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. New Dimension Comics and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N New Dimension Comics | - | +1.0% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -0.1% |
| 3 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -0.7% |
| 4 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | -4.9% |
| 5 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | -19.5% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Hudson News
- Books-A-Million
- Martin Books
- Half Price Books
- New Dimension Comics
- Posman Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
192 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (40)
- Hudson News (3)
- Books-A-Million (11)
- Martin Books (1)
- Half Price Books (3)
- New Dimension Comics (4)
- Posman Books (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
B
- 3 N New Dimension Comics 4
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4
H
Hudson News 3
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5
H
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6
2
- 7 C Comix Connection 2
- 8 P Phantom of the Attic 2
- 9 B Brave New Worlds 2
- 10 W White Dragon Comics 1
- 11 W Wooden Shoe Books 1
- 12 L Little Fox Coffee & Books 1
- 13 M Molly's Books & Records 1
- 14 B Bookmarks-WC 1
- 15 G Garland of Letters Bookstore 1
- 16 M Mavey Books 1
- 17 G Golden Eagle Comics & Games 1
- 18 C CLC Bookstore 1
- 19 G Geekadrome 1
- 20 C Comix Universe 1
- 21 B Bookish 1
- 22 N Nooks Gallery & Bookstore 1
- 23 S Saint Joseph's University Bookstore 1
- 24 N National Book Network 1
- 25 B Books Galore 1
- 26 B Big Bang Comics and Collectibles 1
- 27 B Bound Books 1
- 28 T The Comic Store 1
- 29 T The Book Trader 1
- 30 T Transit News 1
- 31 S Secret Manga Shop 1
- 32 F Firefly Bookstore 1
- 33 A American News & Tobacco 1
- 34 C ComiCove 1
- 35 C Character Development Books & Toys 1
- 36 C Caliban Book Shop 1
- 37 B Baldwin's Book Barn 1
- 38 B Beyond Bedtime Books 1
- 39 S Seton Hill University Bookstore 1
- 40 L Lafayette College Store 1
- 41 B Book Corner 1
- 42 A Anthracite Newsstand 1
- 43 W West Chester Books 1
- 44 P Penn Press 1
- 45 C City Books 1
- 46 M Mostly Books Philly 1
- 47 T Teck's News Stand 1
- 48 C Cathy's Half Price Books 1
- 49 M Mercyhurst Bookstore 1
- 50 C Central Books 1
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