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 Five Below sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A
Ace Hardware
|
▲4 | +19.0% |
| 2 |
F
Five Below
|
▲2 | +17.8% |
| 3 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
▲10 | +17.1% |
| 4 |
G
Goodwill
|
▲2 | +16.5% |
| 5 |
S
Sherwin-Williams
|
▲7 | +15.3% |
| 6 |
O
Once Upon A Child
|
▲8 | +15.0% |
| 7 | M My Pet Store and More | ▲4 | +14.9% |
| 8 |
T
Tractor Supply Co.
|
▲1 | +14.8% |
| 9 |
H
Hobby Lobby
|
- | +12.1% |
| 10 |
B
Burlington
|
▲3 | +11.9% |
| 11 |
P
PacSun
|
▲6 | +11.4% |
| 12 |
D
Davidus Cigars
|
▲4 | +9.3% |
| 13 |
M
Michaels
|
- | +9.3% |
| 14 |
A
Aéropostale
|
▲7 | +9.3% |
| 15 |
O
Ollie's Bargain Outlet
|
▲3 | +9.0% |
Store footprint
Store map
1,778 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, colored by category.
- Clothing Store (301)
- Discount Store (246)
- Smoke Shop (155)
- Department Store (131)
- Shoe Store (101)
- Specialty Store (98)
- Electronics Store (78)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
Dollar Tree 72
-
2
D
Dollar General 62
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3
F
Family Dollar 50
-
4
W
Walmart 28
-
5
F
-
6
G
GameStop 23
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7
T
Target 22
-
8
G
-
9
T
The Home Depot 20
-
10
D
DTLR 18
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11
R
Rainbow Shops 17
-
12
P
Petco 17
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13
P
PetSmart 15
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14
S
-
15
M
-
16
S
Staples 14
-
17
B
Big Lots 13
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18
A
-
19
O
Old Navy 13
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20
M
Marshalls 13
-
21
T
T.J.Maxx 13
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22
B
Barnes & Noble 12
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23
B
-
24
H
HomeGoods 11
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25
T
T-Mobile 11
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26
K
Kohl's 11
-
27
D
DICK'S Sporting Goods 10
-
28
B
Banner's Hallmark Shop 10
-
29
D
DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse 10
-
30
L
Lowe's Home Improvement 10
-
31
H
Harbor Freight Tools 10
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32
P
Party City 10
-
33
H
Hallmark 10
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34
P
Pet Supplies Plus 10
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35
C
Carter's 9
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36
J
J.Crew 9
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37
R
Ross Dress for Less 9
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38
T
-
39
M
Men's Wearhouse 8
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40
A
American Eagle 8
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41
V
Verizon 8
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42
B
Best Buy 8
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43
L
Lids 8
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44
R
R.E. Michel Company 7
-
45
L
LOFT 7
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46
C
Claire's 7
-
47
F
Foot Locker 7
-
48
O
Office Depot 6
-
49
J
JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores 6
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50
J
Journeys 6
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