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. Five Below and Francesca's sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
F
Five Below
|
▲3 | +17.8% |
| 2 |
F
Francesca's
|
▲5 | +17.6% |
| 3 |
H
Hollister Co.
|
▲12 | +16.8% |
| 4 |
U
US Foods CHEF'STORE
|
▲7 | +16.2% |
| 5 |
R
Rainbow Shops
|
▲10 | +14.9% |
| 6 |
H
Hobby Lobby
|
▲5 | +14.6% |
| 7 |
L
LEGO
|
▲15 | +14.4% |
| 8 |
L
Lowe's Home Improvement
|
- | +13.5% |
| 9 |
O
Once Upon A Child
|
▲7 | +12.1% |
| 10 |
C
Cellular Sales
|
▲15 | +11.9% |
| 11 |
S
Sherwin-Williams
|
▲1 | +11.8% |
| 12 |
H
Hibbett Sports
|
▲4 | +11.6% |
| 13 |
H
HomeGoods
|
- | +10.8% |
| 14 |
D
Dollar General
|
- | +10.7% |
| 15 |
C
Carter's
|
▲11 | +10.5% |
Store footprint
Store map
7,440 tracked store locations in North Carolina, colored by category.
- Discount Store (1,935)
- Clothing Store (886)
- Department Store (558)
- Smoke Shop (504)
- Hardware Store (432)
- Shoe Store (312)
- Sporting Goods Store (303)
- Other categories
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
D
Dollar General 1,014
-
2
F
Family Dollar 317
-
3
D
Dollar Tree 289
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4
W
Walmart 225
-
5
L
Lowe's Home Improvement 115
-
6
T
Tractor Supply Co. 102
-
7
G
Goodwill 82
-
8
H
Harbor Freight Tools 70
-
9
B
Big Lots 69
-
10
A
Ace Hardware 68
-
11
B
Belk 67
-
12
P
PetSmart 66
-
13
G
GameStop 60
-
14
T
Target 58
-
15
R
Ross Dress for Less 50
-
16
S
Sherwin-Williams 49
-
17
F
Five Below 47
-
18
M
Michaels 47
-
19
S
Staples 45
-
20
H
Hobby Lobby 44
-
21
R
Rainbow Shops 43
-
22
O
Old Navy 42
-
23
T
T.J.Maxx 39
-
24
B
Burlington 39
-
25
T
The Home Depot 38
-
26
B
Bealls 36
-
27
M
Marshalls 36
-
28
B
Barnes & Noble 35
-
29
O
Office Depot 35
-
30
O
Ollie's Bargain Outlet 35
-
31
R
Roses Discount Store 34
-
32
B
Best Buy 33
-
33
R
Rack Room Shoes 33
-
34
K
Kohl's 31
-
35
A
American Eagle 30
-
36
D
DICK'S Sporting Goods 30
-
37
P
Petco 30
-
38
H
Hibbett Sports 26
-
39
C
Cato Fashions 26
-
40
H
HomeGoods 25
-
41
S
Shoe Dept. 24
-
42
H
Hallmark 24
-
43
F
Foot Locker 24
-
44
P
Plato's Closet 23
-
45
C
Claire's 22
-
46
P
Pet Supplies Plus 22
-
47
V
Victoria's Secret 22
-
48
M
Maxway 22
-
49
V
Verizon 22
-
50
P
Petsense by Tractor Supply 21
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