Growth
Little Italy against its category
The biggest tracked US casual dining chains by card spend, with year-over-year growth of category share. Share means a chain's slice of tracked category spend. It can decline while the chain's own sales grow. The chart tracks Little Italy's share of the category quarter by quarter, indexed to 2024 Q4 = 100.
| # | Chain | YoY share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Roadhouse | +6.1% |
| 2 | Chili's Grill & Bar | +5.7% |
| 3 | Olive Garden | +2.0% |
| 4 | Applebee's Grill + Bar | -1.3% |
| 5 | LongHorn Steakhouse | +9.0% |
| 6 | Outback Steakhouse | +0.2% |
| 7 | Red Robin Gourmet Burgers | -5.4% |
| 8 | Red Lobster | -0.7% |
| 9 | BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse | -8.6% |
| 10 | Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen | +1.6% |
| 158 | Little Italy | +19.4% |
Share of tracked category spend, indexed
Store footprint
Store map
40 tracked Little Italy locations across 18 US states. New York, North Carolina, and Arkansas hold 45% of them.
Tracked stores by state
- New York 11
- North Carolina 4
- Arkansas 3
- Georgia 3
- California 2
- Maryland 2
- Oregon 2
- South Carolina 2
- Virginia 2
- Alaska 1
- Connecticut 1
- Indiana 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Michigan 1
- New Jersey 1
- Pennsylvania 1
- Texas 1
- Wisconsin 1
Customer overlap
Who shops at Little Italy
Tracked chains Little Italy customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.
Kelley Farm and Garden Agway True Value
100
Cobleskill Diner
53
King Kitchen Family Restaurant
51
The Dalton
47
Lay-Z-Shopper
43
On the Way Package
37
SUNY Cobleskill
34
Middleburgh
32
Rob's Meat Chop & Deli
26
Paloma Park
26
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