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. Half Price Books and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | +1.3% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -3.2% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Mardel Christian & Education
- Books-A-Million
- The Pitch
- Rainy Day Books
- Elite Comics
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
33 tracked store locations in Kansas City, MO-KS. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (7)
- Half Price Books (5)
- Mardel Christian & Education (2)
- Books-A-Million (2)
- The Pitch (1)
- Rainy Day Books (1)
- Elite Comics (1)
- 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
M
Mardel Christian & Education 2
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4
B
Books-A-Million 2
- 5 T The Pitch 1
- 6 R Rainy Day Books 1
- 7 E Elite Comics 1
- 8 U UMKC Bookstore 1
- 9 P Prospero's Books 1
- 10 B B-Bop Comics 1
- 11 A Apex Comics 1
- 12 A A to Z Comics 1
- 13 I I Donnelly Co Inc 1
- 14 P Pop Culture Comix 1
- 15 T Town News 1
- 16 M Monarch Books & Gifts 1
- 17 B Back in Time Comics and Toys 1
- 18 B Basement Books KC 1
- 19 T The Pioneer Store 1
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20
B
Bliss Books & Wine 1
- 21 S Sword & Trowel 1
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