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. GDC Home and Gateway Supply Co. sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GDC Home | ▲17 | +19.1% |
| 2 | Gateway Supply Co. | ▲6 | +17.4% |
| 3 | Altar'd State | ▲13 | +16.8% |
| 4 | Victoria's Secret | ▲7 | +16.7% |
| 5 | dd's DISCOUNTS | ▲10 | +16.6% |
| 6 | Express | ▲13 | +16.6% |
| 7 | Money Man Pawn | ▲10 | +15.0% |
| 8 | Hobby Lobby | ▲1 | +14.9% |
| 9 | HomeGoods | ▲1 | +14.2% |
| 10 | Boot Barn | ▲6 | +13.6% |
| 11 | Marshalls | ▲4 | +13.5% |
| 12 | Ross Dress for Less | - | +12.0% |
| 13 | Spectrum Paint Company | ▲10 | +11.8% |
| 14 | Rooms To Go | ▲6 | +11.4% |
| 15 | adidas | ▲10 | +11.3% |
Store footprint
Store map
7,433 tracked store locations in South Carolina, colored by category. The top 5 chains by store count run 1,386 of the 7,433 stores (19%); 3,194 of the 3,643 tracked chains have a single store here. 19% of the tracked retail stores here are discount stores, against 14% across the United States.
- Discount Store (1,384)
- Vape & Tobacco Shops (387)
- Specialty Store (327)
- Thrift Stores (315)
- Hardware Store (291)
- Home Improvement Center (290)
- Women's Contemporary (274)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Dollar General 737
- 2 Family Dollar 266
- 3 Dollar Tree 193
- 4 Walmart 127
- 5 Goodwill 63
- 6 Tractor Supply Co. 56
- 7 Sherwin-Williams 54
- 8 Lowe's Home Improvement 53
- 9 Ace Hardware 51
- 10 Cato Fashions 49
- 11 Hibbett Sports 46
- 12 Big Lots 40
- 13 Citi Trends 39
- 14 Harbor Freight Tools 37
- 15 Rack Room Shoes 36
- 16 Belk 34
- 17 Farmers Home Furniture 33
- 18 PetSmart 33
- 19 Ross Dress for Less 29
- 20 Five Below 29
- 21 Bath & Body Works 29
- 22 The Home Depot 27
- 23 Hobby Lobby 27
- 24 T.J.Maxx 25
- 25 Claire's 25
- 26 Kay Jewelers 24
- 27 Shoe Show 24
- 28 Target 23
- 29 Batteries Plus Bulbs 22
- 30 Petco 22
- 31 Roses Discount Store 21
- 32 Staples 19
- 33 Ollie's Bargain Outlet 19
- 34 Shoe Dept. 18
- 35 Sunglass Hut 18
- 36 Barnes & Noble 18
- 37 Mattress Firm 18
- 38 Kimbrell's Furniture 18
- 39 Bealls 17
- 40 Wild Birds Unlimited 17
- 41 Kohl's 17
- 42 Michaels 17
- 43 Rainbow Shops 17
- 44 Burlington 17
- 45 Old Navy 17
- 46 Victoria's Secret 17
- 47 It's Fashion 16
- 48 Office Depot 16
- 49 TALBOTS 15
- 50 Best Buy 15
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