Growth
Wasabi against its category
The biggest tracked US Japanese & Korean chains by card spend, with year-over-year growth of category share. Share means a chain's slice of tracked category spend. It can decline while the chain's own sales grow. The chart tracks Wasabi's share of the category quarter by quarter, indexed to 2024 Q4 = 100.
| # | Chain | YoY share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
K
KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot
|
+13.2% |
| 2 |
B
Benihana
|
-1.7% |
| 3 |
S
Sarku Japan
|
-7.5% |
| 4 |
K
Kura Revolving Sushi Bar
|
- |
| 5 |
K
Kobe Japanese Steakhouse
|
-3.1% |
| 6 |
B
Bonchon Chicken
|
-5.7% |
| 7 | S Sakura | +15.8% |
| 8 |
T
Teriyaki Madness
|
+14.8% |
| 9 | Y Yummy Bowl | -0.6% |
| 10 |
G
Gyu-Kaku Japanese BBQ
|
-9.9% |
| 26 | W Wasabi | +10.5% |
Share of tracked category spend, indexed
Store footprint
Store map
35 tracked Wasabi locations across 21 US states.
Tracked stores by state
- Iowa 5
- New York 5
- Florida 3
- Pennsylvania 3
- Georgia 2
- New Jersey 2
- Arkansas 1
- Colorado 1
- Illinois 1
- Kentucky 1
- Massachusetts 1
- Maryland 1
- Michigan 1
- Minnesota 1
- Mississippi 1
- North Dakota 1
- Rhode Island 1
- South Carolina 1
- Texas 1
- Virginia 1
- Wyoming 1
Customer overlap
Who shops at Wasabi
Tracked chains Wasabi customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.
M
Merll's Pub & Patio
70
F
Fort Knox Commissary
62
H
Homemakers
61
Homemakers
61
H
Hardin County Clerk's Office
54
L
Lexington Co-op
52
H
Hy-Vee Drugstore
51
Hy-Vee Drugstore
51
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