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. Carter's and Burlington sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carter's | ▲10 | +18.9% |
| 2 | Burlington | ▲1 | +16.8% |
| 3 | Dunham's Sports | ▲10 | +15.3% |
| 4 | BoxLunch | ▲11 | +14.5% |
| 5 | Ross Dress for Less | ▲1 | +14.4% |
| 6 | Palmetto Moon | ▲9 | +14.2% |
| 7 | Cox's Smokers Outlet | ▲4 | +12.9% |
| 8 | Goodwill | ▲2 | +12.9% |
| 9 | Williams-Sonoma | ▲7 | +11.8% |
| 10 | Marshalls | ▲2 | +11.7% |
| 11 | Pandora | ▲8 | +11.3% |
| 12 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet | ▲4 | +10.6% |
| 13 | Wright Implement Co. | ▲3 | +10.6% |
| 14 | Cost Plus World Market | ▲5 | +9.9% |
| 15 | Books-A-Million | ▲10 | +9.2% |
Store footprint
Store map
6,596 tracked store locations in Kentucky, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,419 of the 6,596 stores (22%); 3,018 of the 3,382 tracked chains have a single store here. 21% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 14% across the United States.
- Discount Store (1,407)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (376)
- Thrift Stores (351)
- Specialty Store (309)
- Home Improvement Center (293)
- Hardware Store (285)
- Flower Shop (264)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 846
- 2 Family Dollar 237
- 3 Dollar Tree 146
- 4 Walmart 111
- 5 Goodwill 79
- 6 Tractor Supply Co. 64
- 7 Ace Hardware 59
- 8 Sherwin-Williams 49
- 9 Big Lots 44
- 10 Lowe's Home Improvement 44
- 11 Hibbett Sports 43
- 12 Cato Fashions 36
- 13 Five Below 35
- 14 Harbor Freight Tools 30
- 15 Bath & Body Works 28
- 16 Bealls 28
- 17 Feeders Pet Supply 26
- 18 Hobby Lobby 25
- 19 Shoe Sensation 25
- 20 Claire's 22
- 21 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 21
- 22 Kay Jewelers 21
- 23 Barnes & Noble 20
- 24 Hallmark 19
- 25 Kohl's 19
- 26 T.J.Maxx 18
- 27 Ross Dress for Less 18
- 28 PPG Paints 18
- 29 Rack Room Shoes 18
- 30 Maurices 17
- 31 Target 17
- 32 The Home Depot 16
- 33 Spirit Halloween 16
- 34 Staples 14
- 35 JCPenney 14
- 36 Michaels 14
- 37 Marshalls 14
- 38 PetSmart 14
- 39 VIP Smoke Shop 13
- 40 Office Depot 12
- 41 Cash America Pawn 12
- 42 DICK'S Sporting Goods 12
- 43 Best Buy 12
- 44 Burlington 12
- 45 Sunglass Hut 12
- 46 Shoe Carnival 12
- 47 American Eagle 12
- 48 Plato's Closet 11
- 49 Peddlers Mall 11
- 50 Victoria's Secret 11
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