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. Harbor Freight Tools and Mattress Firm sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +11.7% |
| 2 | Mattress Firm | - | +11.1% |
| 3 | Dollar General | - | +8.5% |
| 4 | Tractor Supply Co. | - | +6.2% |
| 5 | T.J.Maxx | - | +4.0% |
| 6 | Ocean State Job Lot | - | +2.4% |
| 7 | Bath & Body Works | - | +1.2% |
| 8 | Goodwill | - | +0.1% |
| 9 | The Home Depot | - | -0.7% |
| 10 | Walmart | - | -1.9% |
| 11 | Family Dollar | - | -3.2% |
| 12 | Dollar Tree | - | -3.3% |
| 13 | Sherwin-Williams | - | -12.9% |
| 14 | Lids | - | -28.3% |
| 15 | True Value | - | -34.9% |
- Discount Store
- Flower Shop
- Specialty Store
- Thrift Stores
- Hardware Store
- Home Improvement Center
- Vape & Tobacco Shops
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
479 tracked store locations in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 43 of the 479 stores (9%); 336 of the 381 tracked chains have a single store here. 8% of the tracked retail stores here are flower shops, against 5% across Connecticut.
- Discount Store (43)
- Flower Shop (37)
- Specialty Store (30)
- Thrift Stores (26)
- Hardware Store (24)
- Home Improvement Center (23)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (23)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 16
- 2 Dollar Tree 8
- 3 Family Dollar 7
- 4 True Value 6
- 5 Ace Hardware 6
- 6 Ocean State Job Lot 5
- 7 Tractor Supply Co. 5
- 8 Walmart 5
- 9 Bath & Body Works 4
- 10 The Home Depot 4
- 11 Sherwin-Williams 4
- 12 Goodwill 3
- 13 Mattress Firm 3
- 14 Lids 3
- 15 T.J.Maxx 3
- 16 Harbor Freight Tools 3
- 17 Yankee Peddler & Pawn 2
- 18 Hart's Greenhouse and Garden Center 2
- 19 Staples 2
- 20 Bank Square Books 2
- 21 The Vapor Place 2
- 22 Coach 2
- 23 Smoker's Discount World 2
- 24 Spirit Halloween 2
- 25 Victoria's Secret 2
- 26 Famous Footwear 2
- 27 SKECHERS 2
- 28 Kay Jewelers 2
- 29 Hannoush Jewelers 2
- 30 Grader Jewelers 2
- 31 Ice Imports 2
- 32 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 2
- 33 Five Below 2
- 34 Target 2
- 35 Keith's Appliances 2
- 36 Petco 2
- 37 DICK'S Sporting Goods 2
- 38 Kohl's 2
- 39 Ring's End 2
- 40 Lowe's Home Improvement 2
- 41 Burlington 2
- 42 Michaels 2
- 43 Brooks Brothers 1
- 44 Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store 1
- 45 Mallove's of Mystic 1
- 46 Eddie Bauer 1
- 47 Salem Smoker's Zone 1
- 48 The Cloak and Wand 1
- 49 LL Flooring 1
- 50 Habitat for Humanity ReStore 1
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