Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked bookstores 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. Barnes & Noble and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +11.2% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | +1.7% |
| 3 | B Barbara's Bookstore | - | -12.4% |
| 4 |
H
Hudson News
|
- | -15.4% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Hudson News
- Half Price Books
- Kinokuniya
- Graham Crackers Comics
- 2nd & Charles
- Books-A-Million
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
111 tracked store locations in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (28)
- Hudson News (3)
- Half Price Books (9)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Graham Crackers Comics (7)
- 2nd & Charles (2)
- Books-A-Million (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
H
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3
G
Graham Crackers Comics 7
- 4 B Barbara's Bookstore 3
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5
B
Books-A-Million 3
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6
H
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7
2
2nd & Charles 2
- 8 A Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics 2
- 9 H Huskie Books & Gear 1
- 10 P Perpetual Books 1
- 11 R Read Between The Lynes 1
- 12 K Kibbitznest Books, Brews & Blarney 1
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13
G
Gem Comics 1
- 14 D Dark Tower Comics 1
- 15 E Ex Libris 1
- 16 G Goblin Market 1
- 17 R Royal Christian Bookstores & Cafes 1
- 18 U UIC Medical Bookstore 1
- 19 M Madison Street Books 1
- 20 C Chicago Comics 1
- 21 L Lake Forest Book Store 1
- 22 B Bookends & Beginnings 1
- 23 R Roscoe Books 1
- 24 T The Last Chapter Book Shop 1
- 25 T The Pile Bookstore 1
- 26 T The Emporium 1
- 27 S Skunk Cabbage Books 1
- 28 V Volumes Bookcafe 1
- 29 T Town House Books 1
- 30 R Ravenswood Used Books 1
- 31 T The Armadillo's Pillow Bookstore 1
- 32 T The Book Table 1
- 33 F Frontline 1
- 34 F Frontline North 1
- 35 G Gateway Newstand 1
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36
K
Kinokuniya 1
- 37 T Top Cut Collectibles 1
- 38 C CNN Newsstand 1
- 39 U Unabridged Bookstore 1
- 40 T Triton College Bookstore 1
- 41 A Anderson's Bookshop 1
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42
F
Follett 1
- 43 M Myopic Books 1
- 44 W Women & Children First 1
- 45 C City Lit 1
- 46 T The Book Cellar 1
- 47 S Seminary Co-op Bookstore 1
- 48 O Open Books 1
- 49 E Exile in Bookville 1
- 50 S Sandmeyer's Bookstore 1
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