Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked retail 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. The Valley Smoke Shop and Carter Lumber sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Valley Smoke Shop | ▲1 | +18.3% |
| 2 | Carter Lumber | - | +18.2% |
| 3 | Goodwill | - | +15.8% |
| 4 | Hallmark | - | +11.1% |
| 5 | Harbor Freight Tools | ▲1 | +10.2% |
| 6 | Kay Jewelers | ▲1 | +9.7% |
| 7 | Dollar Tree | - | +9.1% |
| 8 | T.J.Maxx | ▲1 | +8.3% |
| 9 | Tractor Supply Co. | - | +8.2% |
| 10 | Bath & Body Works | ▲1 | +6.4% |
| 11 | Dollar General | - | +6.1% |
| 12 | Kings of Vapor and Smoke | - | +3.7% |
| 13 | Staples | - | +2.6% |
| 14 | Pet Supplies Plus | - | +0.3% |
| 15 | Burlington | - | +0.2% |
Store footprint
Store map
868 tracked store locations in Akron, OH, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 115 of the 868 stores (13%); 513 of the 596 tracked chains have a single store here. 7% of the tracked retail stores here are vape & tobacco shops, against 6% across Ohio.
- Discount Store (120)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (62)
- Home Improvement Center (44)
- Specialty Store (42)
- Flower Shop (40)
- Sporting Goods Store (38)
- Thrift Stores (36)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 57
- 2 Dollar Tree 21
- 3 Family Dollar 18
- 4 Goodwill 10
- 5 Pet Supplies Plus 9
- 6 Walmart 9
- 7 Sherwin-Williams 8
- 8 Ace Hardware 8
- 9 Lowe's Home Improvement 7
- 10 Five Below 7
- 11 Hallmark 7
- 12 Target 7
- 13 Kay Jewelers 6
- 14 The Home Depot 6
- 15 Bath & Body Works 6
- 16 Big Lots 4
- 17 Once Upon A Child 4
- 18 Staples 4
- 19 Kings of Vapor and Smoke 4
- 20 Famous Footwear 4
- 21 T.J.Maxx 4
- 22 Best Buy 4
- 23 DICK'S Sporting Goods 4
- 24 Kohl's 4
- 25 Tractor Supply Co. 4
- 26 Hobby Lobby 3
- 27 The Original Mattress Factory 3
- 28 PetSmart 3
- 29 Carter's 3
- 30 The Valley Smoke Shop 3
- 31 Burlington 3
- 32 Carter Lumber 3
- 33 Old Navy 3
- 34 Harbor Freight Tools 3
- 35 Claire's 3
- 36 Famous Supply 2
- 37 Rally House 2
- 38 Play It Again Sports 2
- 39 Ashley HomeStore 2
- 40 Eddy's Bike Shop 2
- 41 Jos. A. Bank 2
- 42 Jared 2
- 43 Hollywood Feed 2
- 44 Arhaus 2
- 45 lululemon 2
- 46 SKECHERS 2
- 47 Zales 2
- 48 DTLR 2
- 49 The Children's Place 2
- 50 Foot Locker 2
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