Target, Inc.

Free-standing insert coupon activity increased 10.1 percent based on coupons dropped during the first six months of 2010 vs. the same time period a year ago, with Target, Kroger, Publix and Ralphs among the retailers in the top 10 for total pages circulated.

While Walmart and Kroger are still the No. 1 and No. 2 retailers in the United States, despite the nation’s recent economic woes, a new slate of companies are starting to come on strong, according to STORES Magazine’s annual ranking of retailers by sales.