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. Costello's Ace Hardware and Arrow Lumber & Hardware sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
|
▲5 | +18.7% |
| 2 | A Arrow Lumber & Hardware | ▲1 | +13.1% |
| 3 | G Gateway Supply Co. | ▲9 | +12.5% |
| 4 |
M
|
▲4 | +11.9% |
| 5 |
N
|
▲5 | +11.2% |
| 6 | J Jaeger Lumber | ▲1 | +11.1% |
| 7 | I Ihrie Supply Company | ▲13 | +10.1% |
| 8 | R Ricciardi Brothers | ▲5 | +9.8% |
| 9 |
A
|
- | +9.5% |
| 10 |
C
|
- | +8.4% |
| 11 | H HomeBase USA | ▲4 | +7.3% |
| 12 |
M
|
▲5 | +7.0% |
| 13 | C Cole's Hardware | ▲8 | +6.4% |
| 14 |
A
|
▲5 | +6.3% |
| 15 | P Plimpton & Hills | ▲9 | +6.1% |
- Harbor Freight Tools
- Ace Hardware
- True Value
- Curtis Lumber Co Inc
- Aubuchon Hardware
- Elder's Ace Hardware
- Lowe's ProServices
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
13,588 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Harbor Freight Tools (1,673)
- Ace Hardware (2,331)
- True Value (663)
- Curtis Lumber Co Inc (15)
- Aubuchon Hardware (120)
- Elder's Ace Hardware (3)
- Lowe's ProServices (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
A
Ace Hardware 2,331
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2
H
Harbor Freight Tools 1,673
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3
T
True Value 663
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4
A
Aubuchon Hardware 120
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5
W
Westlake Ace Hardware 57
- 6 R R.P. Lumber 46
- 7 R Ricciardi Brothers 43
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8
R
Rockler Woodworking and Hardware 43
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9
D
Direct Tools Factory Outlet 42
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10
W
Woodcraft 37
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11
N
Northeastern Supply 34
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12
R
Rocky's Ace Hardware 34
- 13 M Marvin's 27
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14
G
Gill-Roy's Hardware 26
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15
N
Northern Tool + Equipment 26
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16
K
Keller Supply Company 23
- 17 P PARR Lumber 23
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18
A
AMES Tools 23
- 19 V Valu Home Centers 21
- 20 F Famous Supply 21
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21
D
Do It Best 21
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22
G
Great Lakes Ace Hardware 19
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23
G
Gillman Home Center 17
- 24 B Bloedorn Lumber 16
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25
C
Curtis Lumber Co Inc 15
- 26 B Big C Lumber 14
- 27 G General Plumbing Supply 13
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28
A
Acme Tools 12
- 29 V Valu Home Center 12
- 30 C Cole's Hardware 11
- 31 G Gateway Supply Co. 11
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32
S
Snap-On Tools 11
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33
S
South Fork Hardware 10
- 34 B Bridgeport Equipment and Tool 9
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35
M
Master Halco 9
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36
O
Outdoor Supply Hardware 9
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37
G
George T. Sanders Company 9
- 38 M McLendon Hardware 8
- 39 T Taylor's Do it Center 8
- 40 G Ganahl Lumber Company 8
- 41 S Sunshine Ace Hardware 8
- 42 R Russell Do It Centers 8
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43
Z
Ziegler's Ace 8
- 44 P Plimpton & Hills 7
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45
G
Grayco Hardware & Home 7
- 46 A Arrow Lumber & Hardware 7
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47
H
HPM Building Supply 7
- 48 J Jaeger Lumber 7
- 49 A Active Plumbing Supply Company 7
- 50 L Lee Supply 6
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