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. Pure Hockey and PGA TOUR Superstore sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Hockey | - | +15.5% |
| 2 | PGA TOUR Superstore | - | +4.8% |
| 3 | Bass Pro Shops | - | +3.3% |
| 4 | Kozy's Cyclery | - | +2.2% |
| 5 | Play It Again Sports | - | +2.1% |
| 6 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | - | +1.1% |
| 7 | West Marine | - | -7.1% |
| 8 | Wheel & Sprocket | - | -7.3% |
| 9 | Dick Pond Athletics | - | -13.7% |
| 10 | Tennis Ballerz | - | -16.5% |
| 11 | Trek Bicycle | - | -20.3% |
| 12 | Golf Galaxy | - | -24.1% |
| 13 | City Sports | - | -30.5% |
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Bass Pro Shops
- PGA TOUR Superstore
- Cabela's
- City Sports
- Play It Again Sports
- Pure Hockey
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
350 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 71 of the 350 stores (20%); 216 of the 244 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are sporting goods stores, the same share as across Illinois.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods (27)
- Bass Pro Shops (3)
- PGA TOUR Superstore (5)
- Cabela's (2)
- City Sports (20)
- Play It Again Sports (14)
- Pure Hockey (4)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 DICK'S Sporting Goods 27
- 2 City Sports 20
- 3 Play It Again Sports 14
- 4 Kozy's Cyclery 5
- 5 Trek Bicycle 5
- 6 Dick Pond Athletics 5
- 7 PGA TOUR Superstore 5
- 8 Pure Hockey 4
- 9 Golf Galaxy 4
- 10 West Marine 4
- 11 European Sports 3
- 12 Tennis Ballerz 3
- 13 Gunzo's Sports Center 3
- 14 Bass Pro Shops 3
- 15 Wheel & Sprocket 3
- 16 Dover Saddlery 2
- 17 Jerry's Hockey 2
- 18 Dance 'N Tees 2
- 19 Prairie Path Cycles 2
- 20 Offensive Zone Pro Shop 2
- 21 The Bike Rack 2
- 22 Tease Dance & Fitness 2
- 23 Golf Direct Now 2
- 24 George Garner Cyclery 2
- 25 Varsity Sports Inc 2
- 26 Cabela's 2
- 27 ERIK'S - Bike Board Ski 2
- 28 Areli Sportswear 1
- 29 Pro-Am Team Sports 1
- 30 Village Pedaler 1
- 31 Rudy's Cycle and Fitness 1
- 32 Just For Kicks 1
- 33 Ivy Shop 1
- 34 Fishing Connection 1
- 35 Adam's Bicycle Shop 1
- 36 Tennis27 Tennis Store 1
- 37 The Riding Store 1
- 38 Wilson 1
- 39 Legend Pro Shop LP 1
- 40 R Guns 1
- 41 Action Pro Shop 1
- 42 Midwest Cyclery 1
- 43 The Bait Shop 1
- 44 Main Street Outfitter - Bike Stop- Kayak Rental 1
- 45 Irv's Bike Shop 1
- 46 Kofoid's Pro Shop 1
- 47 Chicago Golf Show 1
- 48 Joliet Tent 1
- 49 Specialized 1
- 50 Santo Sport Store 1
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