TheBinMap Intelligence

⚡ This Week's Action Brief

1. Plan a Texas sourcing route. Texas has 86 stores (22% of the national total), concentrated in cities like Houston (22), San Antonio (21), Dallas (13). Enough density for a multi-stop weekend route.
2. Friday is restock day. Of the 43 stores with confirmed restock data, 32 (74%) restock on Friday. If you are sourcing for fresh inventory, Friday is the day with the widest selection.
3. Cheapest on Wednesday. 22 of 44 stores with cheapest-day data (50%) hit their lowest prices Wednesday. Shop mid-week for the deepest discounts.
4. Schedule enrichment. 89% of stores have no confirmed restock day. Adding schedule data to the 352 unenriched stores is the highest-leverage improvement to directory coverage.
5. Caution: verify before driving. 93% of stores have no confidence score attached to their schedule data. Call ahead or check Google listings before making a trip based on a reported restock day.

Executive Summary

The US bin store landscape now spans 395 stores across 21 states, with 395 verified listings (100% of the directory). The average store holds a 4.27-star rating across 125,923 cumulative Google reviews — a substantial signal that the dig-bin format is resonating with shoppers.

100% of listings are pure bin stores — the rest are liquidation wholesalers, surplus outlets, and related formats. The highest concentrations remain in the Sun Belt and Southeast: Texas, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, and Kentucky alone account for over half of all listings.

Schedule data is the most valuable — and scarcest — signal. Only 43 stores (11%) have a confirmed restock day. Stores with any schedule data (restock day, cheapest day, or price ladder) total 73 (18%). When schedule data exists, it is the top driver of shopper decisions — making enrichment the highest-leverage improvement to the directory.

Market Highlights

Top 5 states by store density

Store type composition

The directory covers bin store (394), liquidation wholesale (1). The bin-store category dominates, but the presence of wholesalers and surplus outlets points to a multi-layered sourcing ecosystem — shopper-facing retail bins at the front end, bulk pallet suppliers at the back.

Operational Insights

When stores restock

For the 43 stores with restock-day data, the most common days are:

The most frequently reported restock days are Friday (32), Thursday (4), Saturday (3). Cheapest-day patterns cluster around Wednesday (0), Thursday (4), Tuesday (2). If you are planning a sourcing trip, aim for restock days when selection is freshest, or target cheapest days when prices bottom out before the next refill.

Top-rated stores

Stores with perfect or near-perfect ratings and meaningful review counts represent proven sourcing destinations:

Market Coverage

The directory covers 21 states. The top 5 states hold over half of all listings; several states are thinly represented.

Most concentrated markets

Texas (86 stores, 22% of total), Florida (74 stores, 19% of total), Ohio (69 stores, 17% of total) lead in store density. These states have the infrastructure — bin stores, wholesalers, and shopper demand — to support multi-stop sourcing routes.

Underserved or emerging markets

The 5 states with the fewest listings are Michigan (1), District of Columbia (1), Oklahoma (1), California (1), Louisiana (1). Low counts may indicate genuine market gaps or gaps in directory coverage. We flag these as coverage-priority candidates for the next enrichment cycle.

Top cities by store count

Confidence Assessment

Each listing carries an enrichment confidence score (high, medium, or not scored). This measures how much schedule data — restock day, cheapest day, price ladder — has been confirmed for that store. Across the directory:

• 28 stores (7%) carry high or medium confidence
• 367 stores (93%) have no confidence score — meaning no verified schedule data

States with strongest data

States needing enrichment

Texas, Kentucky, Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, Indiana, Alabama, Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Mississippi have the most listings but the lowest confidence scores. These are priority targets for schedule enrichment — adding restock and price-ladder data for these stores would unlock the most actionable intelligence for shoppers in high-density markets.

Data freshness

Opportunities

Highest-leverage opportunities identified from current coverage gaps:

• Schedule enrichment. Only 11% of stores have restock-day data. Each new schedule addition makes that store discoverable for day-specific queries. Prioritize the Texas, Florida, Ohio markets where store density is highest.
• Price-ladder coverage. Weekly price steps (e.g., $10 Tuesday → $1 Saturday) are the single most actionable data point for shoppers. Only 24 stores (6%) have this. Adding price ladders to the remaining 371 stores would increase the directory's utility for timing-sensitive sourcing decisions.
• Underserved state expansion. Michigan, District of Columbia, Oklahoma have the fewest listings. These may be genuine market gaps or coverage gaps worth filling through community submissions and additional data sources.

Market Movers

Current observations from the dataset. Week-over-week changes will be tracked here as coverage expands.

Data Limitations

This report is generated from TheBinMap's directory database as of 2026-07-10. The following limitations apply:

• Coverage is not exhaustive. The directory is built from Google Places data enriched through manual research. Undiscovered stores exist in every state.
• Schedule data is community-reported. Restock days, cheapest days, and price ladders are sourced from store listings, owner submissions, and shopper reports. They may be outdated or inaccurate — especially for stores without an enrichment confidence score.
• Store status changes. Listings may close, change ownership, or alter their schedule between verification cycles. The "Last verified" field shows when we last confirmed a listing, but we cannot guarantee current operation.
• Ratings are from Google. Average ratings and review counts are pulled from Google Places at the time of listing. They reflect general shopper sentiment, not sourcing-specific quality.

Next Week We Are Watching

• Schedule enrichment pipeline. Adding restock-day data to more stores is the priority. We are focusing on the Texas, Florida, Ohio markets for the next enrichment pass.
• Michigan, District of Columbia, and Oklahoma. These states have the fewest listings. We are monitoring for new submissions and evaluating alternative data sources to fill coverage gaps.
• Price-ladder expansion. Weekly price steps are the most actionable data for shoppers. Every price ladder added increases the directory's utility for timing-sensitive sourcing decisions.

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