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. GameStop and Sam's Xpress Car Wash sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
G
|
▲21 | +19.7% |
| 2 |
S
|
▲19 | +19.4% |
| 3 |
C
|
▲14 | +16.7% |
| 4 |
A
|
▲7 | +16.1% |
| 5 |
P
|
▲17 | +15.9% |
| 6 |
H
|
▲9 | +15.0% |
| 7 |
S
|
▲13 | +14.6% |
| 8 |
D
|
▲3 | +14.5% |
| 9 |
S
|
▲10 | +13.8% |
| 10 |
T
|
▲13 | +13.5% |
| 11 |
T
|
▲10 | +11.0% |
| 12 |
T
|
▲2 | +10.4% |
| 13 |
M
|
▲3 | +10.2% |
| 14 |
B
|
▲6 | +10.0% |
| 15 |
O
|
▲6 | +9.7% |
Store footprint
Store map
25,000 of 41,019 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category group.
- Food & Drink (17,282)
- Retail (7,483)
- Health & Beauty (4,283)
- Grocery & Convenience (4,200)
- Gas & Auto (3,872)
- Other (2,384)
- Leisure & Travel (1,515)
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
Dollar General 1,027
-
2
F
Food Lion 528
-
3
S
Starbucks 467
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4
C
Circle K 417
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5
M
McDonald's 372
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6
C
CVS Pharmacy 363
-
7
E
Exxon 339
-
8
B
Bojangles' 339
-
9
W
Walgreens 332
-
10
F
Family Dollar 318
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11
D
Domino's Pizza 307
-
12
S
Subway 306
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13
D
Dollar Tree 289
-
14
B
Burger King 270
-
15
W
Wendy's 267
-
16
S
Speedway 259
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17
S
Shell 247
-
18
W
Walmart 224
-
19
J
Jersey Mike's Subs 223
-
20
A
AutoZone 221
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21
G
Great Clips 218
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22
C
Chick-fil-A 207
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23
H
Hardee's 203
-
24
O
O'Reilly Auto Parts 196
-
25
W
Waffle House 189
-
26
A
Advance Auto Parts 189
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27
U
United States Postal Service 184
-
28
H
Harris Teeter 184
-
29
M
Marathon 181
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30
P
Papa John's Pizza 171
-
31
T
Taco Bell 159
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32
T
The UPS Store 150
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33
B
BP 149
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34
A
Arby's 145
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35
L
Little Caesars 141
-
36
S
Sheetz 136
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37
P
Pizza Hut 136
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38
Z
Zaxby's 124
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39
L
Lowe's Home Improvement 119
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40
7
7-Eleven 114
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41
C
Chipotle Mexican Grill 110
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42
D
Dunkin' 107
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43
K
KFC 105
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44
T
Tractor Supply Co. 104
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45
P
Panera Bread 98
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46
D
Dairy Queen 90
-
47
M
Murphy USA 90
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48
J
Jimmy John's 89
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49
C
Cook Out 88
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50
S
Sonic Drive-In 84
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