Trends · data through September 2026

Retail trends in Charleston, WV

Iceflower tracks 279 stores from 192 retail chains in Charleston, WV. Dollar General grew fastest over the last year, ahead of Lowe's Home Improvement 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
192
Tracked stores
279
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 Lowe's Home Improvement sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth
RankChainRank movementYoY growth
1 D Dollar General logo Dollar General - +1.4%
2 L Lowe's Home Improvement logo Lowe's Home Improvement - +1.2%
3 W Walmart logo Walmart - -0.5%
4 S Staples logo Staples - -2.1%
5 D Dollar Tree logo Dollar Tree - -9.5%
6 S Smoker Friendly logo Smoker Friendly - -12.9%
7 F Family Dollar logo Family Dollar - -13.0%
  • Discount Store
  • Thrift Stores
  • Vape & Tobacco Shops
  • Hardware Store
  • Specialty Store
  • Art Craft Hobby Store
  • Women's Contemporary
  • Other categories

Store footprint

Store map

279 tracked store locations in Charleston, WV, colored by category.

  • Discount Store (74)
  • Thrift Stores (17)
  • Vape & Tobacco Shops (16)
  • Hardware Store (13)
  • Specialty Store (11)
  • Art Craft Hobby Store (9)
  • Women's Contemporary (9)
  • Other categories

Top tracked chains by store count

  • 1 D Dollar General logo Dollar General 38
  • 2 F Family Dollar logo Family Dollar 19
  • 3 D Dollar Tree logo Dollar Tree 11
  • 4 W Walmart logo Walmart 5
  • 5 S Smoker Friendly logo Smoker Friendly 4
  • 6 G Goodwill logo Goodwill 4
  • 7 L Lowe's Home Improvement logo Lowe's Home Improvement 3
  • 8 S Staples logo Staples 3
  • 9 S Spencer's logo Spencer's 2
  • 10 K KV Jewelry and Loan 2
  • 11 S Sherwin-Williams logo Sherwin-Williams 2
  • 12 K Kay Jewelers logo Kay Jewelers 2
  • 13 B Big Lots logo Big Lots 2
  • 14 B Books-A-Million logo Books-A-Million 2
  • 15 B Bath & Body Works logo Bath & Body Works 2
  • 16 T Target logo Target 2
  • 17 M Marmet Tobacco & Vape 1
  • 18 K Kin Ship Goods 1
  • 19 I Ivor's Trunk 1
  • 20 Q Quinn Computers 1
  • 21 R Rogers Hardware 1
  • 22 V Video Superstore I LLC 1
  • 23 V Village Sampler 1
  • 24 J Jarvis Hardware 1
  • 25 P Plot Twist Books 1
  • 26 N Nitro Hobby & Craft Center 1
  • 27 F Flowers on Olde Main 1
  • 28 T The Repeat Boutique 1
  • 29 B Bear Wood Company 1
  • 30 A American Billiards And Outdoor Recreations 1
  • 31 S St Albans Mall 1
  • 32 E Elk City Records 1
  • 33 C Crede Tractor Sales & Service 1
  • 34 T The Boutique 1
  • 35 Q Quantum Party Rentals 1
  • 36 T The Find 1
  • 37 T Thrifty Family Outlet LLC 1
  • 38 P Puzzled Pistols Boutique 1
  • 39 D Dean's Pawn Shop 1
  • 40 C Cross Lanes Floral 1
  • 41 B Bridge Road Market 1
  • 42 T The Funky Flamingo 1
  • 43 C Cheryl's Comics & Toys 1
  • 44 N Nitro Fireworks 1
  • 45 H Hot Topic logo Hot Topic 1
  • 46 B Big Time Bins LLC 1
  • 47 F Folklore Music Exchange 1
  • 48 M Marrs Jewelry 1
  • 49 T The Salvation Army logo The Salvation Army 1
  • 50 R REEDS Jewelers logo REEDS Jewelers 1

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