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 Williams-Sonoma sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
G
Guitar Center
|
▲1 | +12.4% |
| 2 |
W
Williams-Sonoma
|
▲2 | +10.9% |
| 3 | P Pike Nurseries | ▲1 | -1.1% |
| 4 | T The Trading Post | - | -5.5% |
| 5 |
W
West Marine
|
- | -11.0% |
| 6 |
L
Leslie's Pool Supplies
|
▲1 | -12.4% |
| 7 |
V
Vera Bradley
|
- | -24.5% |
| 8 |
P
Party City
|
▼5 | -75.7% |
- Guitar Center
- Walmart Garden Center
- Onslow Audio
- Ashley Furniture HomeStore
- Pike Nurseries
- Lejeune Motorsports
- Williams-Sonoma
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
256 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Guitar Center (9)
- Walmart Garden Center (5)
- Onslow Audio (1)
- Ashley Furniture HomeStore (1)
- Pike Nurseries (4)
- Lejeune Motorsports (1)
- Williams-Sonoma (5)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
P
Party City 20
-
2
G
Guitar Center 9
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3
L
Leslie's Pool Supplies 6
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4
V
Vera Bradley 6
-
5
W
Walmart Garden Center 5
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6
W
Williams-Sonoma 5
-
7
W
West Marine 5
- 8 P Pike Nurseries 4
-
9
T
The Hemp Doctor 3
- 10 T The Trading Post 3
- 11 C Carolindica 2
-
12
A
Adam & Eve 2
- 13 I If It's Paper 2
-
14
P
PlantHouse 2
- 15 D Dave's Tree Removal 2
-
16
C
City Electric Supply 2
- 17 B Big Blue Store 2
- 18 R Roanoke Nursery 1
- 19 C Clicks Nursery 1
-
20
Y
Yankee Candle 1
-
21
L
Le Creuset Outlet Store 1
- 22 T The Hemp Store Chapel Hill 1
- 23 C Carrboro Music 1
- 24 S School Tools 1
- 25 P Piedmont Feed & Garden Center 1
- 26 G Grow 1
- 27 W Wildwood Nursery 1
- 28 T Tarheel Nursery 1
- 29 T The Garden Hut 1
- 30 C CBD East Main 1
- 31 C Carolina Party Inc. 1
- 32 S Scott's Farm and Family 1
- 33 V Vape Mart 1
- 34 C Carolina Seasons Nursery 1
- 35 F Foggy Zone Tobacco and Vape 1
- 36 G Guitars Etc 1
- 37 N New Hope Greenhouses 1
- 38 P Partymakers 1
-
39
T
True Value Of Concord 1
- 40 S S&K Greenhouse 1
- 41 O Oakdale Greenhouses LLC 1
- 42 F Farmers Feed & Seed 1
- 43 R Reggie’s Veggies and Plants 1
- 44 M Mr Tobacco 1
- 45 C Clemmons Mill 1
- 46 L Little Sasquatch Farm and Garden 1
-
47
L
LKQ Refinish 1
- 48 S Southern States Mebane 1
- 49 L Lake Norman Pool & Spa 1
- 50 H House of Plants 1
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