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. Coach and Aritzia sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coach | ▲6 | +19.9% |
| 2 | Aritzia | ▲8 | +18.6% |
| 3 | Benjamin Moore | ▲5 | +18.4% |
| 4 | Blick Art Materials | ▲20 | +18.3% |
| 5 | Gap | ▲14 | +17.7% |
| 6 | Menards | - | +17.6% |
| 7 | Louis Vuitton | ▲7 | +15.9% |
| 8 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ▲3 | +15.8% |
| 9 | HobbyTown | ▲12 | +15.5% |
| 10 | Garage | ▲18 | +15.3% |
| 11 | SKECHERS | ▲11 | +15.1% |
| 12 | Reckless Records | - | +15.1% |
| 13 | Graham Crackers Comics | ▲4 | +15.0% |
| 14 | Five Below | ▲1 | +14.7% |
| 15 | BoxLunch | ▲19 | +12.9% |
Store footprint
Store map
12,100 tracked store locations in Illinois, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,686 of the 12,100 stores (14%); 5,017 of the 5,645 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Discount Store (1,622)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (767)
- Home Improvement Center (516)
- Thrift Stores (510)
- Flower Shop (475)
- Hardware Store (455)
- Women's Contemporary (443)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 763
- 2 Dollar Tree 365
- 3 Family Dollar 236
- 4 Walmart 187
- 5 Ace Hardware 135
- 6 Sherwin-Williams 122
- 7 Target 108
- 8 Goodwill 98
- 9 Ross Dress for Less 91
- 10 Five Below 91
- 11 The Home Depot 81
- 12 Bath & Body Works 76
- 13 PetSmart 67
- 14 Kohl's 66
- 15 Menards 63
- 16 Claire's 60
- 17 Burlington 60
- 18 Old Navy 59
- 19 Marshalls 59
- 20 Petco 54
- 21 Benjamin Moore 53
- 22 T.J.Maxx 52
- 23 Pet Supplies Plus 50
- 24 Michaels 49
- 25 Spirit Halloween 48
- 26 Maurices 47
- 27 Harbor Freight Tools 47
- 28 Foot Locker 46
- 29 Hobby Lobby 43
- 30 Office Depot 43
- 31 Best Buy 41
- 32 R.P. Lumber 40
- 33 Lowe's Home Improvement 39
- 34 Famous Footwear 38
- 35 Rainbow Shops 37
- 36 DTLR 36
- 37 DICK'S Sporting Goods 36
- 38 Barnes & Noble 35
- 39 Tractor Supply Co. 35
- 40 Kay Jewelers 35
- 41 Hallmark 34
- 42 Victoria's Secret 33
- 43 Men's Wearhouse 33
- 44 Shoe Carnival 32
- 45 Carter's 30
- 46 Staples 30
- 47 HomeGoods 30
- 48 DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse 29
- 49 Batteries Plus Bulbs 29
- 50 Red Wing 28
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