2009 Q3/Global Top 250 Retailers
INDEX Facts
- Completed date:
14 Aug 2009
- Total URLs tested:
196,567
- Total tests run:
63,987,053
- Total number of PDF's:
3,953
- URLs failing functional tests:
3.44%
- Pages failing code standards:
86.48%
- Pages missing a title:
3.27%
- Pages failing accessibility level A:
54.22%
- Pages failing accessibility level AA:
98.69%
- Poorest code quality:
Costco Wholesale (http://www.costco.com/) - 377,348 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercadona, S.A. | 100.00 | 65.60 |
| Spar Group | 100.00 | 60.00 |
| Kingfisher | 100.00 | 57.60 |
| Ross Stores | 100.00 | 28.57 |
| Groupe Auchan SA | 100.00 | 9.26 |
| Alticor Inc. / Amway, Quixtar | 100.00 | 4.67 |
| Rewe-Zentral | 100.00 | 0.80 |
| Axfood | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Bauhaus | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Blokker Holding | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Celesio | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Compagnie Financière Richemont SA | 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 |
| Stater Bros | 100.00 | 0.00 |
| Apple | 99.20 | 8.80 |
| Carrefour S.A. | 99.20 | 0.80 |
| Yodobashi Camera | 99.20 | 0.80 |
| CVS Caremark | 99.20 | 0.00 |
| Deichmann Group | 99.20 | 0.00 |
| Otto Group | 99.20 | 0.00 |
| Praktiker | 98.82 | 0.00 |
| Grupo Eroski | 98.40 | 0.80 |
| Berkshire Hathaway | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Somerfield Group | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| The Tengelmann Group | 98.40 | 0.00 |
| Dm-drogerie | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Home Retail Group | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Wesfarmers Limited | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Williams-Sonoma | 97.60 | 0.00 |
| Defense Commissaryency | 96.80 | 0.00 |
| Apoteket AB | 96.00 | 0.00 |
| SPAR Österreich | 96.00 | 0.00 |
| Inditex S.A | 95.20 | 4.80 |
| Dell | 95.20 | 0.00 |
| The Daiei | 95.20 | 0.00 |
| Tesco plc | 94.40 | 11.20 |
| AEON Company Limited | 94.40 | 0.00 |
| NorgesGruppen | 93.60 | 0.00 |
| Takashimaya Company | 92.80 | 0.80 |
| Casino Guichard-Perrachon S.A. | 92.80 | 0.00 |
| Debenhams | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| Shimamura | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| X5 Retail Group N.V. | 92.00 | 0.00 |
| Belk | 91.20 | 0.00 |
| PPR S.A. | 91.20 | 0.00 |
| Groupe Galeries Lafayette SA | 91.07 | 0.00 |
| SuperValu | 90.54 | 0.00 |
| Dillard's | 90.40 | 0.00 |
| Beisia Group | 89.60 | 28.00 |
| FEMSA Comercio | 89.60 | 0.80 |
| OfficeMax | 89.60 | 0.00 |
| Koninklijke Ahold N.V | 88.80 | 0.00 |
| J Sainsbury Plc | 88.00 | 0.00 |
| Makro | 86.40 | 0.00 |
| Décathlon Group | 85.71 | 0.00 |
| The Carphone Warehouse Group | 85.60 | 0.00 |
| Maxeda | 84.80 | 0.00 |
| Esselunga S.p.A. | 84.00 | 0.00 |
| Grupo Jerónimo Martins | 84.00 | 0.00 |
| Saks Incorporated U.S. | 82.76 | 0.00 |
| Marks & Spencer | 82.40 | 0.00 |
| Seven & I Holdings | 82.40 | 0.00 |
| S Group | 81.60 | 0.00 |
| Associated British Foods | 80.80 | 0.00 |
| Limited Brands | 80.00 | 1.60 |
| Coop Switzerland | 79.20 | 9.60 |
| Aldi | 78.40 | 0.00 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company | 77.60 | 0.00 |
| Sheetz | 77.08 | 0.00 |
| Co-operative Group | 76.00 | 0.00 |
| Walgreen | 74.40 | 0.00 |
| Whole Foods Market | 73.60 | 0.00 |
| Marui | 72.00 | 0.80 |
| East Japan Railway Company | 68.80 | 2.40 |
| Costco Wholesale | 68.80 | 0.00 |
| Dunnes Stores | 68.00 | 0.00 |
| H2O Retailing Corporation | 67.59 | 1.85 |
| Mitsukoshi | 67.20 | 0.00 |
| Target | 66.40 | 0.00 |
| Tokyu Corporation | 65.60 | 3.20 |
| AutoZone | 65.60 | 0.00 |
| WM Morrison Supermarkets | 65.60 | 0.00 |
| HMV Group | 64.80 | 0.00 |
| Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb | 64.00 | 1.60 |
| Safeway | 64.00 | 0.00 |
| Littlewoods Direct | 60.80 | 0.00 |
| Dollar Tree Stores | 60.00 | 0.00 |
| Barnes & Noble | 59.20 | 0.00 |
| Metro | 59.20 | 0.00 |
| Wal-Mart Stores | 58.40 | 0.00 |
| ICA AB | 57.60 | 0.00 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets | 56.80 | 0.00 |
| Lowe's Companies | 56.00 | 1.60 |
| Meijer | 55.20 | 0.00 |
| Publix Super Markets | 52.00 | 0.00 |
| Massmart Holdings | 50.40 | 2.40 |
| Best Buy | 50.40 | 0.00 |
| Metro Group DE | 44.80 | 0.00 |
| Jim Pattison Group | 44.00 | 0.00 |
| Sonae | 43.69 | 0.00 |
| Uny | 41.60 | 3.20 |
| Coles Group Ltd | 41.60 | 0.00 |
| The Kroger Co | 39.20 | 0.00 |
| Dirk Rossmann | 38.40 | 0.00 |
| Fa. Anton Schlecker | 37.60 | 0.00 |
| Dollar General Corporation | 36.80 | 0.00 |
| Hy-Vee | 36.80 | 0.00 |
| Yamada Denki | 36.80 | 0.00 |
