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. Ace Hardware and Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Hardware | - | +8.5% |
| 2 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +6.7% |
| 3 | Pleasants Hardware | - | -12.0% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Goochland
- Hanover Tool
- Pleasants Hardware
- Pressure Works
- Rockler Woodworking and Hardware
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
45 tracked store locations in Richmond, VA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 24 of the 45 stores (53%); 22 of the 26 tracked chains have a single store here. 3% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, the same share as across Virginia.
- Harbor Freight Tools (6)
- Ace Hardware (9)
- Goochland (1)
- Hanover Tool (2)
- Pleasants Hardware (6)
- Pressure Works (1)
- Rockler Woodworking and Hardware (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Ace Hardware 9
- 2 Harbor Freight Tools 6
- 3 Pleasants Hardware 6
- 4 Hanover Tool 2
- 5 Atlantic Fence Supply 1
- 6 Lett Hardware 1
- 7 Pleasant’s Hardware 1
- 8 Arc3 Gases 1
- 9 True Value 1
- 10 Richmond Electric Supply 1
- 11 R.C. Goodwyn and Sons 1
- 12 Pressure Washer Supply Center 1
- 13 Scott's Store 1
- 14 Arthur's Electric Service, Inc 1
- 15 360 Power Equipment 1
- 16 Richmond Plumbing Specialties 1
- 17 Trio Fasteners Inc 1
- 18 Thacker Ace Hardware 1
- 19 Jarratt Hardware 1
- 20 KNABE Outdoor Power Equipment 1
- 21 Conner Small Engine 1
- 22 Siewers Lumber & Millwork 1
- 23 Woodcraft 1
- 24 Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 1
- 25 Pressure Works 1
- 26 Goochland 1
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