Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked sandwich & sub shops
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. Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade and A.P. Deli sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade | - | +14.2% |
| 2 | A A.P. Deli | ▲1 | +13.9% |
| 3 |
T
The Great American Bagel
|
▲1 | +13.1% |
| 4 |
P
Penn Station East Coast Subs
|
▲2 | +12.2% |
| 5 |
S
Subway
|
- | +4.5% |
| 6 |
B
Buona
|
- | +1.9% |
| 7 |
M
Mr. Submarine
|
- | +1.5% |
| 8 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
- | +0.9% |
| 9 |
A
Arby's
|
- | -0.7% |
| 10 | H Halsted Street Deli | - | -0.8% |
| 11 |
M
McAlister's Deli
|
- | -1.4% |
| 12 |
J
Jimmy John's
|
- | -3.3% |
| 13 |
J
Jason's Deli
|
- | -7.8% |
| 14 |
W
Which Wich
|
▼1 | -8.0% |
| 15 |
F
Firehouse Subs
|
- | -8.4% |
- Jimmy John's
- Subway
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop
- Jersey Mike's Subs
- Buona
- Arby's
- McAlister's Deli
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,220 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Jimmy John's (229)
- Subway (334)
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop (110)
- Jersey Mike's Subs (61)
- Buona (30)
- Arby's (60)
- McAlister's Deli (24)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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J
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3
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop 110
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4
J
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5
A
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6
B
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7
C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 30
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8
M
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9
T
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10
M
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11
P
Pop's Italian Beef and Sausage 13
- 12 H Halsted Street Deli 11
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13
W
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14
F
- 15 B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade 8
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16
G
Great Steak 7
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17
Q
Quiznos 6
- 18 B Beef Shack 5
- 19 B Babas Famous Steak and Lemonade 5
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20
J
Joey's Red Hots 4
- 21 A A.P. Deli 3
- 22 D D.A.'s Corned Beef Stand 3
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23
P
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24
J
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25
C
Chicken Salad Chick 2
- 26 S Submarine City 2
- 27 C Cesaroni's Cafe & Deli 2
- 28 A Alpine Food Shop 2
- 29 R Rammy's Sub Contractors 2
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30
S
Schlotzsky's 2
- 31 C Chicagoland Ham 2
- 32 M Mr. Beef 2
- 33 E Ellie's Deli 2
- 34 B Breaking Bread Catering & Deli 2
- 35 P Phoenix Flame 2
- 36 U Unbeatable Eatables 2
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37
Z
Zoup! 2
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38
C
Capriotti's Sandwich Shop 2
- 39 F Fontano's Subs 2
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40
D
Devil Dawgs 2
- 41 S Sopraffina 2
- 42 A Americana Submarine 1
- 43 P Pirosmani 1
- 44 F Flatlander Market 1
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45
P
Pita Pit 1
- 46 T The Corner Store Deli 1
- 47 S Starship Restaurant & Catering 1
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48
N
Nohea Cafe 1
- 49 B Boborino's 1
- 50 S Shaevitz Kosher Market 1
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