Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked bookstore chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. 2nd & Charles and Books-A-Million sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2nd & Charles | - | +13.7% |
| 2 | Books-A-Million | - | -0.1% |
| 3 | Barnes & Noble | - | -5.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Auburn University Bookstore
- Ebony Newsstand
- The Little Professor
- Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
115 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 38 of the 115 stores (33%); 79 of the 82 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are bookstores, the same share as across the United States.
- Barnes & Noble (11)
- Books-A-Million (20)
- 2nd & Charles (5)
- Auburn University Bookstore (1)
- Ebony Newsstand (1)
- The Little Professor (1)
- Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Books-A-Million 20
- 2 Barnes & Noble 11
- 3 2nd & Charles 5
- 4 Bread of Life Book & Gifts 1
- 5 Briarwood Christian Bookstore 1
- 6 DeDe's Book Rack 1
- 7 Frazer Bookstore 1
- 8 Dreamcatcher Comics and Collectibles 1
- 9 Wildcat Pride Bookstore 1
- 10 One Way Book Store 1
- 11 Alabama Adult Books 1
- 12 English Book & Gift-SJMBC 1
- 13 Dorothy June Booksellers 1
- 14 The Mossy Lantern 1
- 15 CEI Bookstore 1
- 16 Book Exchange of Foley 1
- 17 Downtown Books 1
- 18 Booklegger 1
- 19 Branch Books 1
- 20 The Book Inn 1
- 21 Mobile Bookseller 1
- 22 Ernest & Hadley Booksellers 1
- 23 Hobbies & Collectibles 1
- 24 The Written Word LLC 1
- 25 Shades of Pemberley 1
- 26 Southern Union State Community College Bookstore 1
- 27 Troy University Bookstore 1
- 28 Brown Books & More 1
- 29 Recollected Books 1
- 30 Greene Books 1
- 31 Creamer and Cache Comics 1
- 32 Priceville Discount Books 1
- 33 Odd Bob's 1
- 34 The Book Nook 1
- 35 His Place Christian Resources 1
- 36 Paper Places Bookshop 1
- 37 Green Brother's Comics 1
- 38 Longleafbooksandbindery 1
- 39 Sword of the Spirit Bookstore 1
- 40 The Bookwyrm HSV 1
- 41 Gina’s Next Chapter 1
- 42 Downtown Adult Books 1
- 43 Adventist Book Center 1
- 44 Legion 1
- 45 The Haunted Book Shop 1
- 46 Dove Christian Supply 1
- 47 Geek Out LLC 1
- 48 Books Beans and Candles 1
- 49 Wallace State Bookstore 1
- 50 Port City Comics 1
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