Growth
The Cove 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 The Cove'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% |
| 59 | The Cove | - |
Share of tracked category spend, indexed
Store footprint
Store map
38 tracked The Cove locations across 21 US states. California, Michigan, and Texas hold 32% of them.
Tracked stores by state
- California 4
- Michigan 4
- Texas 4
- Florida 2
- Massachusetts 2
- New Jersey 2
- New York 2
- Pennsylvania 2
- South Carolina 2
- Tennessee 2
- Washington 2
- Arkansas 1
- Connecticut 1
- Idaho 1
- Kentucky 1
- Maryland 1
- North Carolina 1
- Ohio 1
- Oklahoma 1
- Rhode Island 1
- Virginia 1
Customer overlap
Who shops at The Cove
Tracked chains The Cove customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.
Ocean Beverage Discount Liquor
100
LaScala's Beach House
64
Anchor Bistro
63
Hayashi Sushi & Grill
54
Two Turtles Smoke Shop
49
Langley AFB Commissary
48
Peace Pipe LLC
46
County Grill & Smokehouse
45
PETE'S
44
Catrin Cantina
42
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