Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked hardware store 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. Harbor Freight Tools and Ace Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +14.8% |
| 2 | Ace Hardware | - | +12.5% |
| 3 | Marvin's | - | -29.8% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Russell Do It Centers
- Marvin's
- Hueytown Hardware
- V & W Supply Co
- Argo Hardware
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
58 tracked store locations in Birmingham, AL. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 19 of the 58 stores (33%); 39 of the 44 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, the same share as across Alabama.
- Harbor Freight Tools (5)
- Ace Hardware (7)
- Russell Do It Centers (2)
- Marvin's (3)
- Hueytown Hardware (1)
- V & W Supply Co (1)
- Argo Hardware (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 7
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 5
- 3 Marvin's 3
- 4 Russell Do It Centers 2
- 5 Bob's Power Equipment 2
- 6 Hueytown Hardware 1
- 7 Coosa Valley Milling & Hardware 1
- 8 Duncan's Supply 1
- 9 Smith Poultry Alabama 1
- 10 Mower Parts Plus 1
- 11 Cash & Carry Building Supply 1
- 12 Alabama Mower Service 1
- 13 Mito Supply Inc. 1
- 14 Ace of the Hills 1
- 15 Brandino Brass company 1
- 16 O'Rear Hardware 1
- 17 Ragland Hardware and Feed Store 1
- 18 Ed's Lock & Key 1
- 19 Rocky Ridge Hardware 1
- 20 Teague Mercantile 1
- 21 Elders Advantage Hardware 1
- 22 American Cutlery & Hardware 1
- 23 Family Building Supply 1
- 24 Roberson Hardware & Supply 1
- 25 Fuller Supply Co 1
- 26 V & W Supply Co 1
- 27 Argo Hardware 1
- 28 Advanced Mower 1
- 29 Garrison Farm & Home Center 1
- 30 Cahaba Heights Hardware 1
- 31 Argo Power Equipment 1
- 32 Central Supply Company 1
- 33 Oneonta Building Supply 1
- 34 Old Southern Feed and Hardware 1
- 35 Harrison Supply 1
- 36 Tonka Supply Inc 1
- 37 Tri County Turf Equipment 1
- 38 K3 Supply 1
- 39 Little Hardware 1
- 40 Central Supply Co 1
- 41 Cole-Hall Lumber Co 1
- 42 Helena Hardware 1
- 43 American Osment 1
- 44 Bluff Park Hardware 1
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