Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked hardware store 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 Ace Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +2.7% |
| 2 | Ace Hardware | - | -2.6% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Westlake Ace Hardware
- USA Flooring
- Carolina Plumbing Supply
- Clay's Power Equipment
- Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
41 tracked store locations in Raleigh-Cary, NC. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 16 of the 41 stores (39%); 25 of the 30 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, against 4% across North Carolina.
- Harbor Freight Tools (3)
- Ace Hardware (7)
- Westlake Ace Hardware (2)
- USA Flooring (1)
- Carolina Plumbing Supply (1)
- Clay's Power Equipment (2)
- Rockler Woodworking and Hardware (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 7
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 3
- 3 Westlake Ace Hardware 2
- 4 Town & Country Hardware 2
- 5 Clay's Power Equipment 2
- 6 Burke Brothers Hardware 1
- 7 Direct Tools Factory Outlet 1
- 8 True Value 1
- 9 J Harlen Co Inc 1
- 10 Tool House 1
- 11 Pro-Mow Equipment Sales 1
- 12 Kenly Hardware 1
- 13 Home Supply Co 1
- 14 Handy Man Hardware 1
- 15 American Conec 1
- 16 Carpenter Farm Supply Co 1
- 17 Briggs Hardware 1
- 18 Arc3 Gases 1
- 19 B & W Hardware 1
- 20 McLamb's LP Gas & Supply 1
- 21 Hudson's Hardware & Outdoor Equipment 1
- 22 Rustic Building Supply 1
- 23 Zebulon Hardware 1
- 24 Hudson's Hardware and Outdoor Equipment 1
- 25 Do It Center 1
- 26 Woodcraft 1
- 27 Ihrie Supply Company 1
- 28 Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 1
- 29 Carolina Plumbing Supply 1
- 30 USA Flooring 1
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