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. Goodwill and Paris Farmers Union sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodwill | ▲3 | +19.1% |
| 2 | Paris Farmers Union | ▲1 | +18.8% |
| 3 | Renys | - | +18.3% |
| 4 | Viking Lumber | ▲7 | +16.1% |
| 5 | New Balance | ▲2 | +15.8% |
| 6 | Aéropostale | ▲4 | +14.9% |
| 7 | Bull Moose | ▲2 | +10.6% |
| 8 | Aubuchon Hardware | ▲1 | +9.5% |
| 9 | Ace Hardware | - | +9.0% |
| 10 | Dollar General | - | +8.7% |
| 11 | Michaels | ▲1 | +7.6% |
| 12 | Ocean State Job Lot | ▲2 | +7.3% |
| 13 | Spirit Halloween | ▲1 | +6.9% |
| 14 | Gagne & Son | ▲1 | +5.3% |
| 15 | Dollar Tree | ▲1 | +5.0% |
Store footprint
Store map
2,156 tracked store locations in Maine, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 220 of the 2,156 stores (10%); 1,276 of the 1,429 tracked chains have a single store here. 8% of the tracked retail stores here are flower shops, against 4% across the United States.
- Discount Store (202)
- Flower Shop (182)
- Hardware Store (164)
- Specialty Store (137)
- Home Improvement Center (125)
- Sporting Goods Store (103)
- Thrift Stores (102)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 72
- 2 Family Dollar 59
- 3 Dollar Tree 39
- 4 Walmart 27
- 5 Sherwin-Williams 23
- 6 Tractor Supply Co. 23
- 7 Hammond Lumber Company 20
- 8 Goodwill 20
- 9 Cigaret Shopper 19
- 10 Aubuchon Hardware 19
- 11 Renys 18
- 12 Marden's 15
- 13 Ace Hardware 15
- 14 Maine Smoke Shop 14
- 15 Lowe's Home Improvement 11
- 16 Staples 11
- 17 The Home Depot 11
- 18 Bull Moose 10
- 19 T.J.Maxx 9
- 20 Harbor Freight Tools 9
- 21 True Value 8
- 22 Hancock Lumber Company 8
- 23 Bath & Body Works 8
- 24 Viking Lumber 8
- 25 Ocean State Job Lot 8
- 26 L.L.Bean 7
- 27 Paris Farmers Union 7
- 28 Old Navy 7
- 29 Super Shoes 7
- 30 Hamilton Marine Inc 7
- 31 Mattress Firm 6
- 32 Famous Footwear 6
- 33 Day's Jewelers 6
- 34 Lamey Wellehan Shoes 6
- 35 Claire's 6
- 36 Loyal Biscuit Co. 6
- 37 Spirit Halloween 6
- 38 Label Shopper 6
- 39 Carter's 6
- 40 Target 6
- 41 JCPenney 5
- 42 PetSmart 5
- 43 Kohl's 5
- 44 American Eagle 5
- 45 Marshalls 5
- 46 TALBOTS 5
- 47 Michaels 5
- 48 Petco 5
- 49 DICK'S Sporting Goods 4
- 50 J.Crew 4
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