Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked sporting goods 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. Pure Hockey and Play It Again Sports sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pure Hockey | ▲2 | +15.4% |
| 2 | Play It Again Sports | - | +6.6% |
| 3 | PGA TOUR Superstore | - | +4.7% |
| 4 | Kozy's Cyclery | - | +2.2% |
| 5 | Bass Pro Shops | - | +1.8% |
| 6 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | - | +0.9% |
| 7 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | - | -3.2% |
| 8 | Dunham's Sports | ▼1 | -5.6% |
| 9 | West Marine | - | -7.1% |
| 10 | Wheel & Sprocket | - | -7.4% |
| 11 | Trek Bicycle | - | -12.1% |
| 12 | Dick Pond Athletics | - | -13.7% |
| 13 | Tennis Ballerz | - | -16.5% |
| 14 | Golf Galaxy | ▼1 | -22.5% |
| 15 | City Sports | - | -29.3% |
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Bass Pro Shops
- Scheels
- PGA TOUR Superstore
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- City Sports
- Play It Again Sports
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
426 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 87 of the 426 stores (20%); 267 of the 297 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are sporting goods stores, the same share as across the United States.
- DICK'S Sporting Goods (36)
- Bass Pro Shops (3)
- Scheels (1)
- PGA TOUR Superstore (5)
- Academy Sports + Outdoors (3)
- City Sports (19)
- Play It Again Sports (17)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 DICK'S Sporting Goods 36
- 2 City Sports 19
- 3 Play It Again Sports 17
- 4 Dunham's Sports 9
- 5 Trek Bicycle 6
- 6 Kozy's Cyclery 5
- 7 Dick Pond Athletics 5
- 8 Golf Galaxy 5
- 9 PGA TOUR Superstore 5
- 10 Pure Hockey 4
- 11 West Marine 4
- 12 Wheel & Sprocket 3
- 13 Bass Pro Shops 3
- 14 Gunzo's Sports Center 3
- 15 European Sports 3
- 16 Tennis Ballerz 3
- 17 Academy Sports + Outdoors 3
- 18 Tease Dance & Fitness 2
- 19 George Garner Cyclery 2
- 20 Dance 'N Tees 2
- 21 The Bike Rack 2
- 22 Underdog Sports & Fanfare 2
- 23 Offensive Zone Pro Shop 2
- 24 Prairie Path Cycles 2
- 25 Golf Direct Now 2
- 26 Jerry's Hockey 2
- 27 Dover Saddlery 2
- 28 ERIK'S - Bike Board Ski 2
- 29 Gameday Spirit 2
- 30 7 Mile Cycles 1
- 31 Bluff City Outdoors 1
- 32 Mikes Bike Shop 1
- 33 Mike's Tackle World 1
- 34 Erb Turf Equipment 1
- 35 BowlersMart 1
- 36 The Great Little Bike Shop 1
- 37 Discount Paintball 1
- 38 Charlie's Knife Shop 1
- 39 Players Corner 1
- 40 Village Pedaler 1
- 41 B&R Sports 1
- 42 TP's Pro Shop 1
- 43 Skate618 1
- 44 815 Skate Shop 1
- 45 Saint's Golf 1
- 46 Santo Sport Store 1
- 47 Specialized 1
- 48 Ron & Jo's Firearms & Sporting Supplies 1
- 49 Areli Sportswear 1
- 50 Ace Bicycle Shop 1
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