Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked hardware 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. Ace Hardware and Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Hardware | - | +6.5% |
| 2 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +1.3% |
| 3 | True Value | - | -13.9% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Door Clearance Center
- Fischers Hardware
- American Fence & Supply Co
- Plantation Hardware
- Montalbano Lumber
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
154 tracked store locations in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 61 of the 154 stores (40%); 91 of the 97 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, against 3% across Texas.
- Harbor Freight Tools (26)
- Ace Hardware (28)
- Door Clearance Center (1)
- Fischers Hardware (1)
- American Fence & Supply Co (1)
- Plantation Hardware (1)
- Montalbano Lumber (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 28
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 26
- 3 True Value 3
- 4 Outdoor Equipment Outlet 2
- 5 Potetz Home Center 2
- 6 Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 2
- 7 Martini Hardware 1
- 8 Houston Bearing & Supply 1
- 9 Mallott's Hardware & Variety 1
- 10 O'Day Rental and Supply 1
- 11 Parts 4 Garage Doors 1
- 12 The Nut Place Inc. 1
- 13 Lakeside Building Supply 1
- 14 Sherman Home Center 1
- 15 Stokes Hardware & Supply 1
- 16 Johnsons Feed and Hardware 1
- 17 Champion Industrial Sales 1
- 18 Fresno Lawn Care Equipment Repair 1
- 19 Circle Saw 1
- 20 M & M Hardware 1
- 21 Arzola Plumbing Supply 1
- 22 Katy Tools 1
- 23 Crosby Lawn and Power 1
- 24 American Lawn and Garden 1
- 25 Prime Times Sheds Pasadena 1
- 26 Tool Club Etc. 1
- 27 Murco Wall Products 1
- 28 Xtreme Hardware Supply 1
- 29 C&D Hardware & Gifts 1
- 30 Texas Tool Traders 1
- 31 Jim's Do It Best Hardware 1
- 32 Gulf Coast Houston 1
- 33 Aramax 1
- 34 Parker's Building Supply 1
- 35 Ace Hardware & Pearland Lumber 1
- 36 Brazos Fasteners Inc 1
- 37 Tommy Tools 1
- 38 Conroe Welding Supply 1
- 39 AllTex Welding Supply, Inc. 1
- 40 Hendrick Grain Co 1
- 41 The 75th Resale Shop 1
- 42 The Bath Hut Boutique 1
- 43 Spencer Discount Hardware Company 1
- 44 Brookshire Hardware 1
- 45 ABC Awning Company 1
- 46 Quick Paint and Supply 1
- 47 United General Supply Co 1
- 48 Golfcrest True Value Hardware 1
- 49 Loggins Building and Hardware 1
- 50 Bob Barta Lumber Company 1
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