Retail Trends in Akron, OH: Fastest-Growing Chains 2026

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. Goodwill and Hallmark sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	G Goodwill	▲1	+16.8%
2	H Hallmark	-	+12.4%
3	D Dollar Tree	-	+9.9%
4	T T.J.Maxx	▲1	+8.1%
5	B Bath & Body Works	▲1	+7.6%
6	H Harbor Freight Tools	-	+7.5%
7	K Kay Jewelers	-	+7.0%
8	T Tractor Supply Co.	▲1	+6.9%
9	D Dollar General	-	+5.6%
10	K Kings of Vapor and Smoke	▲1	+4.9%
11	T Target	-	+0.4%
12	P Pet Supplies Plus	-	+0.3%
13	L Lowe's Home Improvement	-	-0.6%
14	B Best Buy	▼1	-1.1%
15	S Staples	-	-1.7%