US retail expansion — which chains are opening stores fastest, and where

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Every category and every state

Quarterly US store counts for thousands of retail, restaurant and service chains, grouped the way a tenant rep shops for them. See all categories.

Coffee & Beverage

  • Starbucks
  • Dunkin'
  • Tropical Smoothie Cafe
  • Smoothie King
  • Dutch Bros Coffee
  • Tim Hortons
  • Scooter's Coffee
  • 7 Brew Coffee

Chicken & Wings

  • KFC
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
  • Wingstop
  • Buffalo Wild Wings
  • Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers
  • Zaxby's Chicken Fingers & Buffalo Wings
  • Champs Chicken
  • Crown Fried Chicken

Burgers & Sandwiches

  • Subway
  • Jersey Mike's Subs
  • Jimmy John's
  • Blimpie
  • Five Guys
  • Firehouse Subs
  • Whataburger
  • Red Robin

Pizza

  • Pizza Hut
  • Domino's Pizza
  • Little Caesars Pizza
  • Casey's General Store
  • Papa John's Pizza
  • Marco's Pizza
  • Papa Murphy's
  • Sbarro

Mexican & Tex-Mex

  • Chipotle Mexican Grill
  • Chili's Grill & Bar
  • Qdoba Mexican Eats
  • Moe's Southwest Grill
  • Chuy's
  • Taco Del Mar
  • El Torito
  • Cafe Rio Mexican Grill

Asian

  • Panda Express
  • Sarku Japan
  • Teriyaki Madness
  • P.F. Chang's China Bistro
  • Bonchon
  • Pei Wei Asian Diner
  • WaBa Grill
  • New China Buffet

Restaurants & Fast Casual

  • McDonald's
  • Taco Bell
  • Wendy's
  • Krispy Krunchy Chicken
  • Sonic Drive-In
  • Chick-fil-A
  • Arby's
  • Waffle House

Bakery & Desserts

  • Dairy Queen
  • Baskin-Robbins
  • Panera Bread
  • Auntie Anne's
  • Cold Stone Creamery
  • Cinnabon
  • TCBY
  • Nothing Bundt Cakes

Bars & Nightlife

  • Paint Nite
  • Trevor's
  • Wings Etc.
  • Romano's Macaroni Grill
  • Cecilia's
  • Maddy's
  • New Yorker
  • Vino Volo

Fitness & Wellness

  • Crossfit
  • Curves
  • YMCA
  • Planet Fitness
  • Anytime Fitness
  • Orangetheory Fitness
  • Jazzercise
  • Club Pilates

Entertainment & Attractions

  • Theater
  • National Medical Testing Center
  • Cinemark
  • Painting with a Twist
  • Sky Zone
  • Bowlero
  • Dave & Buster's
  • Color Me Mine

Grocery & Convenience

  • Dillons
  • 7-Eleven
  • Circle K
  • ALDI
  • Safeway
  • Twice The Ice
  • Publix
  • Wawa

Apparel & Accessories

  • Wolverine World Wide
  • Columbia Sportswear Company
  • Goodwill
  • New Balance
  • Vans
  • Ecoatm
  • Birkenstock
  • Carter's

Beauty & Personal Care

  • GNC
  • Sally Beauty
  • Bath & Body Works
  • Ulta Beauty
  • Sephora
  • Merle Norman Cosmetic Studio
  • Mary Kay Cosmetics
  • The Vitamin Shoppe

Home & Furnishings

  • Aaron's
  • Oreck
  • HomeGoods
  • Sleep Number
  • Carpet One Floor & Home
  • Johnstone Supply
  • Husqvarna
  • Kirkland's

Home Improvement & Hardware

  • Ace Hardware
  • Sherwin-Williams Paint Store
  • True Value Company
  • Lowe's
  • Tractor Supply Co.
  • Harbor Freight Tools
  • United Hardware
  • City Electric Supply

Discount & Value

  • Dollar General
  • Dollar Tree
  • Family Dollar
  • Costco
  • Burlington
  • Five Below
  • Kohl's
  • Big Lots

Specialty Retail

  • Verizon
  • CVS pharmacy
  • T-Mobile
  • Walgreens
  • AT&T Store
  • Sam's Club
  • Walmart
  • GameStop

Automotive

  • O'Reilly Auto Parts
  • AutoZone
  • Tesla
  • Advance Auto Parts
  • CarMax
  • Car-Mart
  • Cycle Gear
  • Enterprise Car Sales

Health & Medical

  • LabCorp
  • Quest Diagnostics
  • Weight Watchers
  • Miracle-Ear Hearing Aid Center
  • Herbalife
  • Same Day STD Testing
  • Lincare
  • Aspen Dental

Services & Other

  • Comfort Keepers
  • CertaPro Painters
  • Jo-Ann Stores
  • CalAtlantic Homes
  • SRS Building Products
  • TruGreen Lawn Care
  • Oly
  • Re-Bath

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Who is opening stores where. See all states, metro areas or cities.

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • District of Columbia
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

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