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. Hobby Lobby and Goodwill sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobby Lobby | ▲2 | +19.3% |
| 2 | Goodwill | ▲2 | +17.6% |
| 3 | Victoria's Secret | ▲2 | +16.9% |
| 4 | The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center | ▲3 | +11.7% |
| 5 | Sunglass Hut | ▲1 | +11.4% |
| 6 | Ross Dress for Less | - | +10.1% |
| 7 | Target | - | +9.3% |
| 8 | Kay Jewelers | ▲2 | +8.7% |
| 9 | Boot Barn | ▼1 | +8.2% |
| 10 | Staples | ▲3 | +7.7% |
| 11 | Dollar Tree | - | +6.0% |
| 12 | American Eagle | - | +5.2% |
| 13 | Van Wall Equipment | ▲2 | +4.2% |
| 14 | Many Hands Thrift Market | ▲1 | +4.0% |
| 15 | Ace Hardware | - | +3.7% |
Store footprint
Store map
952 tracked store locations in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 92 of the 952 stores (10%); 542 of the 653 tracked chains have a single store here. 9% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 17% across Iowa.
- Discount Store (82)
- Specialty Store (55)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (47)
- Thrift Stores (45)
- Home Improvement Center (42)
- Sporting Goods Store (40)
- Furniture Store (37)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 39
- 2 Dollar Tree 22
- 3 Sherwin-Williams 12
- 4 Walmart 10
- 5 Family Dollar 9
- 6 Greenleaf Tobacco & Vape 9
- 7 Target 8
- 8 The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center 8
- 9 Ace Hardware 8
- 10 Maurices 7
- 11 Goodwill 7
- 12 Earl May Garden Center 6
- 13 Central Iowa Vapors 6
- 14 Kay Jewelers 5
- 15 True Value 5
- 16 Bath & Body Works 5
- 17 Menards 5
- 18 Kohl's 5
- 19 Bone-A-Patreat 4
- 20 Rally House 4
- 21 Claire's 4
- 22 Famous Footwear 4
- 23 Victoria's Secret 4
- 24 Tractor Supply Co. 4
- 25 Old Navy 4
- 26 Office Depot 4
- 27 The Home Depot 4
- 28 Many Hands Thrift Market 4
- 29 Van Wall Equipment 4
- 30 Hobby Lobby 4
- 31 Five Below 4
- 32 Best Buy 4
- 33 Journeys 3
- 34 BomgaarsSupply 3
- 35 Spencer's 3
- 36 Ross Dress for Less 3
- 37 PetSmart 3
- 38 The Children's Place 3
- 39 Shoe Carnival 3
- 40 Staples 3
- 41 T.J.Maxx 3
- 42 Boot Barn 3
- 43 Petco 3
- 44 Flowerama 3
- 45 American Eagle 3
- 46 Sunglass Hut 3
- 47 Lowe's Home Improvement 3
- 48 Midwest Mattress 3
- 49 Torrid 3
- 50 Bike World 3
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