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The Hot 100 Retailers ranks the nation’s fastest-growing retail companies by year-over-year domestic sales growth. Hot retailers come in all sizes and formats, as evidenced by 2018’s report: Nine of the 10 top businesses represent different retail segments, indicating that growth owes more to management and strategy than any kind of tide lifting boats in any particular category. Read more or view this year’s list below.
| Hot 100 Rank | Company | USA Sales growth ('17 v '16) | 2017 Worldwide Retail Sales (millions) | Headquarters | 2017 USA Retail Sales (millions) | USA % of Worldwide Sales | 2017 Stores | Growth ('17 v '16) | Notes | Expand all |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primark | 103% | $9,875 | Dublin, Ireland | $489 | 5% | 8 | 60% | ||
| 2 | Bass Pro Shops | 94% | $7,837 | Springfield, Mo. | $7,344 | 94% | 181 | 87% | Acquired Cabela’s | |
| 3 | Build.com (parent Ferguson) | 47% | $4,490 | Chico, Calif. | $1,340 | 30% | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| 4 | Amazon.com | 45% | $155,943 | Seattle | $102,957 | 66% | 456 | N.A. | Acquired Whole Foods Market | |
| 5 | Wayfair | 36% | $4,696 | Boston | $4,074 | 87% | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| 6 | Tapestry (formerly Coach) | 33% | $5,715 | New York | $3,644 | 64% | 687 | 37% | ||
| 7 | PetSmart | 28% | $8,647 | Phoenix | $8,307 | 96% | 1,466 | 4% | Acquired Chewy.com | |
| 8 | Five Below | 28% | $1,278 | Philadelphia | $1,278 | 100% | 625 | 20% | ||
| 9 | Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance | 28% | $5,885 | Bolingbrook, Ill. | $5,885 | 100% | 1,074 | 10% | ||
| 10 | Pet Retail Brands | 27% | $1,586 | Markham, Ontario, Can. | $1,342 | 85% | 588 | 28% | ||
| 11 | Duluth Holdings | 25% | $471 | Belleville, Wis. | $471 | 100% | 31 | 94% | ||
| 12 | At Home Group | 24% | $951 | Plano, Texas | $951 | 100% | 149 | 21% | ||
| 13 | Camping World | 24% | $4,100 | Lincolnshire, Ill. | $4,100 | 100% | 133 | 9% | Acquired Gander Mountain | |
| 14 | Harbor Freight Tools | 21% | $2,369 | Los Angeles | $2,369 | 100% | 840 | 12% | ||
| 15 | Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings | 21% | $1,077 | Harrisburg, Pa. | $1,077 | 100% | 268 | 15% | ||
| 16 | Festival Foods | 19% | $1,084 | De Pere, Wis. | $1,084 | 100% | 30 | 20% | ||
| 17 | Care Pharmacies Cooperative | 19% | $803 | Linthicum, Md. | $803 | 100% | 86 | 5% | ||
| 18 | Rouse's Enterprises | 18% | $1,527 | Thibodaux, La. | $1,527 | 100% | 54 | 17% | ||
| 19 | Murphy USA | 16% | $469 | El Dorado, Ark. | $469 | 100% | 288 | 16% | ||
| 20 | Sprouts Farmers Market | 15% | $4,669 | Phoenix | $4,669 | 100% | 285 | 13% | ||
| 21 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | 15% | $13,034 | Tempe, Ariz. | $9,306 | 71% | 7,195 | 24% | Acquired CST Brands effective FY2017; acquired Stripes convenience stores, effective FY2018 (to be reflected in next year’s rank); revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 22 | RH (formerly Restoration Hardware Holdings) | 14% | $2,135 | Corte Madera, Calif. | $2,440 | 114% | 83 | -2% | ||
| 23 | FreshDirect | 14% | $774 | Long Island City, N.Y. | $774 | 100% | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| 24 | Kwik Trip | 13% | $1,630 | La Crosse, Wis. | $1,630 | 100% | 601 | 10% | ||
| 25 | TechStyle Fashion Group (formerly Just Fab) | 13% | $731 | El Segundo, Calif. | $644 | 88% | 24 | 33% | ||
| 26 | Academy Sports + Outdoors | 12% | $5,772 | Katy, Texas | $5,772 | 100% | 243 | 7% | ||
| 27 | Total Wine & More | 12% | $2,613 | Potomac, Md. | $2,613 | 100% | 162 | 9% | ||
| 28 | Oxford Industries | 12% | $731 | Atlanta | $714 | 98% | 201 | 10% | ||
| 29 | Kirkland's | 12% | $663 | Brentwood, Tenn. | $663 | 100% | 418 | 3% | ||
