Trends · data through August 2026

Hardware Stores in California

Iceflower tracks 478 stores from 111 hardware stores chains in California. Tractor Supply Co. grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Harbor Freight Tools and Miner's Ace Hardware.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
111
Tracked stores
478
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked hardware stores 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. Tractor Supply Co. and Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 T Tractor Supply Co. logo Tractor Supply Co. - +12.0%
2 H Harbor Freight Tools logo Harbor Freight Tools - -1.0%
3 M Miner's Ace Hardware logo Miner's Ace Hardware - -3.6%
4 A Ace Hardware logo Ace Hardware - -4.3%
5 T True Value logo True Value - -5.7%
6 A Anawalt Lumber - -6.7%
7 O Orchard Supply Hardware logo Orchard Supply Hardware - -7.6%
8 O Outdoor Supply Hardware logo Outdoor Supply Hardware - -8.5%
9 F Friedman's Home Improvement - -21.0%
  • Harbor Freight Tools
  • Tractor Supply Co.
  • Ace Hardware
  • Ganahl Lumber Company
  • Sherwin-Williams
  • True Value
  • Friedman's Home Improvement
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

478 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Harbor Freight Tools (130)
  • Tractor Supply Co. (80)
  • Ace Hardware (106)
  • Ganahl Lumber Company (7)
  • Sherwin-Williams (6)
  • True Value (18)
  • Friedman's Home Improvement (3)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 H Harbor Freight Tools logo Harbor Freight Tools 130
  • 2 A Ace Hardware logo Ace Hardware 106
  • 3 T Tractor Supply Co. logo Tractor Supply Co. 80
  • 4 T True Value logo True Value 18
  • 5 O Outdoor Supply Hardware logo Outdoor Supply Hardware 9
  • 6 G Ganahl Lumber Company 7
  • 7 S Sherwin-Williams logo Sherwin-Williams 6
  • 8 M Miner's Ace Hardware logo Miner's Ace Hardware 5
  • 9 F Friedman's Home Improvement 3
  • 10 O Orchard Supply Hardware logo Orchard Supply Hardware 3
  • 11 A Anawalt Lumber 3
  • 12 E Emigh Ace Hardware 2
  • 13 S Standard Plumbing Supply logo Standard Plumbing Supply 2
  • 14 K Karl's Hardware logo Karl's Hardware 2
  • 15 C Cole Hardware 2
  • 16 W Wilco logo Wilco 2
  • 17 H Hardester's Market 2
  • 18 D Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers logo Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers 2
  • 19 H Hills Flat Lumber Co. 2
  • 20 S San Andres Hardware 1
  • 21 L Los Altos Hardware 1
  • 22 H Handy Handyman Hardware 1
  • 23 A Alamo Hardware Ace 1
  • 24 J J Milano Co Inc. 1
  • 25 N Newhall Hardware 1
  • 26 H High Desert Home Center 1
  • 27 S Solano's Do It Best Alpine Hardware 1
  • 28 O Oromill Lumber Co. 1
  • 29 G Grant Plumbing and Hardware 1
  • 30 B Billings Paint & Hardware 1
  • 31 W Westside Hardware Ace Hardware 1
  • 32 M MegaOn Supply 1
  • 33 D Do It Best logo Do It Best 1
  • 34 M Mountain Hardware & Sports 1
  • 35 K Koontz Hardware 1
  • 36 C Cliff's Variety logo Cliff's Variety 1
  • 37 R Rim Forest Lumber 1
  • 38 P Placerville Hardware 1
  • 39 M Mission Hardware 1
  • 40 V Village Country Hardware 1
  • 41 O Oakley Ace Hardware 1
  • 42 S Scarborough Home Center 1
  • 43 A Altadena Hardware 1
  • 44 P Paramount Can 1
  • 45 E El Camino Rental 1
  • 46 S San Gabriel Tools 1
  • 47 R Roberts Hardware 1
  • 48 C Cedar Glen Trading Post 1
  • 49 P Parker's Building Supply 1
  • 50 P Pittsburg Ace Hardware 1

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