Gulfport-Biloxi, MS Retail & Consumer Trends 2026

Growth ranking

Fastest-growing tracked retail and consumer 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 Zaxby's sit in the high-growth half.

# Chain YoY growth

Rank	Chain	Rank movement	YoY growth
1	D Dollar General	▲1	+19.1%
2	Z Zaxby's	▲6	+18.3%
3	F Five Below	▲3	+17.6%
4	H Harbor Freight Tools	▲6	+16.6%
5	A AT&T Store	▲3	+14.8%
6	W Waffle House	▲2	+13.6%
7	H Hardee's	▲1	+13.2%
8	M McDonald's	▲1	+12.8%
9	C CVS Pharmacy	▲6	+11.6%
10	W Walgreens	▲2	+8.5%
11	M Marathon	▲1	+8.1%
12	C Chevron	▲2	+5.0%
13	T Tractor Supply Co.	▲4	+4.9%
14	P Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen	-	+4.4%
15	A AutoZone	▲2	+3.8%