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. BoxLunch and Goodwill sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BoxLunch | ▲14 | +18.3% |
| 2 | Goodwill | ▲1 | +15.1% |
| 3 | The North Face | ▲12 | +14.9% |
| 4 | Burlington | ▲3 | +14.4% |
| 5 | South Moon Under | ▲16 | +13.1% |
| 6 | Aéropostale | ▲6 | +11.4% |
| 7 | Lacrosse Unlimited | ▲13 | +10.9% |
| 8 | Lovisa | ▲4 | +10.3% |
| 9 | Dollar Tree | ▲1 | +10.2% |
| 10 | Pandora | ▲3 | +10.0% |
| 11 | My Pet Store and More | ▲9 | +9.9% |
| 12 | Once Upon A Child | ▲8 | +9.6% |
| 13 | Tobacco Stop | ▲13 | +9.5% |
| 14 | Floor & Decor | ▲3 | +9.4% |
| 15 | Rainbow Shops | ▲2 | +9.4% |
Store footprint
Store map
3,013 tracked store locations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 249 of the 3,013 stores (8%); 1,494 of the 1,759 tracked chains have a single store here. 7% of the tracked retail stores here are vape & tobacco shops, against 5% across Maryland.
- Discount Store (264)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (199)
- Specialty Store (146)
- Home Improvement Center (131)
- Jewelry Store (126)
- Sporting Goods Store (122)
- Thrift Stores (112)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar Tree 77
- 2 Dollar General 63
- 3 Family Dollar 55
- 4 Walmart 28
- 5 Sherwin-Williams 26
- 6 Five Below 24
- 7 Goodwill 23
- 8 Target 22
- 9 The Home Depot 22
- 10 DTLR 19
- 11 Rainbow Shops 18
- 12 Petco 17
- 13 Foot Locker 16
- 14 Ace Hardware 15
- 15 PetSmart 15
- 16 Michaels 15
- 17 Bath & Body Works 15
- 18 Staples 14
- 19 Marshalls 13
- 20 T.J.Maxx 13
- 21 Barnes & Noble 12
- 22 J.Crew 12
- 23 Old Navy 11
- 24 Burlington 11
- 25 Kohl's 11
- 26 HomeGoods 11
- 27 Lowe's Home Improvement 10
- 28 DICK'S Sporting Goods 10
- 29 Pet Supplies Plus 10
- 30 Claire's 10
- 31 Carter's 10
- 32 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse 10
- 33 Harbor Freight Tools 10
- 34 Ross Dress for Less 10
- 35 Hallmark 10
- 36 Men's Wearhouse 10
- 37 Northeastern Supply 9
- 38 Spirit Halloween 9
- 39 Tractor Supply Co. 9
- 40 Mattress Firm 9
- 41 White House Black Market 9
- 42 Mattress Warehouse 9
- 43 Rack Room Shoes 8
- 44 Ashley HomeStore 8
- 45 West Marine 8
- 46 SNIPES 8
- 47 Lids 8
- 48 LOFT 8
- 49 The Children's Place 8
- 50 Best Buy 8
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