Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked gift shop 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. Miniso and Super Wings sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miniso | ▲1 | +13.8% |
| 2 | Super Wings | - | -7.3% |
| 3 | Earthbound Trading Co. | - | -9.6% |
| 4 | The Trading Post | ▼1 | -17.5% |
| 5 | Cotton Gin | - | -20.1% |
| 6 | Painted Tree Boutiques | - | -47.6% |
- Super Wings
- Hallmark
- Hyatt Coins
- Cape Fear Games
- Parrot Bay
- Painted Tree Boutiques
- Charlotte's Landing
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
243 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 53 of the 243 stores (22%); 162 of the 180 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are gift shops, the same share as across the United States.
- Super Wings (13)
- Hallmark (28)
- Hyatt Coins (1)
- Cape Fear Games (1)
- Parrot Bay (2)
- Painted Tree Boutiques (4)
- Charlotte's Landing (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Hallmark 28
- 2 Super Wings 13
- 3 Earthbound Trading Co. 5
- 4 Painted Tree Boutiques 4
- 5 Cotton Gin 3
- 6 Miniso 3
- 7 The Trading Post 3
- 8 Pacific Beachwear 2
- 9 Banner's Hallmark Shop 2
- 10 Southern Charm 2
- 11 If It's Paper 2
- 12 Clayton General Store 2
- 13 Beach Bums 2
- 14 Lynn's Hallmark Shop 2
- 15 Eagles 2
- 16 Swoozie's 2
- 17 Sunsations 2
- 18 Parrot Bay 2
- 19 The Mercantile 1
- 20 Carolina Coins and Gold 1
- 21 Lisa's Boutique 1
- 22 Hallmark Creations 1
- 23 Victoria-Cole Gifts & Collectibles 1
- 24 Natural Selection 1
- 25 Stitchin' Post Gifts 1
- 26 Southern Chic's Treasures 1
- 27 Quintessentials 1
- 28 The Merchant 1
- 29 Mary & Co Gifts 1
- 30 American Indian Trading Company 1
- 31 Nancy Tut's Christmas Shop 1
- 32 Anna Kates Inc 1
- 33 Shamrock's Buzzy Bee 1
- 34 Chris's Cards & Collectibles 1
- 35 Between The Lines 1
- 36 Old Sport & Gallery 1
- 37 Sacred Chakra 1
- 38 Country Junction 1
- 39 Cowee Gift Shop & Mason Mountain 1
- 40 Independence Coin 1
- 41 Archer + Pratt 1
- 42 The Lemon Tree Shop & Café 1
- 43 Creative Designs Flowers & Gifts 1
- 44 Traveler's Moon 1
- 45 NC Mountain Made 1
- 46 High Country Souvenir 1
- 47 White Eagle Crafts 1
- 48 Earthbound Arts 1
- 49 Gem Mint Twins Sports Cards 1
- 50 Tibetan Himalayan Gift Shop 1
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