Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked gift shop 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. Souvenir City and Alvin's Island sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Souvenir City | - | +19.6% |
| 2 | Alvin's Island | - | -9.8% |
| 3 | Hallmark | - | -14.0% |
| 4 | Earthbound Trading Co. | - | -15.7% |
- Hallmark
- Alvin's Island
- Souvenir City
- Wrapsody of Auburn
- Hudson Vulcan
- Painted Tree Boutiques
- Beach Planet
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
98 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 25 of the 98 stores (26%); 69 of the 76 tracked chains have a single store here. 1% of the tracked retail stores here are gift shops, against 2% across the United States.
- Hallmark (14)
- Alvin's Island (3)
- Souvenir City (3)
- Wrapsody of Auburn (1)
- Hudson Vulcan (1)
- Painted Tree Boutiques (1)
- Beach Planet (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Hallmark 14
- 2 Earthbound Trading Co. 3
- 3 Souvenir City 3
- 4 Alvin's Island 3
- 5 Gifted 2
- 6 Bama Fever 2
- 7 Southern Charm 2
- 8 TD Kennedy LLC 1
- 9 Magnolia's Gift Shop 1
- 10 All Star Sports Cards Emporium 1
- 11 The Paper Store 1
- 12 What the NERD? 1
- 13 Lisa's Boutique 1
- 14 Sweet Pineapple 1
- 15 Madi G’s Gift Shop 1
- 16 Jan's Hallmark Shop 1
- 17 Unique Gifts 1
- 18 Walker Baptist Gift Shop 1
- 19 Stach & Co. 1
- 20 Magic City Collectibles 1
- 21 Yellowhammer Cards and Gaming 1
- 22 The Crossing at Big Creek 1
- 23 Cullman Sportscards & Fun Shop 1
- 24 Bienville Souvenir & Gifts 1
- 25 Swoozie's 1
- 26 Shop 1
- 27 Kalli Love Stuff 1
- 28 Magic City Market 1
- 29 The Hill 1
- 30 Dixie General Store 1
- 31 Heart's Desire 1
- 32 Tours of Montgomery 1
- 33 Jags Corner Trading Cards & Sports Memorabilia 1
- 34 North Alabama Trophies 1
- 35 Madison Hospital Gift Shop 1
- 36 Alabama Trophy & Gifts 1
- 37 Collectors World Alabama 1
- 38 Supe Store 1
- 39 Lori's Gifts 1
- 40 Country Junction 1
- 41 Auburn Flowers and Gifts 1
- 42 Main Street Mercantile 1
- 43 Gulf Shores Jerky Store 1
- 44 Celebrations 1
- 45 The Mercantile 1
- 46 Sports Nuts Collectibles 1
- 47 Gift Shop of El Niño 1
- 48 Biscuit Basket 1
- 49 BAMASTUFF 1
- 50 Gifts & Gadgets 1
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