Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked hardware 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. Ace Hardware and Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Hardware | - | +4.0% |
| 2 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | -5.5% |
| 3 | True Value | - | -5.7% |
- Ace Hardware
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Elliott Ace Hardware
- True Value
- TNT Ace Hardware
- Hanna Trailer Supply
- Neu's Hardware Gallery
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
52 tracked store locations in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 33 of the 52 stores (63%); 20 of the 24 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, against 5% across Wisconsin.
- Ace Hardware (19)
- Harbor Freight Tools (6)
- Elliott Ace Hardware (1)
- True Value (5)
- TNT Ace Hardware (1)
- Hanna Trailer Supply (1)
- Neu's Hardware Gallery (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 19
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 6
- 3 True Value 5
- 4 Tennies Ace Hardware 2
- 5 Milwaukee School Supply 1
- 6 Crown Hardware 1
- 7 Matco Tools 1
- 8 Thelen Power Equipment 1
- 9 KOHLER Signature Store 1
- 10 Tri-State Equipment Co 1
- 11 Bird Ladder and Equipment 1
- 12 US Trailer Parts and Supply 1
- 13 Crown Hardware & Plumbing Supply 1
- 14 AMES Tools 1
- 15 Drews True Value 1
- 16 Woodcraft 1
- 17 Carlin Horticultural Supplies 1
- 18 Snap-On Tools 1
- 19 Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 1
- 20 Rozman True Value 1
- 21 Neu's Hardware Gallery 1
- 22 Hanna Trailer Supply 1
- 23 TNT Ace Hardware 1
- 24 Elliott Ace Hardware 1
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