Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked retail 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. Five Below and GameStop sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Five Below
|
▲3 | +19.9% |
| 2 |
G
GameStop
|
▲4 | +18.8% |
| 3 |
F
Francesca's
|
▲5 | +18.5% |
| 4 |
U
US Foods CHEF'STORE
|
▲8 | +18.1% |
| 5 |
H
Hollister Co.
|
▲10 | +18.1% |
| 6 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
▲20 | +15.8% |
| 7 |
R
Rainbow Shops
|
▲7 | +15.7% |
| 8 |
L
LEGO
|
▲15 | +15.6% |
| 9 |
H
Hobby Lobby
|
▲3 | +14.2% |
| 10 |
D
Dollar General
|
▲1 | +13.7% |
| 11 |
O
Once Upon A Child
|
▲8 | +13.5% |
| 12 |
H
Hibbett Sports
|
▲4 | +13.0% |
| 13 |
S
Sherwin-Williams
|
▲1 | +13.0% |
| 14 |
C
Cellular Sales
|
▲14 | +12.2% |
| 15 |
C
Carter's
|
▲10 | +11.3% |
Store footprint
Store map
7,483 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category.
- Discount Store (1,950)
- Clothing Store (894)
- Department Store (554)
- Smoke Shop (504)
- Hardware Store (433)
- Shoe Store (320)
- Sporting Goods Store (306)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
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2
F
Family Dollar 318
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3
D
Dollar Tree 289
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4
W
Walmart 224
-
5
L
Lowe's Home Improvement 119
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6
T
Tractor Supply Co. 104
-
7
G
Goodwill 81
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8
B
Big Lots 70
-
9
H
Harbor Freight Tools 69
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10
G
-
11
A
Ace Hardware 66
-
12
P
PetSmart 66
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13
B
Belk 63
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14
T
Target 58
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15
R
Ross Dress for Less 51
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16
S
-
17
F
-
18
M
Michaels 47
-
19
S
Staples 44
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20
O
Old Navy 44
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21
H
-
22
R
-
23
B
Burlington 41
-
24
T
T.J.Maxx 39
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25
T
The Home Depot 39
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26
M
Marshalls 36
-
27
B
Bealls 36
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28
O
Office Depot 36
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29
B
Barnes & Noble 35
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30
R
Roses Discount Store 35
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31
O
Ollie's Bargain Outlet 35
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32
R
Rack Room Shoes 33
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33
K
Kohl's 32
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34
B
Best Buy 32
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35
P
Petco 30
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36
A
American Eagle 30
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37
D
DICK'S Sporting Goods 30
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38
C
Cato Fashions 26
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39
H
-
40
H
HomeGoods 25
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41
C
Claire's 25
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42
F
Foot Locker 24
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43
P
Plato's Closet 23
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44
S
Shoe Dept. 23
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45
V
Verizon 22
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46
M
Maxway 22
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47
V
Victoria's Secret 22
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48
H
Hallmark 21
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49
P
Petsense by Tractor Supply 21
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50
P
pOpshelf 21
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