| Nordstrom | 34.40 | 0.00 |
| Lotte Shopping | 30.34 | 0.00 |
| El Corte Inglés | 29.60 | 0.00 |
| J. Front Retailing | 29.55 | 0.00 |
| Isetan | 28.00 | 0.00 |
| Liquor Control Board of Ontario | 27.20 | 0.00 |
| Roundy's Supermarkets | 27.20 | 0.00 |
| Conad Consorzio Nazionale | 26.40 | 0.00 |
| HORNBACH-Baumarkt | 26.40 | 0.00 |
| The IKEA Group | 25.60 | 0.00 |
| J.C. Penney | 24.80 | 0.00 |
| Raley's | 24.80 | 0.00 |
| Kohl's Corporation | 24.00 | 0.00 |
| Amazon.com | 23.20 | 0.00 |
| RaceTrac Petroleum | 23.08 | 0.00 |
| Edion Corporation | 22.92 | 4.17 |
| Kesko | 20.80 | 0.80 |
| Winn-Dixie Stores | 20.00 | 0.00 |
| Fast Retailing | 18.40 | 0.00 |
| Casey's General Stores | 17.98 | 0.00 |
| Shinsegae | 17.60 | 0.00 |
| Family Dollar Stores | 14.56 | 0.00 |
| John Lewis Partnership Plc | 13.60 | 0.00 |
| QuikTrip Corporation | 12.80 | 10.40 |
| Kojima | 12.00 | 0.80 |
| Kesa Electricals | 12.00 | 0.00 |
| Longs Drug Stores Corporation | 10.40 | 0.00 |
| Migros | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| Wawa | 9.60 | 0.00 |
| CP All | 9.09 | 0.00 |
| H.E. Butt Grocery Company | 8.80 | 0.00 |
| Next | 8.00 | 1.60 |
| Advance Auto Parts | 8.00 | 0.00 |
| Army & Air Force Exchange Service | 7.20 | 0.00 |
| Heiwado | 7.20 | 0.00 |
| Liberty Media / QVC | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| Suning Appliance | 6.40 | 0.00 |
| RadioShack Corporation | 6.25 | 0.00 |
| Gome Home Appliance Group | 5.60 | 0.00 |
| RONA | 5.60 | 0.00 |
| BJ's Wholesale Club | 4.80 | 0.00 |
| Wegmans Food Markets | 4.80 | 0.00 |
| Alliance Boots | 4.00 | 2.40 |
| Luxottica Group S.p.A. | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Office Depot | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Woolworths Ltd | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard | 3.20 | 0.80 |
| Muller | 3.20 | 0.00 |
| Dairy Farm International Holdings | 2.82 | 0.00 |
| Empire Company | 2.70 | 0.00 |
| Delhaize Group | 2.40 | 1.60 |
| Controladora Comercial Mexicana S.A. de C.V. | 2.40 | 0.80 |
| GameStop | 2.40 | 0.00 |
| Edeka Zentrale | 1.60 | 0.80 |
| Companhia Brasileira | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Dansk Supermarked A/S | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| The Home Depot | 1.60 | 0.00 |
| IAC/InteractiveCorp | 0.98 | 0.00 |
| Canadian Tire Corporation | 0.80 | 0.80 |
| Bed Bath and Beyond | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Big Lots | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Blockbuster | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Centres Distributeurs E. Leclerc | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| China Resources Enterprise | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| El Puerto de Liverpool | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Macy's | 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 |
| Albertson's | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Arcandor | 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 |
| Casas Bahia SA | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cencosud S.A. | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Charming Shoppes | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Circuit City Stores | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Dalian Dashang Group | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Euroset Group | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Foot Locker | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Giant Eagle | 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 |
| Neiman Marcus | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Organizacion Soriana | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| PetSmart | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pick n Pay Stores | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| President Chain Store | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ruddick Corporation | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Sears Holdings | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shoprite Holdings S. Africa | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Staples | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| The Bon-Ton Stores | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| The Pantry | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| The Sports Authority | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| The TJX Companies | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Toys R Us | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Error free sites
The following sites scored full marks for Function.
