Syracuse, NY Retail & Consumer Trends 2026: Growth Rankings

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked retail and consumer 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. Barnes & Noble and Panera Bread sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	B Barnes & Noble	▲7	+17.9%
2	P Panera Bread	▲6	+15.5%
3	S Starbucks	▲6	+15.4%
4	T Thrifty Shopper	▲5	+14.8%
5	V Visionworks	▲8	+14.8%
6	A Ace Hardware	▲5	+13.1%
7	C Citgo	▲4	+12.6%
8	O Ollie's Bargain Outlet	▲6	+12.0%
9	L Little Caesars	▲6	+11.4%
10	Y YMCA	▲3	+9.8%
11	V Valvoline Instant Oil Change	▲4	+9.0%
12	M Michaels	▲4	+8.5%
13	P Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	▲3	+8.3%
14	H Harbor Freight Tools	▲4	+8.0%
15	S Stewart's Shops	▲3	+7.8%