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. Shoe Dept. and Ace Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shoe Dept. | ▲5 | +18.8% |
| 2 | Ace Hardware | ▲7 | +18.8% |
| 3 | Country Store | ▲11 | +14.6% |
| 4 | Hobby Lobby | - | +13.6% |
| 5 | Citi Trends | ▲7 | +13.4% |
| 6 | Zumiez | ▲4 | +13.3% |
| 7 | Boot Barn | ▲12 | +13.1% |
| 8 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ▲1 | +12.6% |
| 9 | Mountain High Outfitters | ▲4 | +11.9% |
| 10 | Ross Dress for Less | - | +11.6% |
| 11 | Royal Furniture | ▲7 | +11.4% |
| 12 | Bass Pro Shops | ▲3 | +11.2% |
| 13 | T.J.Maxx | - | +11.0% |
| 14 | Foot Locker | ▲8 | +10.7% |
| 15 | Marshalls | - | +10.6% |
Store footprint
Store map
7,412 tracked store locations in Alabama, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,716 of the 7,412 stores (23%); 3,246 of the 3,614 tracked chains have a single store here. 23% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 14% across the United States.
- Discount Store (1,672)
- Specialty Store (363)
- Thrift Stores (328)
- Hardware Store (311)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (304)
- Sporting Goods Store (279)
- Home Improvement Center (253)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 1,066
- 2 Family Dollar 229
- 3 Dollar Tree 187
- 4 Walmart 152
- 5 Hibbett Sports 82
- 6 Tractor Supply Co. 72
- 7 Cato Fashions 57
- 8 Sherwin-Williams 54
- 9 Lowe's Home Improvement 42
- 10 Farmers Home Furniture 41
- 11 Five Below 40
- 12 Ace Hardware 36
- 13 Citi Trends 34
- 14 Bath & Body Works 33
- 15 Big Lots 33
- 16 Harbor Freight Tools 33
- 17 T.J.Maxx 31
- 18 Ross Dress for Less 31
- 19 Claire's 31
- 20 Goodwill 30
- 21 Factory Connection 29
- 22 Hobby Lobby 29
- 23 Bealls 28
- 24 Kay Jewelers 28
- 25 The Home Depot 28
- 26 Target 27
- 27 Shoe Dept. 25
- 28 Rainbow Shops 25
- 29 Office Depot 24
- 30 Rack Room Shoes 23
- 31 PetSmart 23
- 32 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 22
- 33 Marvin's 21
- 34 Michaels 20
- 35 Books-A-Million 20
- 36 Belk 19
- 37 Shoe Show 19
- 38 American Eagle 18
- 39 Academy Sports + Outdoors 18
- 40 Burlington 17
- 41 TriGreen Equipment 17
- 42 Old Navy 16
- 43 Kirkland's 15
- 44 Ashley HomeStore 14
- 45 Hallmark 14
- 46 Kohl's 14
- 47 Marshalls 14
- 48 Petco 14
- 49 DICK'S Sporting Goods 14
- 50 Foot Locker 14
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