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. Ace Hardware and Walmart sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Hardware | - | +19.8% |
| 2 | Walmart | - | +1.8% |
| 3 | Dollar General | - | +0.1% |
- Discount Store
- Hardware Store
- Flower Shop
- Vape & Tobacco Shops
- Specialty Store
- Pet Store
- Thrift Stores
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
149 tracked store locations in Ames, IA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 23 of the 149 stores (15%); 120 of the 128 tracked chains have a single store here. 9% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 17% across Iowa.
- Discount Store (14)
- Hardware Store (9)
- Flower Shop (8)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (8)
- Specialty Store (7)
- Pet Store (6)
- Thrift Stores (6)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 10
- 2 Walmart 5
- 3 Dollar Tree 3
- 4 Ace Hardware 3
- 5 Van Wall Equipment 2
- 6 T.J.Maxx 2
- 7 Rally House 2
- 8 Wild Birds Unlimited 2
- 9 Back Alley House Plants 1
- 10 Landy Lou and Devie Too 1
- 11 Moose On The Loose 1
- 12 Ogden Farm & Feed Center 1
- 13 Bombers Fireworks 1
- 14 Prim and Proper 1
- 15 Consignment Gallery 1
- 16 The Hobby Shop 1
- 17 Central Iowa Homes 1
- 18 Ames 1
- 19 Paradox 1
- 20 The Book Shoppe 1
- 21 Savor On Main 1
- 22 Salama Greenhouse & Flower Shop 1
- 23 Lindy's Guns 1
- 24 Carolyn's Hallmark Shop 1
- 25 Rieman Music 1
- 26 Western Edge 1
- 27 Eddie Bauer 1
- 28 Estate Sales by Tangerine Zebra 1
- 29 Pammel Grocery 1
- 30 World Liquor and Tobacco Vapors 1
- 31 Tres Teal 1
- 32 Greenleaf Tobacco & Vape 1
- 33 Main St 1
- 34 The Shops at Clark and Main 1
- 35 The Stone Path 1
- 36 Milroy's Tuxedos 1
- 37 Something Blue 1
- 38 Z.W. Mercantile 1
- 39 Torrid 1
- 40 Shag 1
- 41 Nook & Nest 1
- 42 JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores 1
- 43 JAX Outdoor Gear 1
- 44 High Class Glass 1
- 45 Daily Thread 1
- 46 Claire's 1
- 47 Wild Willy's Fireworks 1
- 48 Chicken Shed Primitives 1
- 49 American Eagle 1
- 50 Treats on a Leash 1
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