Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked specialty stores 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. Guitar Center and West Marine sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
G
Guitar Center
|
- | +13.3% |
| 2 |
W
West Marine
|
- | -16.1% |
| 3 |
P
Party City
|
- | -81.8% |
- Guitar Center
- Agway
- West Marine
- The Garden Barn Nursery
- Van Wilgen's Garden Center
- Landon Lumber
- Williams-Sonoma
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
37 tracked store locations in Connecticut. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Guitar Center (3)
- Agway (4)
- West Marine (3)
- The Garden Barn Nursery (1)
- Van Wilgen's Garden Center (1)
- Landon Lumber (1)
- Williams-Sonoma (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
P
Party City 5
-
2
A
Agway 4
-
3
G
Guitar Center 3
-
4
W
West Marine 3
-
5
W
Williams-Sonoma 2
- 6 H Harbor Supply 1
- 7 P Pop on the Block 1
- 8 S Shop-Rite Hardware & Paint Supply 1
- 9 K Kurtz Farms 1
- 10 S Smith's Acres 1
- 11 R Riggio's Garden Center 1
- 12 W Wilton Hardware 1
- 13 T Town and Country Nurseries & Florist 1
- 14 G Garden's Dream 1
- 15 S Smoke Zone Smoke Shop 1
- 16 T Tower Farms 1
- 17 J John Boyle Decorating Ctr 1
- 18 H Hart's Greenhouse & Garden Center 1
- 19 W Woodland Gardens 1
- 20 B Benedict's Home & Garden 1
- 21 K Kitch 1
- 22 B Burnett's Country Gardens 1
- 23 L Landon Lumber 1
- 24 V Van Wilgen's Garden Center 1
- 25 T The Garden Barn Nursery 1
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