Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked upscale & natural grocers
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. Trader Joe's and Wegmans sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
T
Trader Joe's
|
- | +1.8% |
| 2 |
W
Wegmans
|
- | +0.4% |
| 3 |
W
Whole Foods Market
|
- | -0.4% |
| 4 |
T
The Fresh Market
|
- | -1.1% |
| 5 |
S
Sprouts Farmers Market
|
- | -1.3% |
| 6 |
E
Earth Fare
|
- | -25.9% |
- Trader Joe's
- Whole Foods Market
- Wegmans
- The Fresh Market
- Sprouts Farmers Market
- Earth Fare
- Food Matters Market & Cafe
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
175 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Trader Joe's (13)
- Whole Foods Market (16)
- Wegmans (4)
- The Fresh Market (25)
- Sprouts Farmers Market (6)
- Earth Fare (5)
- Food Matters Market & Cafe (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
T
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2
W
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3
T
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4
S
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5
E
-
6
W
- 7 D Down to Earth 2
- 8 H Healthabit Natural Foods 2
- 9 H House of Health 2
- 10 F Food Matters Market & Cafe 2
- 11 E Eden Wellness Moringa 1
- 12 N Nature's Manna 1
- 13 V Vitamins and Things 1
- 14 M Mountain Valley Health Foods 1
- 15 H Hemp Wellness Boutique 1
- 16 T The Healthy Pour Nutrition 1
- 17 R Rise Up Nutrition 1
- 18 M Morganton Natural Foods 1
- 19 L Lake Norman Nutrition 1
- 20 G Grisson Grocery Store 1
- 21 T The Wild Violet 1
- 22 F Fit lab nutrition 1
- 23 T Timberlake Herb Store 1
- 24 H Happy Herbalist 1
- 25 N Nutrition on Main 1
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26
C
Central Market 1
- 27 S Sakti Botanicals 1
- 28 H Hi Vibe Holistics 1
- 29 W Whole Life Market 1
- 30 M Maria's Health Shoppe 1
- 31 H Hatteras Bowls 1
- 32 O One Life Natural Market 1
- 33 B Black Mountain Natural Foods 1
- 34 C Crafted Kitchen & Market 1
- 35 A AMP Nutrition 1
- 36 N Nutrishop of Sanford 1
- 37 F Feelin Great Healthy Marketplace 1
- 38 N New Lifestyle Nutrition 1
- 39 N Natural Elements of NC 1
- 40 T To the Brim Refill Store 1
- 41 M Mi Vaquita Mini Market 1
- 42 T Tienda Mexicana La Mixteca 1
- 43 D Delgado's Fuego 1
- 44 I Indulge Nutrition 1
- 45 P Pineville Nutrition 1
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46
H
Herbalife NC 1
- 47 A Allgood & Healthy 1
- 48 T The Black Belt Soap Company 1
- 49 Q QC Healthy Vending 1
- 50 H Homespun Honey NC 1
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