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. DICK'S Sporting Goods and Varsity Sports sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DICK'S Sporting Goods | - | +13.6% |
| 2 | Varsity Sports | - | -0.4% |
| 3 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | - | -4.1% |
| 4 | Edwin Watts Golf | - | -14.6% |
| 5 | The Backpacker | - | -27.5% |
- Academy Sports + Outdoors
- DICK'S Sporting Goods
- Bass Pro Shops
- Sportsman's Warehouse
- Nichols Dry Goods Co.
- Apocalypse Sports
- Simmons Sporting Goods
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
129 tracked store locations in Louisiana. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 37 of the 129 stores (29%); 80 of the 91 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked retail stores here are sporting goods stores, against 4% across the United States.
- Academy Sports + Outdoors (19)
- DICK'S Sporting Goods (9)
- Bass Pro Shops (2)
- Sportsman's Warehouse (1)
- Nichols Dry Goods Co. (2)
- Apocalypse Sports (1)
- Simmons Sporting Goods (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Academy Sports + Outdoors 19
- 2 DICK'S Sporting Goods 9
- 3 The Backpacker 3
- 4 Edwin Watts Golf 3
- 5 Varsity Sports 3
- 6 Trek Bicycle 2
- 7 West Marine 2
- 8 Third Coast Soccer 2
- 9 TP Outdoors 2
- 10 Nichols Dry Goods Co. 2
- 11 Bass Pro Shops 2
- 12 Tyler's 1
- 13 golfballs.com 1
- 14 Alex's Bikes 1
- 15 Run Wild 1
- 16 Duck Commander 1
- 17 Captain Allen's Bait & Tackle 1
- 18 Don's Sportsman Shop 1
- 19 Second Serve Tennis Center 1
- 20 Cards and Culture 1
- 21 Smith's Sporting Goods 1
- 22 Grundmann's Athletic Company 1
- 23 Pack & Paddle 1
- 24 Chalmette Bicycle and Lawn Mower 1
- 25 Southern Outfitters 1
- 26 Redneck Xpress 1
- 27 Bait Shop II LLC 1
- 28 Superior Bait & Tackle 1
- 29 East Bank Cyclery 1
- 30 Kicks Plus 1
- 31 Tri-Running Lafayette 1
- 32 Cabela's 1
- 33 Beshel Boat Launch 1
- 34 Legends Sport Shop 1
- 35 N'Awlins Sports 1
- 36 Cenla Sports Inc 1
- 37 Sun Sports 1
- 38 FanBase 1
- 39 Skipper's Sporting Goods 1
- 40 Cooter's Live Bait and Tackle 1
- 41 Bossier Power Equipment 1
- 42 Smiths South Central Sales Co. 1
- 43 Sport-N-Center 1
- 44 Foxhole Sports 1
- 45 Luna Bicycles 1
- 46 Perry Outfitters 1
- 47 Hitter's House Lafayette 1
- 48 Jes Tackle 1
- 49 Dashing Bicycles 1
- 50 Minden Athletic Supply 1
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