Growth
University 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 University Bookstore's share of the category quarter by quarter, indexed to 2024 Q4 = 100.
| # | Chain | YoY share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnes & Noble | +0.2% |
| 2 | Books-A-Million | +4.5% |
| 3 | Half Price Books | -4.1% |
| 4 | Deseret Book | +14.6% |
| 5 | 2nd & Charles | +8.8% |
| 6 | Mardel Christian & Education | -8.3% |
| 7 | Kinokuniya | -14.9% |
| 8 | McKay Used Books & CD's | -11.8% |
| 9 | Joseph-Beth Booksellers | -3.8% |
| 10 | Powell's Books | -3.0% |
| 13 | University Bookstore | -30.8% |
Share of tracked category spend, indexed
Store footprint
Store map
13 tracked University Bookstore locations across 9 US states. Wisconsin, Washington, and California hold 54% of them.
Tracked stores by state
- Wisconsin 4
- Washington 2
- California 1
- Indiana 1
- Michigan 1
- North Carolina 1
- New York 1
- Texas 1
- Virginia 1
Customer overlap
Who shops at University Bookstore
Tracked chains University Bookstore customers also buy from more than a similarly active shopper would, indexed to the strongest overlap (100). From real card transactions.
Fresh Madison Market
100
Harry's Chocolate Shop
100
Uw Madison Memorial Union
91
UB JSA
77
Capitol Centre Market
68
MacTaggart's Market
63
Riley's Wines of the World
54
UW Housing & Food Services
49
State Street Brats
49
The Kollege Klub
45
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