Growth
The Bookstore against its category
The biggest tracked US bookstore chains by card spend, with year-over-year growth of category share. Share means a chain's slice of tracked category spend. It can decline while the chain's own sales grow. The chart tracks The Bookstore's share of the category quarter by quarter, indexed to 2024 Q4 = 100.
| # | Chain | YoY share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
+0.3% |
| 2 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
+4.8% |
| 3 |
H
Half Price Books
|
-5.0% |
| 4 |
D
Deseret Book
|
+15.1% |
| 5 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
+9.0% |
| 6 |
K
Kinokuniya
|
-12.3% |
| 7 |
M
Mardel Christian & Education
|
-12.1% |
| 8 |
M
McKay Used Books & CD's
|
-10.0% |
| 9 |
J
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
|
-1.8% |
| 10 |
P
Powell's Books
|
-2.0% |
Share of tracked category spend, indexed
Store footprint
Store map
10 tracked The Bookstore locations across 9 US states.
Customer overlap
Who shops at The Bookstore
Tracked chains The Bookstore customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.
L
Lynn & Perin Mercantile
100
S
Stormcloud Brewing
59
C
Crystal Gardens
53
D
Dinghy's Restaurant & Bar
35
L
L'Chayim Delicatessen
29
A
Acoca
22
T
The Cherry Hut
20
The Cherry Hut
20
C
Cinemark Chico 14 and XD
18
J
Jersey Bagel and Deli
16
M
Madison Bear Garden
15
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