Akron, OH Retail & Consumer Trends 2026: Growth Rankings

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked retail and consumer chains

Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Marathon and Jersey Mike's Subs sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	M Marathon	▲2	+14.9%
2	J Jersey Mike's Subs	▲5	+8.0%
3	D DICK'S Sporting Goods	▲2	+6.5%
4	G Goodwill	▲5	+5.7%
5	H Hobby Lobby	▲4	+5.4%
6	S Sheetz	-	+5.2%
7	H Heinen's	▲5	+5.1%
8	V Valvoline Instant Oil Change	▲5	+5.0%
9	S Sam's Club	-	+3.2%
10	D Dollar Tree	-	+2.6%
11	A ALDI	-	+2.4%
12	B Bath & Body Works	▲3	+1.7%
13	O Old Navy	▲3	+1.6%
14	F Five Below	▲3	+1.5%
15	J Jimmy John's	▲3	+1.3%