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. Harbor Freight Tools and Ace Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +4.8% |
| 2 | Ace Hardware | - | -2.4% |
| 3 | Cole Lumber | - | -22.6% |
| 4 | Plumbers Supply Co. | - | -23.8% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Madisonville ACE
- WD Bryant & Son Ace
- Akridge Farm Supply
- Wiseway Supply
- Brownsboro Hardware & Paint
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
285 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 104 of the 285 stores (36%); 164 of the 177 tracked chains have a single store here. 4% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, the same share as across the United States.
- Harbor Freight Tools (30)
- Ace Hardware (59)
- Madisonville ACE (1)
- WD Bryant & Son Ace (1)
- Akridge Farm Supply (2)
- Wiseway Supply (2)
- Brownsboro Hardware & Paint (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 59
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 30
- 3 True Value 7
- 4 Cole Lumber 4
- 5 Modern Supply Company 4
- 6 Plumbers Supply Co. 3
- 7 Shop-O-Rama 2
- 8 Southern Wholesale 2
- 9 Masters' Supply 2
- 10 Klingenberg's Hardware and Paint 2
- 11 Brownsboro Hardware & Paint 2
- 12 Wiseway Supply 2
- 13 Akridge Farm Supply 2
- 14 Future Designs Building Materials 1
- 15 Mayfield Lawn & Garden 1
- 16 Halsey's Country Store 1
- 17 Lessenberry Do it Center 1
- 18 Masters' Supply Inc 1
- 19 Lagrange Hardware Supply LLC 1
- 20 Brasher's Hometown Hardware 1
- 21 Wil-Mik Inc 1
- 22 Louisa Do It Best Hardware 1
- 23 Cane Run Hardware 1
- 24 Berea Ace Hardware 1
- 25 Ginn Hardware and Auto Parts 1
- 26 Homeowner's Hardware 1
- 27 Patron's Home Center 1
- 28 Johnsons Home Center 1
- 29 Diamond Screw Products Inc 1
- 30 Edmondson Supply 1
- 31 Basham Lumber Co Inc 1
- 32 Wellman Hardware 1
- 33 Perfection Rubber & Supply Company, Inc. 1
- 34 Brodhead Farm Mart 1
- 35 Kibler Lumber DO It Express 1
- 36 Haley Hardware 1
- 37 Dowell's Hardware 1
- 38 Lexington Equipment 1
- 39 Prime Choice Building Supply 1
- 40 Wilson & Sons Hardware 1
- 41 H and H Home and Hardware 1
- 42 Miller Lumber Company 1
- 43 Sebree Hardware And Rental 1
- 44 Lyons Ace Hardware 1
- 45 Ballard Hardware & Co. 1
- 46 Hikes Point Paint & Wallpaper 1
- 47 Kentucky Mine Supply Co. 1
- 48 Louisville Tile Distributors 1
- 49 Cantrell Lighting & Supply 1
- 50 Lewis Hill Sales 1
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