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Who is opening stores in Clayton, NC

13 chains have opened 14 verified new locations in Clayton. Each is an individually confirmed opening, not a change in a store count.

Chains opening in Clayton

Ranked by openings in this city, most first.

Every chain with verified openings in Clayton, NC.
ChainDomainSegmentOpenings in ClaytonThis city only — not a national figureUS store countNational, latest vintageUnitWhat the US count countsCategory pathThe index's own taxonomy
Circle Kcirclek.comGrocery & Convenience28,992locationsRetail > Convenience Store
Burney’sburneyssweetsandmore.comBakery & Desserts141locationsDining and Drinking > Bakery
Chick-fil-Achick-fil-a.comRestaurants & Fast Casual13,784locationsDining and Drinking > Restaurant > Fast Food Restaurant
Chipotle Mexican Grillchipotle.comMexican & Tex-Mex13,835locationsDining and Drinking > Restaurant > Mexican Restaurant
Dollar Generaldollargeneral.comDiscount & Value123,430locationsRetail > Discount Store
Dunkin'dunkindonuts.comCoffee & Beverage112,397locationsDining and Drinking > Donut Shop
Mac'nmacn.meRestaurants & Fast Casual144locations—
MainStreet Family Caremainstreetfamilycare.comHealth & Medical143locationsHealth and Medicine > Urgent Care Center
Outback Steakhouseoutback.comRestaurants & Fast Casual1749locationsDining and Drinking > Restaurant > Steakhouse
Panera Breadpanerabread.comBakery & Desserts12,450locationsDining and Drinking > Bakery
Papa John's Pizzapapajohns.comPizza13,733locationsDining and Drinking > Restaurant > Pizzeria
Play It Again Sportsplayitagainsports.comSpecialty Retail1452locationsRetail > Sporting Goods Retail
WakeMedwakemed.orgHealth & Medical1144locationsHealth and Medicine > Hospital
  • The count beside each chain is its Clayton openings — not a national figure. The US store count is national and is a different measurement in a different window.
  • Index entries classified as name collisions, brands embedded inside another business, or virtual-only operators are excluded. An entry the classifier has not yet reached is kept.
  • Openings are counted from individually verified new locations rather than from the quarter-over-quarter change in a record count.
Every verified opening in Clayton

One row per confirmed new location, newest first.

Verified openings in Clayton, NC, newest first.
OpenedVintage date the record first appearedChainDomainCity as recordedThe index's raw spelling for this rowState as recorded
Jul 9, 2026Chick-fil-Achick-fil-a.comClaytonNC
Jul 9, 2026Circle Kcirclek.comClaytonNC
Mar 18, 2026Circle Kcirclek.comClaytonNC
Mar 18, 2026Mac'nmacn.meClaytonNC
Mar 18, 2026MainStreet Family Caremainstreetfamilycare.comClaytonNC
Mar 18, 2026Play It Again Sportsplayitagainsports.comClaytonNC
Dec 16, 2025Burney’sburneyssweetsandmore.comClaytonNC
Dec 16, 2025Panera Breadpanerabread.comClaytonNC
Dec 16, 2025Papa John's Pizzapapajohns.comClaytonNC
Sep 9, 2025Chipotle Mexican Grillchipotle.comClaytonNC
Sep 9, 2025Dollar Generaldollargeneral.comCLAYTONNC
Sep 9, 2025WakeMedwakemed.orgClaytonNC
Jun 10, 2025Outback Steakhouseoutback.comClaytonNC
Mar 6, 2025Dunkin'dunkindonuts.comClaytonNC
  • 14 verified openings in Clayton.
  • The date is the vintage the record was first observed in, not a company announcement date.
  • Openings are counted from individually verified new locations rather than from the quarter-over-quarter change in a record count.
How this city is written in the index

2 spellings collapse onto clayton. They are one city, and the counts above add them together.

Raw spellings of Clayton in the openings index, most frequent first.
Spelling as recordedOpening recordsRole
Clayton15Displayed name — the most frequent spelling
CLAYTON1Merged into the displayed name
  • The URL slug is derived from the spelling by lower-casing it, folding accents and replacing every other character with a hyphen, so accented and punctuated spellings of one place resolve to one page.