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 Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hobby Lobby | ▲1 | +14.0% |
| 2 | Harbor Freight Tools | ▲1 | +12.1% |
| 3 | Apotheca | ▲3 | +11.3% |
| 4 | Five Below | ▲1 | +10.9% |
| 5 | Goodwill | ▲1 | +10.2% |
| 6 | Shoe Show | - | +8.0% |
| 7 | Ross Dress for Less | ▲1 | +7.9% |
| 8 | American Eagle | ▲2 | +7.5% |
| 9 | Rainbow Shops | ▲4 | +6.8% |
| 10 | Barnes & Noble | ▲3 | +6.1% |
| 11 | Cash America Pawn | ▼1 | +5.8% |
| 12 | Petsense by Tractor Supply | - | +5.8% |
| 13 | Dollar Tree | - | +5.3% |
| 14 | Dollar General | - | +4.9% |
| 15 | Burlington | - | +4.3% |
Store footprint
Store map
974 tracked store locations in Greensboro-High Point, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 173 of the 974 stores (18%); 566 of the 640 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Discount Store (172)
- Thrift Stores (57)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (57)
- Specialty Store (46)
- Home Improvement Center (43)
- Sporting Goods Store (35)
- Shoe Stores & Footwear Brands (33)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 82
- 2 Dollar Tree 33
- 3 Family Dollar 30
- 4 Walmart 18
- 5 Lowe's Home Improvement 10
- 6 Goodwill 10
- 7 Office Depot 6
- 8 Cato Fashions 6
- 9 Tractor Supply Co. 6
- 10 Staples 6
- 11 Rack Room Shoes 6
- 12 Big Lots 6
- 13 Rainbow Shops 6
- 14 Sherwin-Williams 6
- 15 Bath & Body Works 5
- 16 Hibbett Sports 5
- 17 Harbor Freight Tools 5
- 18 Spirit Halloween 5
- 19 Ace Hardware 5
- 20 Roses Discount Store 5
- 21 Apotheca 4
- 22 Barnes & Noble 4
- 23 Five Below 4
- 24 Kay Jewelers 4
- 25 Shoe Show 4
- 26 Belk 4
- 27 PetSmart 4
- 28 Foot Locker 4
- 29 Ross Dress for Less 4
- 30 Target 4
- 31 The Home Depot 4
- 32 Petsense by Tractor Supply 3
- 33 Glass City Smoke Shop 3
- 34 Cash America Pawn 3
- 35 Shoe Dept. 3
- 36 Bealls 3
- 37 T.J.Maxx 3
- 38 Hobby Lobby 3
- 39 The Natural Dog 3
- 40 American Eagle 3
- 41 Burlington 3
- 42 The Salvation Army 3
- 43 Michaels 3
- 44 Fleet Feet 2
- 45 Men's Wearhouse 2
- 46 Riverside Pawn 2
- 47 Marshalls 2
- 48 TALBOTS 2
- 49 Dillard's 2
- 50 Trek Bicycle 2
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