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. Ace Hardware and Brooks Brothers sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Hardware | ▲2 | +18.8% |
| 2 | Brooks Brothers | ▲10 | +17.7% |
| 3 | Smoker's Discount World | ▲8 | +17.6% |
| 4 | LEGO | ▲7 | +17.5% |
| 5 | Gap | ▲5 | +16.4% |
| 6 | Windsor Fashions | ▲18 | +15.2% |
| 7 | LOFT | ▲14 | +14.8% |
| 8 | Plimpton & Hills | ▲11 | +14.8% |
| 9 | Spirit Halloween | ▲5 | +14.8% |
| 10 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ▲2 | +14.1% |
| 11 | The Paper Store | ▲2 | +13.0% |
| 12 | Vineyard Vines | ▲5 | +11.4% |
| 13 | Goodwill | ▲2 | +10.3% |
| 14 | Target | - | +9.9% |
| 15 | PuffCity Smoke Shop | ▲13 | +9.8% |
Store footprint
Store map
3,725 tracked store locations in Connecticut, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 314 of the 3,725 stores (8%); 1,779 of the 2,060 tracked chains have a single store here. 9% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 14% across the United States.
- Discount Store (352)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (231)
- Home Improvement Center (216)
- Specialty Store (195)
- Flower Shop (178)
- Sporting Goods Store (178)
- Hardware Store (162)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 103
- 2 Dollar Tree 78
- 3 Family Dollar 61
- 4 Sherwin-Williams 36
- 5 Walmart 36
- 6 Goodwill 35
- 7 The Home Depot 32
- 8 T.J.Maxx 31
- 9 Ocean State Job Lot 30
- 10 Staples 30
- 11 Petco 29
- 12 Five Below 28
- 13 Target 26
- 14 Michaels 24
- 15 Marshalls 24
- 16 Ace Hardware 24
- 17 Tractor Supply Co. 21
- 18 Kohl's 20
- 19 Barnes & Noble 20
- 20 Old Navy 20
- 21 Burlington 19
- 22 Ring's End 18
- 23 Bath & Body Works 18
- 24 SNIPES 17
- 25 Rainbow Shops 17
- 26 Lowe's Home Improvement 17
- 27 Spirit Halloween 15
- 28 Harbor Freight Tools 15
- 29 HomeGoods 15
- 30 DICK'S Sporting Goods 14
- 31 Carter's 13
- 32 Leslie's Pool Supplies 12
- 33 TALBOTS 12
- 34 Famous Footwear 12
- 35 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse 12
- 36 The Paper Store 12
- 37 J.Crew 12
- 38 True Value 12
- 39 PetSmart 12
- 40 Lids 11
- 41 SiteOne Landscape Supply 11
- 42 American Eagle 11
- 43 Victoria's Secret 11
- 44 PuffCity Smoke Shop 10
- 45 SKECHERS 10
- 46 Kay Jewelers 10
- 47 Choice Pet 10
- 48 Men's Wearhouse 10
- 49 Sunglass Hut 9
- 50 Best Buy 9
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