- Marui
- Bauhaus
- BJ's Wholesale Club
- C&A Europe
- Circuit City Stores
- Conad Consorzio Nazionale
- Douglas Holding
- Dunnes Stores
- Family Dollar Stores
- HMV Group
- The Home Depot
- Littlewoods Direct
- Makro
- Poslovni system Mercator
- Metro Group DE
- Norma Lebensmittelfilialbetrieb
- Rewe-Zentral
- Ruddick Corporation
- SPAR Österreich
- The Pantry
Failing A & AA on every page
The following sites failed high priority tests on every page.
- American Eagle Outfitters
- Albertson's
- Arcandor
- AS Watson & Company
- The Bon-Ton Stores
- Borders Group
- Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings
- C&A Europe
- Casas Bahia SA
- Cencosud S.A.
- Charming Shoppes
- Circuit City Stores
- Dalian Dashang Group
- Euroset Group
- Foot Locker
- Giant Eagle
- Life Corporation
- Louis Delhaize S.A.
- Lagardere Services Asia Pacific
- LVMH
- MatsumotoKiyoshi
- Neiman Marcus
- PetSmart
- Pick n Pay Stores
- Ruddick Corporation
- Sears Holdings
- Shoprite Holdings S. Africa
- Staples
- The Pantry
- The Sports Authority
- The TJX Companies
- Toys R Us
- President Chain Store
- Organizacion Soriana
Excluded from INDEX
The following sites were excluded from the INDEX.
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Baugur Group
- Bertelsmann
- 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
- H & M Hennes & Mauritz AB
- Katz Group
- K's Holdings Corporation
- Groupe Adeo
- Schwarz Unternehmens Treuhand
- MenardU.S.
- Metcash Trading Africa
- Reitangruppen AS
- Shoppers Drug Mart
- WinCo Foods
- Woolworths Group
- XXXLutz Group
PDF testing
19.7% 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 |
66.66% |
| url/fetch/notfound File not found |
23.68% |
| url/fetch/noaddr Host not found in DNS |
2.73% |
| url/fetch/unknownstatus Unknown status code received from web server |
1.85% |
| url/fetch/accessdenied Access is denied |
1.29% |
| file/html/noframes A <frameset> tag was found, but no <noframes> |
1.28% |
| url/fetch/timeout Timeout downloading file |
0.86% |
| url/fetch/badscheme URL scheme was unrecognised |
0.64% |
| url/fetch/noeoh No end-of-headers found in HTTP response |
0.51% |
| url/fetch/exception Exception while downloading file |
0.22% |
Top ten code quality failures
The most common categories of code quality failure.
| file/html/badentity Invalid character in entity |
41.28% |
| file/html/unknownentity Unknown entity name |
39.79% |
| file/html/badattr Invalid attribute name |
5.33% |
| file/html/tagnotallowed A start tag has been found in a position in which that element may not appear |
3.70% |
| file/url/badquery Illegal character in URL query section |
2.50% |
| file/html/badvalue Invalid attribute value |
2.33% |
| file/html/unknowntag A start or end tag was found which was unrecognised |
1.24% |
| file/html/missingclose An element is missing the required close tag |
1.15% |
| file/html/closingunopened A redundant close tag was found |
1.03% |
| file/html/unnecessaryclose An end tag was found for an element which does not require one |
0.57% |