Knoxville, TN Retail & Consumer Trends 2026: Growth Rankings

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked retail and consumer 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. Marathon and E-Z Stop Food Marts sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	M Marathon	▲6	+16.4%
2	E E-Z Stop Food Marts	▲12	+15.3%
3	J Jersey Mike's Subs	▲7	+15.2%
4	G Goodwill	▲12	+14.6%
5	R Ross Dress for Less	▲4	+13.1%
6	T The UPS Store	▲8	+12.9%
7	H Hobby Lobby	▲5	+12.4%
8	R Regal	▲8	+12.2%
9	S Smoothie King	▲11	+11.5%
10	D DICK'S Sporting Goods	▲4	+10.5%
11	S Shell	-	+10.5%
12	U Ulta Beauty	▲12	+9.8%
13	D Discount Tire	▲4	+8.7%
14	D Dunkin'	▲5	+8.2%
15	K Kohl's	▲3	+8.1%