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. Northeastern Supply and Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northeastern Supply | - | +18.1% |
| 2 | Harbor Freight Tools | - | +9.9% |
| 3 | True Value | - | +4.9% |
| 4 | Vienna Paint | - | +0.3% |
| 5 | Ace Hardware | - | -0.7% |
| 6 | Strosnider's | - | -2.6% |
| 7 | Thos. Somerville Co. | - | -17.6% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Strosnider's
- True Value
- Woodbine Ace Hardware
- Fairfax Ace Hardware
- Morton's Power Equipment
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
117 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 42 of the 117 stores (36%); 65 of the 74 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are hardware stores, the same share as across District of Columbia.
- Harbor Freight Tools (15)
- Ace Hardware (12)
- Strosnider's (3)
- True Value (4)
- Woodbine Ace Hardware (1)
- Fairfax Ace Hardware (1)
- Morton's Power Equipment (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Harbor Freight Tools 15
- 2 Ace Hardware 12
- 3 Vienna Paint 6
- 4 Northeastern Supply 5
- 5 True Value 4
- 6 Strosnider's 3
- 7 Thos. Somerville Co. 3
- 8 Monarch Paint & Design Centers 2
- 9 Woodcraft 2
- 10 K&M Equipment Rental 1
- 11 D.W. Ogg Equipment Company 1
- 12 Frisco Woodline 1
- 13 Cherrydale Hardware 1
- 14 Washington Winnelson Co. 1
- 15 Nichols Hardware 1
- 16 City Electric Supply Manassas 1
- 17 Middleburg Millwork 1
- 18 Winsupply Loudoun VA Co. 1
- 19 Del Ray Hardware 1
- 20 Commercial Mower Depot 1
- 21 Piedmont Equipment 1
- 22 Poolesville Hardware 1
- 23 Dynamic Stone Tools 1
- 24 Color Wheel Paint Center 1
- 25 Scott's Turf Equipment 1
- 26 Pinnacle Equipment Supplies 1
- 27 Kohler Equipment Inc 1
- 28 Brown's Hardware 1
- 29 Belair Road Supply 1
- 30 Barrons Lumber Manassas 1
- 31 Arc3 Gases 1
- 32 Lanham Cycle and Turf Equipment 1
- 33 Wilson Hardware 1
- 34 Berryville Farm Supply 1
- 35 AMES Tools 1
- 36 Atlantic Hardware Supply 1
- 37 T M O'Donnell Co 1
- 38 City Electric Supply Rockville 1
- 39 Beltway Plaza Hardware 1
- 40 The Home Specialty Store 1
- 41 City Electric Supply Alexandria 1
- 42 Brandell's Lawn & Garden Services 1
- 43 ArborTech Supply 1
- 44 Sheets Wholesale 1
- 45 Bill's Ace Hardware 1
- 46 Ayers Variety & Hardware 1
- 47 Annie's Ace Hardware 1
- 48 Hyatt Building Supply 1
- 49 Virginia Outdoor Power Equipment 1
- 50 Rice Hardware 1
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