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. Books-A-Million and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | +1.4% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -0.7% |
| 3 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -1.7% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Books-A-Million
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers
- Carmichael's Bookstore
- Comic Book World
- Northern Kentucky University Bookstore
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
66 tracked store locations in Kentucky. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (15)
- Half Price Books (5)
- Books-A-Million (5)
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers (2)
- Carmichael's Bookstore (1)
- Comic Book World (2)
- Northern Kentucky University Bookstore (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
-
2
H
-
3
B
-
4
J
Joseph-Beth Booksellers 2
- 5 C Comic Book World 2
- 6 C Carmichael's Bookstore 1
- 7 B Big Bang 1
- 8 T Tony's Collectibles 1
- 9 I inner geek 1
- 10 C Comics Plus 1
- 11 B Blue Marble Books 1
- 12 C Clobberin' Comics 1
- 13 T Today News 1
- 14 K Knight's Comics & Games 1
- 15 P Plaid Elephant Books 1
- 16 B Benedictus Book Store 1
- 17 W Word of God Bible and Gift Store 1
- 18 C Coffee Tree Books 1
- 19 H Heroes Realm 1
- 20 B Butcher Cabin Books 1
- 21 P Poor Richard's Books 1
- 22 B Broadway Books 1
- 23 F Foxing Books 1
- 24 F Friends Book Cellar 1
- 25 N Northern Kentucky University Bookstore 1
- 26 C Campus Book & Supply 1
- 27 T The Destination 1
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28
2
2nd & Charles 1
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29
S
Sqecial Media 1
- 30 A A Novel Romance 1
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31
C
CNBC News 1
- 32 C Campus Store 1
- 33 U University of Louisville Bookstore 1
- 34 U Ultra Pop 1
- 35 T The Hidden Chapter Bookstore 1
- 36 E Etown Comics 1
- 37 T The WKU Store 1
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38
1
10ofthose USA 1
- 39 L London Cards & Comics 1
- 40 P Pop's Comics & Collectibles 1
- 41 L Logos Christian Bookstore 1
- 42 S Shield Of Faith Christian Bookstore 1
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