Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked electronics 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. Batteries Plus Bulbs and The Computer Warriors sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Batteries Plus Bulbs | - | +11.5% |
| 2 | The Computer Warriors | - | +3.4% |
| 3 | Carolina West Wireless | - | +1.0% |
| 4 | Best Buy | - | -0.7% |
| 5 | Freeman's Car Stereo | - | -14.8% |
| 6 | uBreakiFix | - | -36.6% |
- Best Buy
- Micro Center
- Apple
- Batteries Plus Bulbs
- Apple Birkdale Village
- Audio Advice
- Google Fiber Space
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
293 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 98 of the 293 stores (33%); 175 of the 189 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are electronics stores, the same share as across the United States.
- Best Buy (38)
- Micro Center (1)
- Apple (2)
- Batteries Plus Bulbs (37)
- Apple Birkdale Village (1)
- Audio Advice (1)
- Google Fiber Space (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Best Buy 38
- 2 Batteries Plus Bulbs 37
- 3 uBreakiFix 15
- 4 Cellaxs Phone Repair 4
- 5 Freeman's Car Stereo 4
- 6 The Computer Warriors 3
- 7 Carolina West Wireless 3
- 8 252 Wireless 2
- 9 NewAgain Phone Repair 2
- 10 Game Theory 2
- 11 Bark Mobile 2
- 12 Video Game World 2
- 13 Apple 2
- 14 Phone Repair Zone 2
- 15 Doug's Cellular Express 1
- 16 Peak Wireless 1
- 17 Dark Raven 1
- 18 Master Wireless 1
- 19 Carolina Cell Phone Repairs 1
- 20 The One Cellphone Repair Shop 1
- 21 East Coast Audio 1
- 22 Next Level Mobile 1 Repair 1
- 23 Smart Phone Repair 1
- 24 Triad Electronics 1
- 25 Mobile Spot INC 1
- 26 Aim Discount LLC 1
- 27 Katmandu Games 1
- 28 Sonic Device Repair 1
- 29 RadioShack 1
- 30 Mobile Wiz 1
- 31 Southland Entertainment 1
- 32 Best Wireless 1611 1
- 33 Go! Calendars, Toys and Games 1
- 34 Luck Factory Games 1
- 35 Kitchen Table Games & Bistro 1
- 36 Wilson Stereo & Sound 1
- 37 Cellular Phones 1
- 38 Expert PC 1
- 39 Love For Retro 1
- 40 OC Electronics & Appliances 1
- 41 Electronix 1
- 42 AMA Wireless 1
- 43 Horizon Computer Systems 1
- 44 Victory Point 1
- 45 Apex Wireless & Phone Repair 1
- 46 Player 2 Gaming 1
- 47 Techy 1
- 48 Wireless Center 1
- 49 Custom Light and Sound 1
- 50 Powergamers Inc 1
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