Big retailers · Checked October 13, 2026

Return policies at America’s 100 largest retailers

Return windows for the NRF Top 100 Retailers of 2026, linked to our store-by-store guides.

By FreeShippingZone editors · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · How we check policies

The National Retail Federation’s Top 100 Retailers 2026 list (compiled by Kantar, ranked by 2025 U.S. retail sales) is the standard ranking of America’s biggest retailers. We cover 63 of the 100, including all of the top 10, each from the retailer’s own policy page with a checked date.

Rank	Retailer	Return policy	Standard window
1	Walmart	Walmart	90 days
2	Amazon.com	Amazon	30 days
3	Costco Wholesale	Costco	No fixed deadline (most items)
4	The Kroger Co.	Kroger	30 days
5	The Home Depot	The Home Depot	90 days
6	CVS Health Corporation	CVS	60 days
7	Walgreens Boots Alliance	Walgreens	30 days
8	Target	Target	90 days
9	Lowe's Companies	Lowe's	90 days
10	Albertsons Companies	Safeway	Online orders: report in 7 days
11	Apple Stores / iTunes	Apple	14 days
12	Publix Super Markets	Publix	No time limit stated
13	Royal Ahold Delhaize USA	Not covered yet
14	Aldi	ALDI	Satisfaction guarantee
15	TJX Companies	T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, HomeGoods	40 days / 30 days
16	H.E. Butt Grocery	H-E-B	90 days
17	Dollar General	Not covered yet
18	Best Buy	Best Buy	15 days
19	Ace Hardware	Ace Hardware	30 days
20	7-Eleven	Not covered yet
21	Meijer	Not covered yet
22	Ross Stores	Not covered yet
23	AT&T Wireless	AT&T	14 days
24	Verizon Wireless	Verizon	30 days
25	Macy's	Macy's, Bloomingdale's	30 days
26	BJ's Wholesale Club	BJ's Wholesale Club	365 days
27	Dicks Sporting Goods	DICK'S Sporting Goods	90 days
28	Wakefern / ShopRite	ShopRite	30 days
29	Dollar Tree	Not covered yet
30	O'Reilly Auto Parts	O'Reilly Auto Parts	90 days
31	AutoZone	AutoZone	Not stated
32	Tractor Supply Co.	Tractor Supply	30 days
33	Nordstrom	Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack	No fixed deadline / 40 days
34	Kohl's	Kohl's	90 days
35	Hy-Vee	Not covered yet
36	Menards	Not covered yet
37	Gap	Gap, Old Navy, Athleta	30 days
38	Wegmans Food Markets	Wegmans	No time limit stated
39	Sherwin-Williams	Sherwin-Williams	30 days
40	Chewy.com	Not covered yet
41	Ulta Beauty	Ulta Beauty	30 days
42	Health Mart Systems	Not covered yet
43	Family Dollar	Not covered yet
44	Alimentation Couche-Tard	Not covered yet
45	Burlington	Burlington	30 days
46	Wayfair	Wayfair	30 days
47	Winco Foods	WinCo Foods	No time limit stated
48	Giant Eagle	Not covered yet
49	Discount Tire	Discount Tire	No set time limit
50	Good Neighbor Pharmacy	Not covered yet
51	Saks Global	Saks Fifth Avenue	30 days
52	Sephora (LVMH)	Sephora	30 days
53	Sprouts Farmers Market	Sprouts Farmers Market	No time limit stated
54	Harbor Freight Tools	Harbor Freight	90 days
55	Northeast Grocery	Not covered yet
56	Petsmart	PetSmart	60 days
57	Chedraui	Not covered yet
58	Bass Pro	Bass Pro Shops, Cabela's	60 days
59	Williams-Sonoma	Not covered yet
60	Army and Air Force Exchange Service	Not covered yet
61	Amway	Not covered yet
62	Hobby Lobby Stores	Hobby Lobby	90 days
63	QVC Group	QVC	30 days
64	AVB Brandsource	Not covered yet
65	Bath & Body Works	Bath & Body Works	90 days
66	Dell Technologies	Dell	30 days
67	True Value Co.	Not covered yet
68	Total Wine & More	Not covered yet
69	Camping World	Not covered yet
70	JD Sports	Not covered yet
71	Lululemon	lululemon	30 days
72	Caseys General Store	Not covered yet
73	Dillards	Dillard's	30 days
74	Signet Jewelers	Kay Jewelers, Zales	30 days
75	Staples	Staples	Any time (most office supplies)
76	Academy Sports	Academy Sports + Outdoors	60 days
77	J.C. Penney Company	JCPenney	60 days
78	Piggly Wiggly	Not covered yet
79	Petco	Petco	60 days
80	Raley's Supermarkets	Not covered yet
81	My Demoulas	Not covered yet
82	Victoria's Secret	Not covered yet
83	Ikea North America Svcs	IKEA	365 days
84	Michaels Stores	Michaels	60 days
85	Defense Commissary Agency	Not covered yet
86	Stater Bros Holdings	Stater Bros. Markets	30 days
87	Exxon Mobil Corporation	Not covered yet
88	Overstock.com	Overstock	30 days
89	Five Below	Five Below	90 days
90	American Eagle	American Eagle, Aerie	30 days
91	Grocery Outlet	Not covered yet
92	Weis Markets	Not covered yet
93	Urban Outfitters	Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People	30 days
94	Ingles	Not covered yet
95	Tapestry	Coach, Kate Spade New York	30 days
96	Murphy USA	Not covered yet
97	Advance Auto	Advance Auto Parts	45 days
98	Schnucks	Schnucks	7 days
99	Abercrombie & Fitch	Not covered yet
100	Save-A-Lot	Not covered yet

Some companies on the list are grocery co-ops, gas station chains or pharmacy networks whose stores set their own rules, or whose policy pages we could not read. We add them as soon as we can verify a policy. Store names are trademarks of their owners; the ranking belongs to NRF.

Frequently asked questions

Which of America’s biggest retailers have the longest return windows?

See the table above and our return windows comparison. Among the top 10, Costco has no fixed deadline for most items, while Walmart, Target, Home Depot and Lowe’s give 90 days for most products.

Return policies at America’s 100 largest retailers

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