Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked sporting goods 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. DICK'S Sporting Goods and Academy Sports + Outdoors sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | - | +0.8% |
| 2 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | - | +0.8% |
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- Bass Pro Shops
- PGA TOUR Superstore
- Nichols Store, Inc.
- Play It Again Sports
- Golf Galaxy
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
130 tracked store locations in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 28 of the 130 stores (22%); 94 of the 103 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are sporting goods stores, against 5% across North Carolina.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods (12)
- Academy Sports + Outdoors (7)
- Bass Pro Shops (2)
- PGA TOUR Superstore (2)
- Nichols Store, Inc. (1)
- Play It Again Sports (5)
- Golf Galaxy (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 DICK'S Sporting Goods 12
- 2 Academy Sports + Outdoors 7
- 3 Play It Again Sports 5
- 4 Bass Pro Shops 2
- 5 PGA TOUR Superstore 2
- 6 West Marine 2
- 7 Dover Saddlery 2
- 8 Charlotte Running Company Promenade 2
- 9 The Golf Shop 2
- 10 Dale's Sporting Goods 1
- 11 Waxhaw Tack Exchange 1
- 12 First Flight Bicycles 1
- 13 Dick's Bicycle Repair Shop 1
- 14 Custom Tackle Supply 1
- 15 Jamie K Outdoors 1
- 16 Jackson Outdoors 1
- 17 Stinger Sports 1
- 18 Ride-A-Bike Bicycle Shop 1
- 19 Estadio Azteca soccer 1
- 20 Trek Bicycle Store of Charlotte - South 1
- 21 Apex Outdoor Sports, LLC 1
- 22 Inside Out Sports 1
- 23 Champions Edge Bowling 1
- 24 Conte's Bike Shop 1
- 25 Cabarrus Cycling Co 1
- 26 All Star Golf 1
- 27 R & G Sporting Goods 1
- 28 Waxhaw Cycles 1
- 29 Southern Draw Archery 1
- 30 The Mill Cyclery 1
- 31 Piedmont Outfitters 1
- 32 BikeSource 1
- 33 Spirited Cyclist 1
- 34 Disc Traderz 1
- 35 Backcountry and Beyond 1
- 36 Trek Bicycle 1
- 37 Superior Pool Products LLC 1
- 38 Superior Play Systems 1
- 39 Sports Page 1
- 40 Ultimate Sports Apparel 1
- 41 Daily Defense Firearms 1
- 42 Salisbury Scuba 1
- 43 Jasmine’s Military Shop 1
- 44 Stardust Skate Shop 1
- 45 Carolina Mountain Sports 1
- 46 LabCity Shop 1
- 47 Barefoot Archery 1
- 48 Bud's Bait and Tackle 1
- 49 Rusty Hooks Bait and Tackle 1
- 50 FUNroe Board Co 1
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