| 30 | Rural King Supply | 11% | $1,327 | Mattoon, Ill. | $1,327 | 100% | 105 | 9% | ||
| 31 | Blue Apron | 11% | $881 | New York | $881 | 100% | N.A. | N.A. | ||
| 32 | Stage Stores | 10% | $1,592 | Houston | $1,592 | 100% | 835 | 5% | ||
| 33 | Weis Markets | 10% | $3,349 | Sunbury, Pa. | $3,349 | 100% | 205 | 0% | ||
| 34 | Aldi | 10% | $98,534 | Batavia, Ill. | $25,858 | 26% | 2,250 | 8% | Includes Trader Joe’s | |
| 35 | Forever 21 | 10% | $3,804 | Los Angeles | $2,805 | 74% | 567 | 9% | ||
| 36 | Lululemon Athletica | 10% | $2,388 | Vancouver, British Columbia, Can. | $1,765 | 74% | 274 | -5% | ||
| 37 | Gelson's Markets | 10% | $794 | Encino, Calif. | $794 | 100% | 27 | 8% | ||
| 38 | Torrid | 10% | $551 | City of Industry, Calif. | $550 | 100% | 493 | 9% | ||
| 39 | Burlington Coat Factory | 9% | $6,038 | Burlington, N.J. | $5,987 | 99% | 617 | 7% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 40 | Nebraska Furniture Mart/Star Furniture | 9% | $2,000 | Omaha, Neb. | $2,000 | 100% | 15 | 0% | Parent Berkshire Hathaway | |
| 41 | Ross Stores | 9% | $14,006 | Pleasanton, Calif. | $13,988 | 100% | 1,620 | 6% | ||
| 42 | Discount Tire | 9% | $4,719 | Scottsdale, Ariz. | $4,719 | 100% | 975 | 5% | ||
| 43 | BevMo | 9% | $902 | Concord, Calif. | $902 | 100% | 170 | 6% | ||
| 44 | Boot Barn Holdings | 9% | $684 | Irvine, Calif. | $684 | 100% | 226 | 3% | ||
| 45 | Costco Wholesale Corporation | 9% | $123,839 | Issaquah, Wash. | $93,076 | 75% | 510 | 3% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 46 | Dick's Sporting Goods | 8% | $8,590 | Coraopolis, Pa. | $8,590 | 100% | 845 | 6% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 47 | Lee's Discount Liquor | 8% | $439 | Henderson, Nev. | $439 | 100% | 20 | 5% | ||
| 48 | 99 Cents Only Stores | 8% | $2,191 | Commerce, Calif. | $2,191 | 100% | 389 | 0% | ||
| 49 | Grocery Outlet | 8% | $2,148 | Berkeley, Calif. | $2,148 | 100% | 270 | 8% | ||
| 50 | Ikea North America Svcs. | 8% | $44,916 | Conshohocken, Pa. | $5,858 | 13% | 45 | 2% | ||
| 51 | Hobby Lobby Stores | 8% | $4,910 | Oklahoma City | $4,910 | 100% | 844 | 8% | ||
| 52 | Verizon Wireless | 8% | $18,889 | New York | $18,889 | 100% | 6,721 | -2% | ||
| 53 | Wawa | 8% | $1,392 | Media, Pa. | $1,392 | 100% | 790 | 8% | ||
| 54 | Apple Stores / iTunes | 8% | $44,937 | Cupertino, Calif. | $38,598 | 86% | 272 | 1% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 55 | Land's End | 7% | $1,255 | Dodgeville, Wis. | $1,220 | 97% | 12 | 9% | ||
| 56 | Sephora (LVMH) | 7% | $10,963 | San Francisco | $5,873 | 54% | 362 | 5% | ||
| 57 | Lucky Brand | 7% | $878 | Los Angeles | $878 | 100% | 240 | 0% | ||
| 58 | Dollar Tree | 7% | $22,246 | Chesapeake, Va. | $21,912 | 99% | 14,610 | 4% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 59 | Grupo Comercial Chedraui | 7% | $6,010 | Paramont, Calif. | $1,637 | 27% | 59 | 2% | ||
| 60 | Guitar Center | 7% | $3,252 | Westlake Village, Calif. | $3,252 | 100% | 459 | 6% | ||
| 61 | Tractor Supply Co. | 7% | $7,256 | Brentwood, Tenn. | $7,256 | 100% | 1,853 | 7% | ||
| 62 | AutoZone | 7% | $10,919 | Memphis, Tenn. | $9,480 | 87% | 5,399 | 3% | ||
| 63 | Dollar General | 7% | $23,471 | Goodlettsville, Tenn. | $23,471 | 100% | 14,534 | 9% | ||
| 64 | Winco Foods | 7% | $7,124 | Boise, Idaho | $7,124 | 100% | 117 | 6% | ||
| 65 | Best Buy | 7% | $42,151 | Richfield, Minn. | $38,591 | 92% | 1,293 | -5% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 66 | Stripes Convenience Stores | 7% | $1,653 | Corpus Christi, Texas | $1,653 | 100% | 740 | 0% | Acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard, effective FY2018 (to be reflected in next year’s rank) | |
| 67 | TJX Companies | 7% | $35,865 | Framingham, Mass. | $27,044 | 75% | 2,948 | 6% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 68 | Hot Topic | 7% | $809 | Industry, Calif. | $778 | 96% | 702 | 4% | ||
