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. Barnes & Noble and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnes & Noble | - | +7.2% |
| 2 | Half Price Books | - | -9.7% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers
- Half Price Books
- Northern Kentucky University Bookstore
- Time Warp Cards and Comics
- Maverick's Comics
- Rockin' Rooster Comics & Games
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
66 tracked store locations in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 22 of the 66 stores (33%); 45 of the 49 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are bookstores, the same share as across Ohio.
- Barnes & Noble (10)
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers (2)
- Half Price Books (7)
- Northern Kentucky University Bookstore (1)
- Time Warp Cards and Comics (1)
- Maverick's Comics (1)
- Rockin' Rooster Comics & Games (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Barnes & Noble 10
- 2 Half Price Books 7
- 3 Joseph-Beth Booksellers 2
- 4 Nostalgia Ink 2
- 5 Logos Christian Bookstore 1
- 6 Belong Christian Bookstore 1
- 7 The Bookmatters 1
- 8 Our Comic Shoppe 1
- 9 Blue Dog Books 1
- 10 The Bookshelf 1
- 11 Blue Marble Books 1
- 12 Up Up & Away! 1
- 13 Bountiful Blessings 1
- 14 University of Cincinnati Bookstore 1
- 15 The Atomic Vault 1
- 16 Joy and Matt's Books 1
- 17 Ave Maria Books & Gifts 1
- 18 Wonder Comics & More 1
- 19 Household Books 1
- 20 Inner Blessings Christian Books and Gifts 1
- 21 Lost Art Press 1
- 22 Mulberry St Books 1
- 23 Joseph Beth Book Sellers 1
- 24 Oak & Twine Book Co. 1
- 25 The Booksellers on Fountain Square 1
- 26 Paper Street Trading Co 1
- 27 Northern Kentucky University Bookstore 1
- 28 Time Warp Cards and Comics 1
- 29 Maverick's Comics 1
- 30 Rockin' Rooster Comics & Games 1
- 31 Comic Book World 1
- 32 Xavier University All For One Shop 1
- 33 Queen City Comic and Card Co 1
- 34 Comics 2 Games 1
- 35 Bike Trail Books 1
- 36 The Hidden Chapter Bookstore 1
- 37 Up Up & Away 1
- 38 Campus Book & Supply 1
- 39 The Book Rack 1
- 40 House of M 1
- 41 Downbound Books 1
- 42 Miami University Bookstore 1
- 43 Snapdragon Books and gifts 1
- 44 Friends of the Public Library 1
- 45 The Catholic Shop 1
- 46 Crooked Dog Comics 1
- 47 Enchanted Novelties 1
- 48 Ohio Book Store 1
- 49 Manga Manga 1
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