Merced, CA 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. Dollar Tree and Walgreens sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	D Dollar Tree	-	+14.2%
2	W Walgreens	-	+10.3%
3	M Mister Car Wash	-	+8.5%
4	C CVS Pharmacy	-	+8.5%
5	C Chevron	-	+5.2%
6	T Taco Bell	-	+4.5%
7	O O'Reilly Auto Parts	▲2	+4.4%
8	S Shell	-	+4.1%
9	M McDonald's	-	+3.9%
10	C Chipotle Mexican Grill	▲2	+3.0%
11	T Target	-	+2.3%
12	F Food 4 Less	-	+2.3%
13	P Panda Express	-	+0.5%
14	D Dollar General	-	+0.1%
15	B Burger King	▲1	-0.6%