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. Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
▲1 | +13.9% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +13.4% |
| 3 | T Textbook Brokers | - | -19.3% |
| 4 |
M
Mardel Christian & Education
|
▼1 | -55.0% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- Mardel Christian & Education
- D2 Comics and More
- Textbook Brokers
- UCA Bookstore
- Campus Bookstore
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
49 tracked store locations in Arkansas. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (5)
- Books-A-Million (4)
- Mardel Christian & Education (3)
- D2 Comics and More (1)
- Textbook Brokers (3)
- UCA Bookstore (1)
- Campus Bookstore (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
B
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3
M
- 4 T Textbook Brokers 3
- 5 T The Bookstore 1
- 6 U UAFS Bookstore 1
- 7 D Dad Suggests Books 1
- 8 R Rock Bottom Books 1
- 9 T The UACCM Bookstore 1
- 10 C Comic Book Cosmos 1
- 11 O Once Upon A Time Books 1
- 12 O Ouachita Baptist University Campus Store 1
- 13 D Dog Ear Books 1
- 14 U UAM Bookstore 1
- 15 B Beautywood Books 1
- 16 F Friends of the Library Bookstore 1
- 17 T Treat Yo Shelf Books 1
- 18 B Bookish Emporium 1
- 19 B Bookish 1
- 20 V Vintage Books 1
- 21 H HawgHead Comics 1
- 22 D D2 Comics and More 1
- 23 U UCA Bookstore 1
- 24 C Campus Bookstore 1
- 25 W Women & Children First 1
- 26 W WordsWorth Books 1
- 27 K Kapow Comics 1
- 28 D Dickson Street Bookshop 1
- 29 B Books By The Pound 1
- 30 R Reddie Bookstore 1
- 31 T Two Friends Books 1
- 32 P Pearl's Books 1
- 33 C Conway Comics 1
- 34 P Paper Hearts Bookstore 1
- 35 G Grace & Truth Books 1
- 36 T The Four of Wands 1
- 37 C Collector's Paradise 1
- 38 T The Solid Rock Bookstore 1
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