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. Waterstones and WHSmith sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
W
Waterstones
|
- | +9.2% |
| 2 |
W
WHSmith
|
- | +2.0% |
- WHSmith
- Waterstones
- Forbidden Planet
- Marhaba Newsagent
- A & A News
- House of Books and Friends
- Jams Newsagents
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
93 tracked store locations in Manchester. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- WHSmith (28)
- Waterstones (10)
- Forbidden Planet (1)
- Marhaba Newsagent (1)
- A & A News (2)
- House of Books and Friends (1)
- Jams Newsagents (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
W
WHSmith 28
-
2
W
Waterstones 10
- 3 A A & A News 2
- 4 O Oasthouse News 1
- 5 M Medlock Way News 1
- 6 L Lakeland News 1
- 7 J Jacksons News 1
- 8 P P & A News 1
- 9 A Aleef News 1
- 10 U Union Newsagent 1
- 11 V Village Newz 1
- 12 W Whitehall News 1
- 13 S S & Z Newsagent 1
- 14 H Halliwell News 1
- 15 R Reg & Son Convenience Store 1
- 16 F Finlays News 1
- 17 F Forbidden Planet 1
- 18 G Gossip News 1
- 19 B Bridge Wines & News 1
- 20 L Ladybridge News 1
- 21 M Moonlight News Convenience Store 1
- 22 R Razaq News 1
- 23 D Dane Road Newsagency 1
- 24 D Didsbury Village Bookshop 1
- 25 D Dev News 1
- 26 N Niccy's News 1
- 27 B Bridgeman News 1
- 28 S Sharples News 1
- 29 D Deansgate One Stop Shop 1
- 30 G Gaskells 1
- 31 M Marhaba Newsagent 1
- 32 H House of Books and Friends 1
- 33 J Jams Newsagents 1
- 34 P Price Wise 1
- 35 A Athlone News 1
- 36 C Cross Lane News 1
- 37 W Whitecroft Stores 1
- 38 N Newsxtra 1
- 39 T Travelling Man 1
- 40 C Crown News 1
- 41 T The Paper Shop 1
- 42 B Bolton Evening News 1
- 43 D Doff's Supermarket 1
- 44 B Blackwell's 1
- 45 C City Centre News 1
- 46 C Cawdor Stores 1
- 47 T Turton News & Off Licence 1
- 48 B Bonds Newsagent 1
- 49 M Mehak News 1
- 50 A Ace Newsagent 1
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