Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked hardware store 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. Ihrie Supply Company and Harbor Freight Tools sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Ihrie Supply Company | - | +12.5% |
| 2 |
H
Harbor Freight Tools
|
- | +7.3% |
| 3 |
A
Ace Hardware
|
- | +3.4% |
| 4 |
K
Kellogg Supply Company
|
- | -14.7% |
| 5 |
T
True Value
|
- | -15.9% |
| 6 | G Garris Evans Lumber Company | - | -23.9% |
| 7 |
A
Arc3 Gases
|
▲1 | -52.6% |
| 8 |
D
Direct Tools Factory Outlet
|
- | -53.9% |
| 9 | T Town & Country Hardware | ▼1 | -65.8% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- Blackhawk Hardware
- Kellogg Supply Company
- Ihrie Supply Company
- Taylor's Do it Center
- Buffalo Shoals Supermarket & Hardware
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
517 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Harbor Freight Tools (72)
- Ace Hardware (67)
- Blackhawk Hardware (1)
- Kellogg Supply Company (5)
- Ihrie Supply Company (6)
- Taylor's Do it Center (1)
- Buffalo Shoals Supermarket & Hardware (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
H
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2
A
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3
T
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4
A
- 5 I Ihrie Supply Company 6
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6
K
- 7 G Garris Evans Lumber Company 4
- 8 T Town & Country Hardware 3
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9
D
- 10 K Klingspor's Woodworking Shop 2
- 11 M Mountain View Hardware 2
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12
R
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 2
- 13 C Clay's Power Equipment 2
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14
W
Woodcraft 2
- 15 A Aarons Supply Inc 2
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16
W
Westlake Ace Hardware 2
- 17 P ProSource Plumbing Supply 2
- 18 B Beeson Hardware Co 1
- 19 T Third Creek Supply 1
- 20 B Broadway Hardware 1
- 21 L Ledger Hardware 1
- 22 L Lewis-Brady Builders Supply 1
- 23 B Burke Brothers Hardware 1
- 24 J J&W Tools 1
- 25 P Power Mower and Saw 1
- 26 S Sawmills Hardware and Supply 1
- 27 C Carolina Supply Inc 1
- 28 G Granite Hardware LLC 1
- 29 A Advanced Power Products 1
- 30 C Carolina Supply 1
- 31 C Carolina Saw Mill & Service 1
- 32 L LKN Small Engine, LLC 1
- 33 D DEWALT Service Center 1
- 34 H Hamlet Hardware, Inc. 1
- 35 S Southern Hardware Co. 1
- 36 T Tools Plus 1
- 37 B Baker Allen Building Supply 1
- 38 B Blackhawk Hardware 1
- 39 C Carolina Water Systems Supply 1
- 40 C Conover Hardware 1
- 41 O Otway Hardware Inc 1
- 42 E Eddie Harrell Auto and Sports Store 1
- 43 E East Carolina Supply 1
- 44 T Taylorsville Ace Hardware 1
- 45 S Scott's Landscaping, Nursery, and Farms 1
- 46 N Neuse Power Mowers 1
- 47 M Main Street Hardware 1
- 48 P Parker Tie Company 1
- 49 C Coltrain Home and Hardware 1
- 50 M McLamb's LP Gas & Supply 1
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