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. Bull Moose and Aubuchon Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bull Moose | - | +13.5% |
| 2 | Aubuchon Hardware | ▲2 | +10.8% |
| 3 | Dollar General | - | +8.7% |
| 4 | The Paper Store | - | +8.1% |
| 5 | Ace Hardware | ▲1 | +7.9% |
| 6 | Tractor Supply Co. | ▲1 | +5.6% |
| 7 | SKECHERS | ▲1 | +5.4% |
| 8 | Cigaret Shopper | - | +5.0% |
| 9 | American Eagle | ▲1 | +4.9% |
| 10 | Old Navy | ▲1 | +4.7% |
| 11 | Ocean State Job Lot | ▲2 | +4.6% |
| 12 | TALBOTS | - | +4.2% |
| 13 | Marshalls | ▲1 | +3.6% |
| 14 | T.J.Maxx | - | +3.5% |
| 15 | Hamilton Marine Inc | - | +3.5% |
Store footprint
Store map
987 tracked store locations in Portland-South Portland, ME, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 65 of the 987 stores (7%); 647 of the 749 tracked chains have a single store here. 5% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 9% across Maine.
- Flower Shop (95)
- Specialty Store (64)
- Home Improvement Center (58)
- Discount Store (54)
- Thrift Stores (48)
- Hardware Store (48)
- Sporting Goods Store (39)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 17
- 2 Dollar Tree 13
- 3 Family Dollar 12
- 4 Goodwill 12
- 5 Sherwin-Williams 11
- 6 Ace Hardware 11
- 7 Bull Moose 7
- 8 Hancock Lumber Company 7
- 9 Walmart 7
- 10 Renys 7
- 11 Carter's 6
- 12 L.L.Bean 5
- 13 The Home Depot 5
- 14 Lowe's Home Improvement 5
- 15 Staples 5
- 16 Famous Footwear 4
- 17 Maine Smoke Shop 4
- 18 Aubuchon Hardware 4
- 19 Claire's 4
- 20 Old Navy 4
- 21 Tractor Supply Co. 4
- 22 Mattress Firm 4
- 23 Marden's 4
- 24 TALBOTS 4
- 25 Sea Bags 3
- 26 Cigaret Shopper 3
- 27 Hamilton Marine Inc 3
- 28 SKECHERS 3
- 29 The Paper Store 3
- 30 lululemon 3
- 31 Lamey Wellehan Shoes 3
- 32 J.Crew 3
- 33 Pet Quarters 3
- 34 Gagne & Son 3
- 35 Sunglass Hut 3
- 36 American Eagle 3
- 37 Ocean State Job Lot 3
- 38 Marshalls 3
- 39 Hammond Lumber Company 3
- 40 Target 3
- 41 PetSmart 3
- 42 T.J.Maxx 3
- 43 Coach 2
- 44 Kohl's 2
- 45 Pet Supplies Plus 2
- 46 Brooks Brothers 2
- 47 DICK'S Sporting Goods 2
- 48 The Children's Place 2
- 49 Estabrook's 2
- 50 The Maine Souvenir Shop 2
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