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. Walmart and Ace Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
W
Walmart
|
- | +8.0% |
| 2 |
A
Ace Hardware
|
- | -9.6% |
| 3 |
D
Dollar General
|
- | -14.6% |
- Discount Store
- Department Store
- Hardware Store
- Clothing Store
- Second Hand Shop
- Pet Store
- Sporting Goods Store
- Other categories
Store footprint
Store map
64 tracked store locations in Ames, IA, colored by category.
- Discount Store (13)
- Department Store (12)
- Hardware Store (8)
- Clothing Store (4)
- Second Hand Shop (3)
- Pet Store (3)
- Sporting Goods Store (3)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
D
Dollar General 10
-
2
W
Walmart 5
-
3
A
Ace Hardware 3
-
4
D
Dollar Tree 2
-
5
F
Five Below 1
-
6
G
Goodwill 1
- 7 M Madrid True Value 1
- 8 H Holub Garden & Greenhouses 1
- 9 O Overflow Thrift Store 1
-
10
S
Shoe Carnival 1
- 11 C Cy's Locker Room 1
- 12 A Ames Smoke Shop 1
-
13
T
Tractor Supply Co. 1
-
14
S
Staples 1
-
15
J
JOANN Fabric and Craft Stores 1
- 16 P Pammel Grocery 1
- 17 K Kempker's True Value 1
-
18
M
Maurices 1
- 19 C Central Iowa Vapors 1
-
20
T
The Salvation Army Family Store & Donation Center 1
- 21 A Antiques Mall 1
-
22
F
Flowerama 1
- 23 D Duck Worth Wearing 1
- 24 M Main Street Magic, Miniatures & More 1
- 25 B Bongo's Smoke Shop 1
- 26 E Earl May Garden Center 1
-
27
T
Target 1
-
28
M
Menards 1
-
29
T
Theisen's 1
-
30
T
T.J.Maxx 1
-
31
L
Lowe's Home Improvement 1
-
32
B
Best Buy 1
-
33
H
Hobby Lobby 1
-
34
P
PetSmart 1
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35
B
BomgaarsSupply 1
-
36
H
HomeGoods 1
-
37
K
Kohl's 1
-
38
D
Dunham's Sports 1
-
39
P
Petco 1
-
40
H
Harbor Freight Tools 1
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41
J
JCPenney 1
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42
J
JAX Outdoor Gear 1
-
43
O
Old Navy 1
- 44 M Mayhem Comics 1
- 45 D Dog Eared Books 1
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46
R
Rally House 1
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47
B
Books-A-Million 1
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48
P
Pet Supplies Plus Ames 1
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