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. Coach and SKECHERS sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coach | ▲7 | +19.2% |
| 2 | SKECHERS | ▲10 | +18.5% |
| 3 | Aritzia | ▲7 | +17.9% |
| 4 | Benjamin Moore | ▲5 | +17.7% |
| 5 | Helzberg Diamonds | ▲5 | +17.3% |
| 6 | Gap | ▲16 | +17.1% |
| 7 | Graham Crackers Comics | ▲4 | +15.6% |
| 8 | Louis Vuitton | ▲5 | +15.3% |
| 9 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ▲6 | +15.1% |
| 10 | Garage | ▲13 | +14.7% |
| 11 | Reckless Records | ▲6 | +14.4% |
| 12 | Pure Hockey | ▲7 | +12.0% |
| 13 | BoxLunch | ▲9 | +11.9% |
| 14 | Ace Hardware | - | +11.0% |
| 15 | Ross Dress for Less | ▲1 | +11.0% |
Store footprint
Store map
9,035 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 809 of the 9,035 stores (9%); 3,937 of the 4,498 tracked chains have a single store here. 9% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 13% across Illinois.
- Discount Store (812)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (609)
- Home Improvement Center (435)
- Women's Contemporary (366)
- Flower Shop (365)
- Pet Store (351)
- Sporting Goods Store (350)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar Tree 256
- 2 Family Dollar 189
- 3 Dollar General 179
- 4 Sherwin-Williams 94
- 5 Walmart 91
- 6 Target 91
- 7 Ace Hardware 91
- 8 Ross Dress for Less 77
- 9 The Home Depot 71
- 10 Five Below 69
- 11 Goodwill 62
- 12 Burlington 56
- 13 PetSmart 53
- 14 Benjamin Moore 53
- 15 Bath & Body Works 50
- 16 Kohl's 48
- 17 Old Navy 48
- 18 Marshalls 47
- 19 Menards 45
- 20 Petco 44
- 21 Foot Locker 44
- 22 Pet Supplies Plus 42
- 23 T.J.Maxx 42
- 24 Michaels 41
- 25 Rainbow Shops 38
- 26 Claire's 37
- 27 DTLR 36
- 28 Best Buy 35
- 29 Office Depot 33
- 30 Spirit Halloween 33
- 31 Hallmark 31
- 32 Victoria's Secret 29
- 33 Barnes & Noble 28
- 34 Famous Footwear 28
- 35 DICK'S Sporting Goods 27
- 36 Cash America Pawn 27
- 37 Harbor Freight Tools 27
- 38 Hobby Lobby 27
- 39 Men's Wearhouse 26
- 40 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse 26
- 41 Batteries Plus Bulbs 25
- 42 HomeGoods 25
- 43 Staples 24
- 44 Sunglass Hut 24
- 45 Red Wing 24
- 46 Kay Jewelers 23
- 47 Carter's 23
- 48 SKECHERS 22
- 49 Discovery Clothing Company 22
- 50 Shoe Carnival 22
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