Trends · data through September 2026

Retail trends in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Iceflower tracks 198 stores from 158 retail chains in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA. Dollar General grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Dollar Tree and Walmart.

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
158
Tracked stores
198
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. Dollar General and Dollar Tree sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 D Dollar General logo Dollar General - +4.5%
2 D Dollar Tree logo Dollar Tree - -1.4%
3 W Walmart logo Walmart - -2.8%
4 T Tractor Supply Co. logo Tractor Supply Co. - -3.6%
5 F Family Dollar logo Family Dollar - -7.2%
  • Discount Store
  • Vape & Tobacco Shops
  • Flower Shop
  • Art Craft Hobby Store
  • Sporting Goods Store
  • Thrift Stores
  • Specialty Store
  • Other categories

Store footprint

Store map

198 tracked store locations in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA, colored by category.

  • Discount Store (36)
  • Vape & Tobacco Shops (13)
  • Flower Shop (11)
  • Art Craft Hobby Store (10)
  • Sporting Goods Store (10)
  • Thrift Stores (8)
  • Specialty Store (8)
  • Other categories

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Dollar General logo Dollar General 20
  • 2 D Dollar Tree logo Dollar Tree 7
  • 3 F Family Dollar logo Family Dollar 5
  • 4 W Walmart logo Walmart 4
  • 5 T Tractor Supply Co. logo Tractor Supply Co. 3
  • 6 L Lowe's Home Improvement logo Lowe's Home Improvement 2
  • 7 B Bath & Body Works logo Bath & Body Works 2
  • 8 G Goodwill logo Goodwill 2
  • 9 S Sherwin-Williams logo Sherwin-Williams 2
  • 10 A Ace Hardware logo Ace Hardware 2
  • 11 K Kibbles on Main 2
  • 12 T Target logo Target 1
  • 13 F Fire Rescue and Tactical 1
  • 14 E Earth Dance Jewelry & Gems 1
  • 15 L Lamour's 1
  • 16 M McKenzie Lumber 1
  • 17 S Solutions Medical Supplies 1
  • 18 C Crab Creek Country Store 1
  • 19 S Stonecrop Farm 1
  • 20 C Cato Fashions logo Cato Fashions 1
  • 21 R Rural King logo Rural King 1
  • 22 H Hallmark logo Hallmark 1
  • 23 P Party Central Blacksburg 1
  • 24 R Radford University Bookstore 1
  • 25 T T & E Small Engine 1
  • 26 A Alumni Hall logo Alumni Hall 1
  • 27 H Havens Hill Florist logo Havens Hill Florist 1
  • 28 T T.R. Collection 1
  • 29 G Greenhouse Boardshop 1
  • 30 M Mischief's Den 1
  • 31 E E.S. Ramey Firearms 1
  • 32 S Schoolhouse Fabrics 1
  • 33 K Kent Jewelers 1
  • 34 O Original Frameworks 1
  • 35 S Slaughters' Garden Center 1
  • 36 M Maurices logo Maurices 1
  • 37 T The Valley Overstock 1
  • 38 L Lichen or Knot Plant Co 1
  • 39 F Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery 1
  • 40 1 1st Pawn 1
  • 41 A Adventure Hobbies & Toys 1
  • 42 S Sew Biz 1
  • 43 L Leather House 1
  • 44 T Toteboys Bin Store 1
  • 45 R Republic of Floyd Emporium 1
  • 46 B Blacksburg Pipe & Tobacco 1
  • 47 V Virginia Outlet 1
  • 48 S SWVA Antique Collectibles and Craft Mall 1
  • 49 C Cambria Station Antiques 1
  • 50 N Neurasoul LLC 1

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