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. Ultimate Comics and Hallmark sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultimate Comics | ▲3 | +17.9% |
| 2 | Hallmark | ▲6 | +17.4% |
| 3 | Spirit Halloween | ▲5 | +17.2% |
| 4 | Burlington | ▲1 | +16.8% |
| 5 | Hobby Lobby | - | +14.5% |
| 6 | PacSun | ▲3 | +12.4% |
| 7 | Play It Again Sports | ▲5 | +10.7% |
| 8 | Ross Dress for Less | - | +10.7% |
| 9 | Rainbow Shops | ▲4 | +9.0% |
| 10 | Dollar Tree | ▲2 | +7.6% |
| 11 | HomeGoods | - | +7.4% |
| 12 | Dollar General | ▲1 | +7.2% |
| 13 | Carter's | ▲1 | +7.1% |
| 14 | J.Crew | ▲3 | +6.4% |
| 15 | Tractor Supply Co. | - | +6.2% |
Store footprint
Store map
1,607 tracked store locations in Raleigh-Cary, NC, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 160 of the 1,607 stores (10%); 832 of the 1,003 tracked chains have a single store here. 10% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 16% across North Carolina.
- Discount Store (161)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (98)
- Thrift Stores (75)
- Home Improvement Center (73)
- Sporting Goods Store (71)
- Pet Store (60)
- Specialty Store (58)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 52
- 2 Dollar Tree 38
- 3 Family Dollar 32
- 4 Walmart 21
- 5 Target 17
- 6 Bath & Body Works 13
- 7 PetSmart 12
- 8 Lowe's Home Improvement 11
- 9 Ross Dress for Less 11
- 10 Michaels 9
- 11 Sherwin-Williams 9
- 12 Rack Room Shoes 9
- 13 Barnes & Noble 8
- 14 Five Below 8
- 15 Big Lots 8
- 16 Burlington 8
- 17 Mattress Firm 8
- 18 Office Depot 8
- 19 Kohl's 8
- 20 Best Buy 8
- 21 T.J.Maxx 8
- 22 The Home Depot 8
- 23 Ace Hardware 7
- 24 Staples 7
- 25 Batteries Plus Bulbs 7
- 26 Cato Fashions 7
- 27 DICK'S Sporting Goods 7
- 28 Hallmark 6
- 29 Hollywood Feed 6
- 30 pOpshelf 6
- 31 Rainbow Shops 6
- 32 Petco 6
- 33 Marshalls 6
- 34 Old Navy 6
- 35 Hobby Lobby 5
- 36 Spencer's 5
- 37 Belk 5
- 38 Tractor Supply Co. 5
- 39 Zales 5
- 40 HomeGoods 5
- 41 Kirkland's 4
- 42 Carter's 4
- 43 PacSun 4
- 44 Kay Jewelers 4
- 45 Plato's Closet 4
- 46 American Eagle 4
- 47 Men's Wearhouse 4
- 48 Hibbett Sports 4
- 49 Lids 4
- 50 Roses Discount Store 4
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