Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL Retail & Consumer Trends 2026

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. Dollar General and Steak 'n Shake sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	D Dollar General	-	+19.9%
2	S Steak 'n Shake	▲8	+19.8%
3	C Chick-fil-A	▲2	+19.8%
4	T The UPS Store	▲7	+18.8%
5	M Mister Car Wash	▲6	+18.0%
6	S Shell	▲1	+16.3%
7	L LongHorn Steakhouse	▲5	+14.6%
8	J Jersey Mike's Subs	▲6	+14.3%
9	B Bealls	▲5	+12.4%
10	P Panera Bread	▲5	+11.7%
11	A ALDI	-	+11.6%
12	D Dunkin'	▲6	+10.9%
13	M Michaels	▲6	+10.4%
14	F Family Dollar	▲3	+9.9%
15	W Walmart	-	+7.8%