Trends · data through September 2026

Retail trends in Ames, IA

Iceflower tracks 145 stores from 123 retail chains in Ames, IA. Ace Hardware grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Walmart and Dollar General.

Rankings come from real card and bank transactions across a panel of 130M+ US and EU consumers. We publish relative growth and rankings, never revenue figures. About the data

Tracked chains
123
Tracked stores
145
Consumer panel
130M+

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. Ace Hardware and Walmart sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 A Ace Hardware logo Ace Hardware - +17.9%
2 W Walmart logo Walmart - +1.6%
3 D Dollar General logo Dollar General - -1.9%
  • Discount Store
  • Hardware Store
  • Vape & Tobacco Shops
  • Flower Shop
  • Furniture Store
  • Pet Store
  • Thrift Stores
  • Other categories

Store footprint

Store map

145 tracked store locations in Ames, IA, colored by category.

  • Discount Store (14)
  • Hardware Store (9)
  • Vape & Tobacco Shops (8)
  • Flower Shop (7)
  • Furniture Store (6)
  • Pet Store (6)
  • Thrift Stores (6)
  • Other categories

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Dollar General logo Dollar General 10
  • 2 W Walmart logo Walmart 5
  • 3 D Dollar Tree logo Dollar Tree 3
  • 4 A Ace Hardware logo Ace Hardware 3
  • 5 R Rally House logo Rally House 2
  • 6 T T.J.Maxx logo T.J.Maxx 2
  • 7 O Old Navy logo Old Navy 2
  • 8 V Van Wall Equipment logo Van Wall Equipment 2
  • 9 W Wild Birds Unlimited logo Wild Birds Unlimited 2
  • 10 R Rieman Music logo Rieman Music 1
  • 11 L Lindy's Guns 1
  • 12 C Carolyn's Hallmark Shop 1
  • 13 B Back Alley House Plants 1
  • 14 M Moose On The Loose 1
  • 15 L Landy Lou and Devie Too 1
  • 16 B Bombers Fireworks 1
  • 17 C Consignment Gallery 1
  • 18 T The Hobby Shop 1
  • 19 P Prim and Proper 1
  • 20 O Ogden Farm & Feed Center 1
  • 21 P Paradox 1
  • 22 S Salama Greenhouse & Flower Shop 1
  • 23 Z Z.W. Mercantile 1
  • 24 G Greenleaf Tobacco & Vape 1
  • 25 E Eddie Bauer logo Eddie Bauer 1
  • 26 B Bongo's Smoke Shop 1
  • 27 W Western Edge logo Western Edge 1
  • 28 P Pammel Grocery 1
  • 29 W World Liquor and Tobacco Vapors 1
  • 30 A Ames Outdoor Supply 1
  • 31 T The Stone Path 1
  • 32 E Estate Sales by Tangerine Zebra 1
  • 33 S Something Blue 1
  • 34 T Tres Teal 1
  • 35 M Main St 1
  • 36 M Milroy's Tuxedos 1
  • 37 T The Shops at Clark and Main 1
  • 38 T Torrid logo Torrid 1
  • 39 N Nook & Nest 1
  • 40 J JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores logo JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores 1
  • 41 J JAX Outdoor Gear logo JAX Outdoor Gear 1
  • 42 H High Class Glass 1
  • 43 D Daily Thread 1
  • 44 C Claire's logo Claire's 1
  • 45 T Treats on a Leash 1
  • 46 S Shag 1
  • 47 C Chicken Shed Primitives 1
  • 48 A American Eagle logo American Eagle 1
  • 49 F Friend's Flowers 1
  • 50 W Wild Willy's Fireworks 1

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