Rank	Company Name	1998 Revenue (millions)	% Change from 1997
1	TJX Companies	$7,949.1	7.58%
2	Staples Inc.	$7,123.2	24.27%
3	BJ's Wholesale Club Inc.	$3,552.2	10.07%
4	Neiman-Marcus Group Inc.	$2,460.7	7.33%
5	Talbots Inc.	$1,142.2	8.39%
6	Filene's Basement Corp.	$588.5	6.17%
7	J. Baker Inc.	$584.3	-1.33%
8	Stride Rite Corp.	$539.4	4.59%
9	Trend-Lines Inc.	$255.5	14.27%
10	Designs Inc.	$201.6	-24.12%
Source: Norby International, Inc., Boulder, Co.