| 69 | Good Neighbor Pharmacy | 6% | $9,794 | Chesterbrook, Pa. | $9,794 | 100% | 2,852 | 4% | ||
| 70 | The Home Depot | 6% | $100,587 | Atlanta | $91,910 | 91% | 1,968 | 0% | ||
| 71 | H&M | 6% | $27,732 | New York | $3,401 | 12% | 509 | 9% | ||
| 72 | Zumiez | 6% | $903 | Lynnwood, Wash. | $755 | 84% | 607 | 1% | ||
| 73 | G-III Apparel Group Ltd. | 6% | $503 | New York | $503 | 100% | 367 | -11% | ||
| 74 | Sherwin-Williams | 6% | $8,553 | Cleveland | $8,030 | 94% | 3,960 | 2% | ||
| 75 | Southwest Convenience Stores | 6% | $355 | Odessa, Texas | $355 | 100% | 326 | 6% | ||
| 76 | Piggy Wiggly (C&S Wholesale Grocers) | 6% | $3,877 | Keene, N.H. | $3,877 | 100% | 376 | 8% | ||
| 77 | Fareway Stores | 6% | $1,277 | Boone, Iowa | $1,277 | 100% | 120 | 3% | ||
| 78 | Harps Food Stores | 6% | $1,150 | Springdale, Ark. | $1,150 | 100% | 92 | 3% | ||
| 79 | Casey's General Stores | 6% | $3,243 | Ankeny, Iowa | $3,243 | 100% | 2,003 | 1% | ||
| 80 | The Children's Place | 6% | $2,023 | Secaucus, N.J. | $1,671 | 83% | 878 | -2% | ||
| 81 | The Kroger Co. | 5% | $115,889 | Cincinnati | $115,889 | 100% | 3,902 | 0% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 82 | Citi Trends | 5% | $755 | Savannah, Ga. | $739 | 98% | 553 | 4% | ||
| 83 | ampm (BP West Coast Products) | 5% | $12,274 | La Palma, Calif. | $2,759 | 22% | 992 | 1% | ||
| 84 | Brooks Brothers Group | 5% | $2,147 | Enfield, Conn. | $875 | 41% | 282 | 3% | ||
| 85 | QuickTrip Corp. | 5% | $1,483 | Tulsa, Okla. | $1,483 | 100% | 762 | 3% | ||
| 86 | Modell's Sporting Goods | 5% | $865 | New York | $865 | 100% | 163 | 3% | ||
| 87 | Sally Beauty Holdings | 5% | $3,085 | Denton, Texas | $3,085 | 100% | 4,087 | 0% | ||
| 88 | Sheetz | 5% | $860 | Altoona, Pa. | $860 | 100% | 560 | 3% | ||
| 89 | Ace Hardware | 5% | $17,534 | Oak Brook, Ill. | $16,621 | 95% | 4,418 | 1% | ||
| 90 | O'Reilly Auto Parts | 5% | $9,020 | Springfield, Mo. | $9,020 | 100% | 5,019 | 4% | ||
| 91 | Cosentinos Food Stores | 5% | $720 | Kansas City, Mo. | $720 | 100% | 28 | 0% | ||
| 92 | Gap | 5% | $15,682 | San Francisco | $12,520 | 80% | 2,368 | -1% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period | |
| 93 | Michael Kors Holdings | 5% | $2,719 | London | $1,904 | 70% | 328 | -6% | ||
| 94 | Pep Boys | 5% | $2,226 | Philadelphia | $2,133 | 96% | 932 | 19% | ||
| 95 | American Eagle Outfitters | 5% | $4,380 | Pittsburgh | $3,310 | 76% | 887 | -1% | ||
| 96 | Williams-Sonoma | 5% | $5,245 | San Francisco | $5,121 | 98% | 607 | 1% | ||
| 97 | Abercrombie & Fitch Co. | 5% | $3,493 | New Albany, Ohio | $2,956 | 85% | 677 | -4% | ||
| 98 | Wegmans Food Market | 5% | $8,682 | Rochester, N.Y. | $8,682 | 100% | 96 | 3% | ||
| 99 | Empresas Copec Chile (formerly Delek) | 4% | $456 | Santiago, Chile | $456 | 100% | 348 | 0% | ||
| 100 | GameStop | 4% | $8,627 | Grapevine, Texas | $6,364 | 74% | 3,896 | -2% | Revenues reported for the 53-week reporting period |
The Hot 100 Retailers is the definitive annual ranking of the nation's fastest-growing retail companies. Rankings are determined by increases in domestic sales between 2016 and 2017; all retail companies with domestic sales in excess of $300 million were eligible. Hot 100 retailers averaged year-over-year domestic sales growth of 11.7 percent, which was above the 2016 Hot 100 growth of 10.1 percent. Kantar Consulting estimates privately held companies, franchise sales and domestic sales when the figures are not self-reported. This methodology is particularly important because it removes the impact of the companies' investments in overseas operations from the growth rankings to give a true perspective on the situation in the American retail market.
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