Trends · data through September 2026

Shoe Stores & Footwear Brands in North Carolina

Iceflower tracks 356 stores from 119 shoe stores & footwear brands in North Carolina. Journeys grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Vans and Burlington Shoes.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
119
Tracked stores
356
Consumer panel
130M+

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked shoe stores & footwear brands

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. Journeys and Vans sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 J Journeys logo Journeys ▲1 +8.2%
2 V Vans logo Vans - +6.1%
3 B Burlington Shoes ▲2 +5.0%
4 S Shoe Show logo Shoe Show ▲1 +0.8%
5 C Crocs logo Crocs - -2.3%
6 O Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse logo Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse - -3.0%
7 S Shoe Dept. Encore ▼1 -3.8%
8 R Rack Room Shoes logo Rack Room Shoes - -4.0%
9 A ALDO logo ALDO ▲1 -6.3%
10 D DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse logo DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse - -8.0%
11 B Birkenstock logo Birkenstock - -10.2%
12 S Shoe Carnival logo Shoe Carnival ▼1 -11.8%
13 S Sound Feet Shoes logo Sound Feet Shoes ▼3 -65.8%
  • Rack Room Shoes
  • Journeys
  • Shoe Carnival
  • DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse
  • Shoe Show
  • Shoe Dept. Encore
  • Vans
  • Other tracked chains

Store footprint

Store map

356 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.

  • Rack Room Shoes (63)
  • Journeys (19)
  • Shoe Carnival (19)
  • DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse (12)
  • Shoe Show (57)
  • Shoe Dept. Encore (14)
  • Vans (21)
  • Other tracked chains

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 R Rack Room Shoes logo Rack Room Shoes 63
  • 2 S Shoe Show logo Shoe Show 57
  • 3 V Vans logo Vans 21
  • 4 J Journeys logo Journeys 19
  • 5 S Shoe Carnival logo Shoe Carnival 19
  • 6 S Shoe Dept. Encore 14
  • 7 D DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse logo DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse 12
  • 8 A ALDO logo ALDO 7
  • 9 C Crocs logo Crocs 6
  • 10 S Shoe Sensation logo Shoe Sensation 6
  • 11 S Sound Feet Shoes logo Sound Feet Shoes 4
  • 12 O Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse logo Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse 4
  • 13 B Birkenstock logo Birkenstock 3
  • 14 B Burlington Shoes 3
  • 15 F Flip Flop Shops logo Flip Flop Shops 3
  • 16 K Kids Foot Locker logo Kids Foot Locker 3
  • 17 L Legacy 2
  • 18 S Shoe Trend 2
  • 19 H Highland Hiker 2
  • 20 S Steve Madden logo Steve Madden 2
  • 21 N Nautical Wheelers 2
  • 22 G GB Shoes 2
  • 23 S Social Status 2
  • 24 R Request Boutique 2
  • 25 H Heidi's Uniforms 2
  • 26 L Lee’s Shoes 1
  • 27 M moccasinsdirect.com 1
  • 28 S Shirley K's Uniforms 1
  • 29 L Liner's Shoe Store 1
  • 30 W Wyatt & Dad Inc. 1
  • 31 S Synergy 1
  • 32 B Bear Mountain Outfitters 1
  • 33 M McLelland Family Shoes 1
  • 34 R Roberson and Dupree Shoe Store 1
  • 35 C Curated Hype 1
  • 36 C Chloe's Closet 1
  • 37 L La Herradura Western Wear 1
  • 38 T The Dancer 1
  • 39 M Mario's Boots 1
  • 40 S Shope's Shoes 1
  • 41 V Valley Outfitters 1
  • 42 H H's Shoes 1
  • 43 C Cape Fear Footwear 1
  • 44 C Cowboy Country Western Wear 1
  • 45 C Comfort Footworks 1
  • 46 O Outdoor Equipped 1
  • 47 M Mobley's Shoes 1
  • 48 W Walker Shoes and Apparel 1
  • 49 S Straders Shoe Store 1
  • 50 S Solteria Footwear & Accessories 1

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