Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked gift shop 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. Lori's Gifts and Miniso sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lori's Gifts | - | +13.4% |
| 2 | Miniso | - | -2.9% |
| 3 | Hallmark | - | -13.7% |
| 4 | Earthbound Trading Co. | - | -15.0% |
| 5 | Ten Thousand Villages | - | -63.9% |
- Hallmark
- Miniso
- Sherman's
- Impact Gaming Center
- Souvenir City
- Showcase
- Earthbound Trading Co.
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
198 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 49 of the 198 stores (25%); 135 of the 147 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are gift shops, the same share as across the United States.
- Hallmark (34)
- Miniso (4)
- Sherman's (2)
- Impact Gaming Center (1)
- Souvenir City (1)
- Showcase (2)
- Earthbound Trading Co. (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Hallmark 34
- 2 Miniso 4
- 3 Lori's Gifts 4
- 4 Ten Thousand Villages 4
- 5 Earthbound Trading Co. 3
- 6 Little Green Apple 2
- 7 Golden Hour 2
- 8 Redemption Vault 2
- 9 Express Gifts 2
- 10 Painted Tree Boutiques 2
- 11 Showcase 2
- 12 Sherman's 2
- 13 Space Vape & Tobacco 1
- 14 Replica Chicago 1
- 15 GoodSports Sports Cards & Memorabilia 1
- 16 Souvenir City Chicago 1
- 17 Femme Fatale 1
- 18 Once in a Blue Moon International Gift Gallery 1
- 19 The Country Cupboard 1
- 20 Stumble & Relish 1
- 21 Bleachers Sports Music and Framing 1
- 22 Dragon's Den Shop 1
- 23 Homespun 1
- 24 Blackbird 1
- 25 Craftology 1
- 26 Olive Oil Marketplace 1
- 27 The Merchant 1
- 28 Carmelite Gift Shop 1
- 29 Paperish Mess 1
- 30 Redtail Market 1
- 31 Midwest Collectibles LLC Official 1
- 32 Bad Luck Club 1
- 33 Fox Sports Cards & Gaming 1
- 34 Ultimate Autographs 1
- 35 Alien Entertainment Store 1
- 36 Chicago Sports & Novelty 1
- 37 Country Junction 1
- 38 State Street Souvenirs 1
- 39 AngMir 1
- 40 Funky Cards & Collectables 1
- 41 Tim's Baseball Card Shop 1
- 42 Secret Lair Collectibles 1
- 43 Crush Collectibles 1
- 44 Silver Age Collectibles 1
- 45 Awards & Engraving 1
- 46 Chicago Sports Gifts 1
- 47 Shaker Traditions 1
- 48 Kountry Nook 1
- 49 ENJOY Andersonville 1
- 50 Welcome to Africa 1
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