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 rk MILES sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ace Hardware | - | +20.0% |
| 2 | rk MILES | - | +5.5% |
| 3 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +0.8% |
| 4 | Aubuchon Hardware | - | -6.1% |
- Aubuchon Hardware
- Ace Hardware
- rk MILES
- Sticks and Stuff
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Pick and Shovel
- WW Building Supply
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
67 tracked store locations in Vermont. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 44 of the 67 stores (66%); 23 of the 28 tracked chains have a single store here. 9% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, against 4% across the United States.
- Aubuchon Hardware (24)
- Ace Hardware (10)
- rk MILES (5)
- Sticks and Stuff (1)
- Harbor Freight Tools (3)
- Pick and Shovel (1)
- WW Building Supply (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Aubuchon Hardware 24
- 2 Ace Hardware 10
- 3 rk MILES 5
- 4 Harbor Freight Tools 3
- 5 WW Building Supply 2
- 6 East Montpelier Home Center 1
- 7 Gilmore Home Center 1
- 8 Robinson Hardware 1
- 9 True Value 1
- 10 Poultney Pools & Spas 1
- 11 Stowe Hardware & Dry Goods 1
- 12 Hometown Hardware & Supply 1
- 13 Chester Hardware & Mercantile 1
- 14 Mill's Hardware 1
- 15 Hardware At Rochester 1
- 16 Plainfield Hardware 1
- 17 Poulin Lumber 1
- 18 Miles Lumber Company 1
- 19 Village Hardware 1
- 20 Harry's Hardware 1
- 21 City Hardware 1
- 22 Dads 4 By Tool & Supply 1
- 23 Richmond Home Supply 1
- 24 Londonderry Hardware 1
- 25 Bethel Mills 1
- 26 Country Home Center 1
- 27 Pick and Shovel 1
- 28 Sticks and Stuff 1
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