Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked sandwich & sub shops
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. Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade and A.P. Deli sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade | ▲1 | +15.1% |
| 2 | A A.P. Deli | - | +14.8% |
| 3 |
T
The Great American Bagel
|
▲1 | +14.7% |
| 4 |
S
Subway
|
- | +3.1% |
| 5 |
M
Mr. Submarine
|
- | +2.4% |
| 6 |
J
Jersey Mike's Subs
|
- | +1.1% |
| 7 | H Halsted Street Deli | ▲1 | -0.0% |
| 8 |
A
Arby's
|
- | -0.4% |
| 9 |
B
Buona
|
- | -0.6% |
| 10 |
J
Jimmy John's
|
- | -2.0% |
| 11 |
M
McAlister's Deli
|
- | -4.2% |
| 12 |
W
Which Wich
|
- | -6.2% |
| 13 |
F
Firehouse Subs
|
- | -8.0% |
| 14 |
P
Potbelly Sandwich Shop
|
- | -8.7% |
| 15 | H Hungry Hobo | ▲2 | -9.2% |
- Jimmy John's
- Subway
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop
- Arby's
- Jersey Mike's Subs
- Buona
- McAlister's Deli
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
1,720 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Jimmy John's (309)
- Subway (588)
- Potbelly Sandwich Shop (117)
- Arby's (132)
- Jersey Mike's Subs (81)
- Buona (28)
- McAlister's Deli (40)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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A
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P
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J
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M
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C
Charleys Cheesesteaks 32
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8
B
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T
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F
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11
M
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P
Penn Station East Coast Subs 12
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W
- 14 H Halsted Street Deli 11
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15
P
Pop's Italian Beef and Sausage 10
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16
Q
Quiznos 9
- 17 B Baba's Famous Steak & Lemonade 8
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18
G
Great Steak 7
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19
J
Jason's Deli 6
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20
C
Chicken Salad Chick 6
- 21 H Hungry Hobo 5
- 22 B Beef Shack 5
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23
J
Joey's Red Hots 4
- 24 B Babas Famous Steak and Lemonade 4
- 25 A A.P. Deli 3
- 26 D D.A.'s Corned Beef Stand 3
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27
Z
Zoup! 3
- 28 R Rammy's Sub Contractors 2
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29
L
Lion's Choice 2
- 30 C Cesaroni's Cafe & Deli 2
- 31 C Chicagoland Ham 2
- 32 S Submarine City 2
- 33 B Breaking Bread Catering & Deli 2
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34
S
Schlotzsky's 2
- 35 M Mr. Beef 2
- 36 E Ellie's Deli 2
- 37 A Alpine Food Shop 2
- 38 P Phoenix Flame 2
- 39 F Fontano's Subs 2
- 40 A Arthur's Garden Deli 2
- 41 S Sopraffina 2
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42
D
Devil Dawgs 2
- 43 D Distorted Soda and Sandwiches 1
- 44 T The Submarine Pier 1
- 45 F Foster Deli 1
- 46 N New York Deli 1
- 47 V Village Gourmet 1
- 48 A Americana Submarine 1
- 49 P Pirosmani 1
- 50 F Flatlander Market 1
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