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The 21 Richest People In Retail

Hayley PetersonMar 4, 2014, 00:13 IST

REUTERS/Rick WilkingJim Walton, Alice Walton, and Rob Walton cheer at the annual shareholders meeting for Walmart in Fayetteville, Ark. All three of them rank among the 14 wealthiest people in the world.

Forbes has released its annual list of the world's billionaires.

We sorted through the rankings to find the richest people in retail, from grocery store king Karl Abrecht to fashion designer Miuccia Prada.

The heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune continue to have the strongest presence on the billionaires list compared to any other family in the world.

Four members of the Walton family rank among the 14 wealthiest billionaires, with their riches amounting to $140 billion - which is more than Bill Gates' and Warren Buffett's wealth combined.

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