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Fastest Growing U.S. Retail Chains 2009-2012 - Best Retail Year-Over-Year Growth

Complete Rankings of Largest U.S. Retail Chains on the Stores.org Hot 100 List

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Fastest Growing U.S. Retail Chains 2009-2012 - Best Retail Year-Over-Year Growth © Barbara Farfan for About.com
Updated August 26, 2012
The fastest growing retailers secured their ranking on the annual "Hot 100" list not necessarily by opening the most stores in a single year, but rather by year-over-year revenue growth, according to the latest "Hot 100" list that is compiled each each year.

What follows is a complete list of U.S. retail chains that earned a spot on the Hot 200 Retailers list in both 2009 and 2010. The list is arranged alphabetically, by retail company name. The numbers listed by each year are the ranking numbers that the retail chain received, out of 100 retailers

Fastest Growing Retail Chains, 2009-2012:

7-Eleven
2012 - 17

99¢ Only Stores
2012 - 81
2011 - 84
2010 – 71
2009 – 61

A&P
2009 - 4

Abercrombie & Fitch
2012 - 39
2011 - 39

Academy Sports & Outdoors
2012 - 83
2011 - 62

Advance Auto Parts
2011 - 43
2010 – 53
2009 - 83

Aeropostale
2011 - 54
2010 – 8
2009 - 25

Ahold USA / Royal Ahold
2012 - 91
2010 – 63
2009 - 92

Alaska Commercial Company
2010 – 77

Aldi
2012 - 51
2011 - 26
2010 – 16

Alimentation Couche-Tard
2012 - 20
2011 - 36
2010 – 37

Amazon.com
2012 - 7
2011 - 2
2010 – 6
2009 - 10

American Eagle Outfitters
2012 - 65

Amway
2011 - 83

Ann Inc.
2012 - 43
2011 - 50
Apple Stores/iTunes
2012 - 9
2011 - 7
2010 – 72
2009 - 5

Army Air Force Exchange
2010 – 98

Ascena Retail Group <
2012 - 95

AT&T Wireless
2012 - 10
2009 - 17

AutoZone
2012 - 78
2011 - 51
2010 - 65
2009 - 85

Bartell Drug Seattle
2010 – 88

Bass Pro Shops
2010 – 42

Bed Bath & Beyond
2012 - 75
2011 - 29
2010 – 27

Belk
2011 - 88

Best Buy
2010 – 43
2009 - 36

Bi-Mart
2010 – 76

Big 5 Sporting Goods
2010 – 80

Big Lots
2011 - 92

Big Y Foods
2011 - 94
2010 – 79

BJ’s Restaurants
2009 – 27

BJ’s Wholesale Club
2012 - 69
2011 - 63
2009 - 42

Blue Nile
2011 - 52

Bodega Latina
2012 - 24
2011 - 6

Brandsmart
2010 – 39

Brooks Brothers
2012 - 37
2011 - 14

Brookshire
2010 – 96

Brown Shoe
2011 - 46
2010 – 93

Buffalo Wild Wings
2009 – 11

Burlington Coat Factory
2009 - 95


C & J Clark
2012 - 77

Cabela's
2010 – 90
2009 – 60

California Pizza Kitchen
2009 - 74


CARE Pharmacies
2012 -

Casey's General Stores
2012 - 30
2010 – 48

Cato
2010 – 93
2011 – 91

CEC Entertainment
2009 - 94

Certified Grocers
2010 – 95

Charlotte Russe
2009 - 44

Chico's
2012 – 15
2011 – 33
2010 – 31

Chipotle Mexican Grill
2009 - 18

Citi Trends
2011 – 24
2010 – 10
2009 - 38

Claire's Stores
2011 – 60

Coach
2012 – 36
2011 – 23

Coborn's
2010 – 97

Collective Brands
2009 – 32

Conn’s
2009 - 67

Cosentino's Kansas City
2010 – 68

Costco
2012 – 63
2011 – 77
2009 - 34

Cost Plus World Market
2011 – 80

Cumberland Farms
2012 – 33

CVS Caremark
2010 – 11
2009 – 59

Darden Restaurants
2009 – 57

Delek US Holdings
2009 – 35

Delhaize America
2009 – 84

Delia’s
2009 – 75

Dell Global Consumer
2009 - 45

Dick's Sporting Goods
2012 – 18
2011 – 99
2010 – 38
2009 – 82

DineEquity
2009 - 1

Discount Drug Mart
2011 – 98
2010 - 85

Dollar General
2012 – 32
2011 – 40
2010 – 13
2009 - 53 <
br>Dollar Tree Stores
2012 – 35
2011 – 45
2010 – 15
2009 - 53

Dress Barn (Now Ascena Retail Group)
2011 - 1
2010 – 83

drugstore.com
2010 – 19

DSW
2012 – 46
2011 – 17
2010 – 18

Duane Reade Holdings
2009 – 86

Einstein Noah Restaurants
2009 – 99

EPL Intermediate
2009 - 72

Express
2012 – 64
2011 - 47

Family Dollar
2012 – 66
2011 - 70
2010 – 46

Famous Dave’s of America
2009 - 39

Fareway Stores
2011 - 87
2010 – 51

Fifth & Pacific
2012 – 27

Finlay Enterprises
2009 - 8

Food City/K-VA-T
2010 – 69

Foodland Super Market
2010 – 58

Foot Locker
2012 – 49

Forever 21
2010 – 47

Fossil
2012 – 21

Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market (TESCO PLC)
2012 – 11
2011 - 3
2010 – 2

GameStop
2011 - 67
2009 - 16

Gander Mountain
2010 – 66
2009 – 50


General Nutrition Centers
2009 – 78

Genesco
2012 – 23
2011 - 38
2009 - 96

Giant Eagle
2011 - 79

GNC
2012 – 25
2011 - 58
2010 – 86
2009 - 78

Grocery Outlet
2012 – 100
2011 - 97
2010 – 92

Gymboree
2012 – 54
2011 - 59
2009 - 58

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