Ran a real WCAG 2.2 scan (axe-core, not a lint tool) against 10 major US retail homepages. Average score: 58.3/100.

Wanted to see how "big retail" actually holds up on accessibility, since ADA Title III lawsuits target retail more than almost any other category. Used axe-core 4.10.2 live against the rendered DOM (not a static HTML parse, which misses anything JS renders) on 10 major retailer homepages.

Walmart: 100 (only perfect score)
Nordstrom: 85, Gap: 85
Target: 83
Best Buy: 63
Lowe's: 50
Home Depot: 48
Wayfair: 33
Macy's: 30
Kohl's: 6

Average 58.3, median 56.5. Costco excluded — its CSP blocks the scanner script, not scored as a failure, just genuinely couldn't be captured.

What actually failed most, across sites, wasn't exotic stuff — 8 of 10 had a landmark-region problem (missing/duplicate <main>, unlabeled regions — the thing a screen reader relies on to jump straight to content), 5 of 10 had no real page heading, 4 of 10 shipped at least one button with no accessible name at all (a screen reader just announces it as blank — critical severity, not cosmetic).

Full ranking + methodology: https://alexander-k-eliot.github.io/ai-visibility-check-free/accessibility-benchmark/

Not a legal compliance certification, just a real automated scan, said plainly. If anyone wants their own homepage run through the same scan, drop it below — happy to do it and share what comes back either way.