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. Apotheca and Homesense sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apotheca | ▲5 | +19.7% |
| 2 | Homesense | ▲3 | +19.7% |
| 3 | HomeGoods | ▲4 | +17.0% |
| 4 | Kay Jewelers | ▲3 | +15.0% |
| 5 | Tobacco House | ▲11 | +13.4% |
| 6 | Nordstrom Rack | ▲3 | +13.1% |
| 7 | Rainbow Shops | ▲5 | +12.9% |
| 8 | American Eagle | ▲4 | +12.1% |
| 9 | Cost Plus World Market | ▲8 | +11.7% |
| 10 | Ross Dress for Less | - | +11.4% |
| 11 | Palmetto Moon | ▲10 | +10.3% |
| 12 | Guitar Center | ▲6 | +10.2% |
| 13 | Aéropostale | ▲5 | +9.8% |
| 14 | Burlington | ▲1 | +9.0% |
| 15 | Cash America Pawn | ▲3 | +8.4% |
Store footprint
Store map
3,326 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 446 of the 3,326 stores (13%); 1,521 of the 1,800 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Discount Store (435)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (163)
- Thrift Stores (156)
- Home Improvement Center (150)
- Specialty Store (146)
- Sporting Goods Store (130)
- Women's Contemporary (128)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 169
- 2 Family Dollar 110
- 3 Dollar Tree 77
- 4 Walmart 51
- 5 Goodwill 39
- 6 Lowe's Home Improvement 29
- 7 Sherwin-Williams 24
- 8 Bath & Body Works 20
- 9 PetSmart 20
- 10 Rack Room Shoes 19
- 11 Tractor Supply Co. 18
- 12 Target 17
- 13 Old Navy 17
- 14 Hibbett Sports 16
- 15 Michaels 16
- 16 Big Lots 15
- 17 Kure CBD & Vape 15
- 18 Cato Fashions 15
- 19 Ace Hardware 14
- 20 Office Depot 14
- 21 Rainbow Shops 14
- 22 The Home Depot 14
- 23 Best Buy 14
- 24 Belk 14
- 25 Burlington 14
- 26 Kay Jewelers 12
- 27 DICK'S Sporting Goods 12
- 28 Ross Dress for Less 12
- 29 T.J.Maxx 12
- 30 Citi Trends 12
- 31 Kohl's 12
- 32 Marshalls 11
- 33 Harbor Freight Tools 11
- 34 Cash America Pawn 10
- 35 Men's Wearhouse 10
- 36 Hobby Lobby 10
- 37 Staples 10
- 38 Barnes & Noble 10
- 39 Kimbrell's Furniture 10
- 40 Apotheca 10
- 41 Five Below 10
- 42 Hollywood Feed 9
- 43 Plato's Closet 9
- 44 Ashley HomeStore 9
- 45 Spencer's 9
- 46 Victoria's Secret 8
- 47 Mattress Firm 8
- 48 Kirkland's 8
- 49 Wild Birds Unlimited 8
- 50 SiteOne Landscape Supply 8
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