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. Williams-Sonoma and Fink's Jewelers sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams-Sonoma | ▲16 | +18.7% |
| 2 | Fink's Jewelers | ▲14 | +18.1% |
| 3 | Ihrie Supply Company | ▲6 | +16.5% |
| 4 | Homesense | ▲13 | +15.6% |
| 5 | Tobacco & Vape | ▲16 | +15.4% |
| 6 | J.Crew | ▲15 | +13.4% |
| 7 | Palmetto Moon | ▲7 | +12.4% |
| 8 | Hobby Lobby | ▲1 | +12.1% |
| 9 | Uptown Cheapskate | ▲4 | +12.0% |
| 10 | adidas | ▲3 | +12.0% |
| 11 | Apotheca | ▲5 | +12.0% |
| 12 | Nordstrom Rack | ▲5 | +11.2% |
| 13 | Ross Dress for Less | ▲1 | +10.9% |
| 14 | Victoria's Secret | ▲6 | +9.2% |
| 15 | Harbor Freight Tools | ▲3 | +8.8% |
Store footprint
Store map
14,822 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 2,363 of the 14,822 stores (16%); 6,891 of the 7,583 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Discount Store (2,417)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (782)
- Thrift Stores (779)
- Specialty Store (694)
- Sporting Goods Store (671)
- Flower Shop (618)
- Home Improvement Center (591)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 1,181
- 2 Family Dollar 477
- 3 Dollar Tree 352
- 4 Walmart 228
- 5 Goodwill 125
- 6 Lowe's Home Improvement 120
- 7 Tractor Supply Co. 106
- 8 Sherwin-Williams 102
- 9 Cato Fashions 86
- 10 Big Lots 81
- 11 Ace Hardware 72
- 12 Bath & Body Works 72
- 13 PetSmart 68
- 14 Belk 67
- 15 Harbor Freight Tools 67
- 16 Rack Room Shoes 64
- 17 Hibbett Sports 63
- 18 Target 59
- 19 Shoe Show 56
- 20 Ross Dress for Less 55
- 21 Claire's 49
- 22 Michaels 48
- 23 Rainbow Shops 47
- 24 Five Below 47
- 25 Office Depot 46
- 26 Staples 46
- 27 Kay Jewelers 44
- 28 Burlington 44
- 29 Hobby Lobby 44
- 30 Citi Trends 43
- 31 Roses Discount Store 42
- 32 Bealls 40
- 33 T.J.Maxx 40
- 34 The Home Depot 40
- 35 Old Navy 39
- 36 Best Buy 38
- 37 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 37
- 38 Batteries Plus Bulbs 37
- 39 Shoe Dept. 36
- 40 Marshalls 36
- 41 Barnes & Noble 35
- 42 DICK'S Sporting Goods 35
- 43 Kohl's 34
- 44 Quality Equipment 33
- 45 Mattress Firm 33
- 46 Petco 30
- 47 Foot Locker 30
- 48 American Eagle 29
- 49 Hallmark 28
- 50 Kimbrell's Furniture 28
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