Best Retail Chains Companies in Texas, United States
The 50 best Retail Chains companies in Texas, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Sally Beauty Holdings.
Ranked: Best Retail Chains companies in Texas
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sally Beauty Holdings Retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies | $571M | 236 mo ago | Public | — | 1964 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Neiman Marcus Group Retail chain of consumer products | $200M | 52 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1907 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Golfsmith Retailer of golf equipments | $125M | 154 mo ago | Acquired | Carl Paul Co-Founder | 1967 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Charming Charlie Retailer of women's apparel, handbags, and accessories | $91M | 87 mo ago | Series C | — | 2004 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Mattress Firm Chain of mattress & furniture stores | $63M | 92 mo ago | Acquired | John Eck President and Chief Executive Officer | 1986 | — | 6 patents Climate-controlled mattress systems and color-based mattress display technologies. | — |
| 6 | Michaels Art and craft retail chain | $10M | 84 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1973 | +26% | 3 patents Modular robotic welding systems for automated metal fabrication | — |
| 7 | Q Fifty One Retailer of apparel wear for men | $3M | 80 mo ago | Series A | Raja Ratan Founder | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 8 | francesca’s Retailer of women's apparel, jewelry, and accessories | — | 66 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 1999 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Eyemart Express Chain of eyewear stores | — | 69 mo ago | Acquired | Mike Nuzzo Chief Executive Officer | 1990 | — | — | 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 10 | Stage Stores Chain of fashion products store | — | 90 mo ago | Public | — | 1996 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Lacks Retailer of furniture & household durables | — | 91 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1935 | — | 5 patents Advanced automotive component manufacturing: metalized parts, composite wheels, illuminated trim | — |
| 12 | Conn's Conn's is a consumer goods retailer operating out of 13 states in the US as of May 2016. | — | 98 mo ago | Public | Norm Miller President and Chief Executive Officer | 1890 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Retail Chains companies in Texas
#1
Acquired · Dallas, Texas · founded 1907 · 10000 employees$200Mraised▾
Retail chain of consumer products
#2
Series C · Houston, Texas · founded 2004 · 1475 employees$90.8Mraised▾
Retailer of women's apparel, handbags, and accessories. The company offers a wide selection of clothing items including dresses, tops, pants, and outerwear, along with a diverse range of handbags, jewelry, and other accessories. Product categories encompass various styles and price points to cater to a broad customer base. The business model centers around online retail sales, supported by social media marketing and e-commerce platforms.
- Apr 2019Conventional Debt$35M
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$35M
- Jun 2016Series C$10.4M
- Jan 2014Series C$80.4M
#3
Acquired · Houston, Texas · founded 1986 · 8100 employees$63Mraised▾
Chain of mattress & furniture stores
#4
Public · Denton, Texas · founded 1964 · 30000 employees$571Mraised▾
Sally Beauty Holdings is an international specialty retailer and distributor of professional beauty supplies with revenues of more than $3.8 billion annually.The Company operates primarily through two business units, Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group, and is the largest distributor of professional beauty supplies in the U.S. based on store count. Through the Sally Beauty Supply and Beauty Systems Group businesses, the Company sells and distributes through over 4,000 stores, including approximately 200 franchised units, throughout the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Puerto Rico, Mexico, France, Ireland, Spain and Germany. In July 2012, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice announced total proceeds of $1.9 billion from its 2006 investment in Sally Beauty Holdings.
#5
Acquired · Irving, Texas · founded 1973 · 73 employees$10Mraised▾
Michaels owns and operates more than a 1,000 stores in US and Canada. It sells more than 40,000 products including art and hobby supplies, decor, frames, needlecraft kits, party supplies, seasonal products, and silk and dried flowers. It also operates about 155 Aaron Brothers stores in Texas and 10 other states, which provide framing and art supplies. The retailer's Artistree subsidiary manufactures frames and molding for Michaels and Aaron Brothers stores. Michaels Stores was taken private in 2006 by the investment firms Bain Capital Partners, LLC, and The Blackstone Group. In 2017 the company recorded annual revenues of $5.19B, and a net profit of $0.37B.
#6
Acquired · Austin, Texas · founded 1967 · 1240 employees$125Mraised▾
Golfsmith International is the specialty-golf retailer, operating nearly 150 stores in the U.S. and Canada. It is a merger of Golfsmith in the U.S. and Golf Town in Canada in 2012. Headquartered in Austin, business operates as an integrated, multi-channel retailer. Offers customers online shopping at www.golfsmith.com and www.golftown.com. Catalog includes golf equipment, golf accessories, golf gear, golf clothing and apparel.
#7
Series A · Dallas, Texas · founded 2003$3Mraised▾
Retailer of apparel wear for men
- Nov 2019Series A$3M
#8
Deadpooled · Houston, Texas · founded 1999 · 3676 employees—raised▾
Retailer of women's apparel, jewelry, and accessories. It offers a curated selection of clothing, including dresses, tops, bottoms, and matching sets, alongside jewelry, accessories, and gifts. The company provides a personalized shopping experience and focuses on unique, free-spirited fashion and lifestyle products. It also features a clearance section with discounted items. The business includes an online store and potentially physical boutiques.
#9
Acquired · Farmers Branch, Texas · founded 1990 · 1576 employees—raised▾
Chain of eyewear stores
#10
Public · Houston, Texas · founded 1996 · 13100 employees—raised▾
Chain of fashion products store
#11
Funding Raised · Pharr, Texas · founded 1935 · 461 employees—raised▾
Retailer of furniture & household durables
#12
Public · The Woodlands, Texas · founded 1890 · 3800 employees—raised▾
Conn's is a consumer goods retailer operating out of 13 states in the US as of May 2016. Conn's was founded as a plumbing company and claims to have started selling consumer goods from 1937. Conn's sells consumer electronics and home decor & furniture products both through their offline and online stores. They also have a credit solution for credit constrained customers. Stephens group, private investment firm owns about 12.21% as of July 2015.
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