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Off-Price & Closeout Retail

6 tracked retailers, ranked by NOligarchy Score. Best pick: Nordstrom (88.1).
0 · worst score
avg 71.3
100 · best
3 of 6 tracked retailers rate Trusted, making Off-Price & Closeout Retail one of the cleaner categories to shop in. Scores range from 88.1 (Nordstrom) down to 55.8 (Burlington). Off-Price & Closeout Retail ranks 18th cleanest of 44 tracked categories.
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Members span 3 federal industry classifications (NAICS).
Spend
$34K
Federal lobbying
$0
PAC & Super PAC
$0
Executive donations
$34K
Pillars
67 avg
Political Access
96
Wealth Extraction
32
Playing by the Rules
73
Ownership risk
4 flagged
Nordstrom
#1 in this category
88.1
/100
Trusted
nordstrom.com
Big Lots Inc.
#2 in this category
87.2
/100
Trusted
biglots.com
Saks Fifth Avenue / Saks Off 5th
#3 in this category
76.2
/100
Trusted
saksoff5th.com
Ross
#4 in this category
62.1
/100
Moderate
rossstores.com
T.J. Maxx / Marshalls / HomeGoods
#5 in this category
58.3
/100
Moderate
tjmaxx.com
Burlington
#6 in this category
55.8
/100
Moderate
burlington.com
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