroleum | 18.92 | 0.00 |
| Casey's General Stores | 18.18 | 0.00 |
| Liquor Control Board of Ontario | 17.60 | 0.00 |
| Raley's | 17.60 | 0.00 |
| Shinsegae | 16.00 | 0.00 |
| Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. | 15.20 | 0.00 |
| John Lewis Partnership Plc | 15.20 | 0.00 |
| Dollar General Corporation | 14.40 | 0.00 |
| Amazon.com | 13.60 | 0.00 |
| QuikTrip Corporation | 12.80 | 10.40 |
| Kesko | 11.20 | 0.00 |
| CP All | 10.53 | 0.00 |
| Kojima | 10.40 | 1.60 |
| Gome Home Appliance Group | 10.40 | 0.00 |
| Wawa | 10.40 | 0.00 |
| Apoteket AB | 8.80 | 0.00 |
| Wegmans Food Markets | 8.80 | 0.00 |
| Woolworths Ltd | 8.80 | 0.00 |
| H.E. Butt Grocery Company | 8.00 | 0.00 |
| Kesa Electricals | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| Liberty Media / QVC | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| Suning Appliance | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| Army & Air Force Exchange Service | 5.60 | 0.00 |
| Heiwado | 4.80 | 0.00 |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard | 4.00 | 0.80 |
| Axfood | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Staples | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| The Home Depot | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Advance Auto Parts | 3.20 | 0.00 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 3.20 | 0.00 |
| Coles Group Ltd | 3.20 | 0.00 |
| Muller | 3.20 | 0.00 |
| RadioShack Corporation | 2.90 | 0.00 |
| Empire Company | 2.70 | 0.00 |
| The TJX Companies | 1.75 | 0.00 |
| Delhaize Group | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| Edeka Zentrale | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| Companhia Brasileira | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Controladora Comercial Mexicana S.A. de C.V. | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Dansk Supermarked A/S | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Macy's | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| The Bon-Ton Stores | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Dairy Farm International Holdings | 1.45 | 0.00 |
| IAC/InteractiveCorp | 1.12 | 0.00 |
| Euroset Group | 1.03 | 1.03 |
| Albertson's | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Bed Bath and Beyond | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Blockbuster | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| China Resources Enterprise | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Co-operative Group | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| El Puerto de Liverpool | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Giant Eagle | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Michaels Stores | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Poslovni system Mercator | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Systembolaget | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| AS Watson & Company | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Arcandor | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Best Buy | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Big Lots | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Borders Group | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| C&A Europe | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Canadian Tire Corporation | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cencosud S.A. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Charming Shoppes | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dalian Dashang Group | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Foot Locker | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| GameStop | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Hy-Vee | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| LVMH | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lagardere Services Asia Pacific | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Life Corporation | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Louis Delhaize S.A. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| MatsumotoKiyoshi | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Migros | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Neiman Marcus | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Office Depot | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Organizacion Soriana | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PetSmart | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pick ân Pay Stores | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| President Chain Store | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| RONA | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ruddick Corporation | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sears Holdings | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shoprite Holdings S. Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| The Pantry | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| The Sports Authority | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Toys âRâ Us | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Error free sites
The following sites scored full marks for Function.
- Marui
- CP All
- Bauhaus
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings
- C&A Europe
- Dollar Tree Stores
- Dunnes Stores
- The Home Depot
- Home Retail Group
- Makro
- Poslovni system Mercator
- Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb
- Otto Group
- Ross Stores
- Ruddick Corporation
- SPAR Ãsterreich
- Spar Group
- The TJX Companies
- Walgreen
Failing A & AA on every page
The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.
- Arcandor
- AS Watson & Company
- Best Buy
- Big Lots
- Borders Group
- Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings
- C&A Europe
- Canadian Tire Corporation
- Cencosud S.A.
- Charming Shoppes
- Dalian Dashang Group
- Foot Locker
- GameStop
- Hy-Vee
- Life Corporation
- Louis Delhaize S.A.
- Lagardere Services Asia Pacific
- LVMH
- MatsumotoKiyoshi
- Migros
- Neiman Marcus
- Office Depot
- PetSmart
- Pick ân Pay Stores
- RONA
- Ruddick Corporation
- Sears Holdings
- Shoprite Holdings S. Africa
- The Pantry
- The Sports Authority
- Toys âRâ Us
- President Chain Store
- Organizacion Soriana
Excluded from INDEX
The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Baugur Group
- Bertelsmann
- Circuit City Stores
- Ets Franz Colruyt S.A.
- Coop Italy
- Coop Norden
- E.Land Group
- Eldorado
- S.A.C.I. Falabella
- The Gap
- Gruppo
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Katz Group
- K's Holdings Corporation
- Groupe Adeo
- Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand
- Lotte Shopping
- Luxottica Group S.p.A.
- MenardU.S.
- Metcash Trading Africa
- Reitangruppen AS
- Nordstrom
- Shoppers Drug Mart
- WinCo Foods
- Woolworths Group
- XXXLutz Group
- Yamada Denki
PDF testing
17.8% of checked PDFs were not tagged for accessibility.
Sitemorse performs twenty eight checks on PDF documents as part of our website benchmarking to ensure users do not experience problems such as broken links, or failing email addresses - we are also the first to test the accessibility compliance of PDF's.
Top ten functional failures
The most common categories of functional failure.
| url/fetch/badcookie Web server attempted to set invalid cookie |
61.59% |
| url/fetch/notfound File not found |
25.88% |
| url/fetch/noaddr Host not found in DNS |
2.56% |
| url/fetch/accessdenied Access is denied |
2.23% |
| file/html/noframes A <frameset> tag was found, but no <noframes> |
2.12% |
| url/fetch/unknownstatus Unknown status code received from web server |
1.74% |
| url/fetch/timeout Timeout downloading file |
1.58% |
| url/fetch/noeoh No end-of-headers found in HTTP response |
0.77% |
| url/fetch/badscheme URL scheme was unrecognised |
0.68% |
| url/fetch/exception Exception while downloading file |
0.30% |
Top ten code quality failures
The most common categories of code quality failure.
| file/html/badentity Invalid character in entity |
42.18% |
| file/html/unknownentity Unknown entity name |
40.56% |
| file/html/badattr Invalid attribute name |
4.87% |
| file/html/tagnotallowed A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear |
3.27% |
| file/html/badvalue Invalid attribute value |
2.19% |
| file/url/badquery Illegal character in URL query section |
2.17% |
| file/html/unknowntag A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised |
1.25% |
| file/html/closingunopened A redundant close tag was found |
1.04% |
| file/html/missingclose An element is missing the required close tag |
1.03% |
| file/html/repeatedattr A tag has been assigned the same attribute more than once |
0.46% |