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 | - | +3.8% |
| 2 | Half Price Books | - | -2.1% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Posman Books
- SGA Bookstore
- White Whale Bookstore
- Riverstone Books
- University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
65 tracked store locations in Pittsburgh, PA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 17 of the 65 stores (26%); 46 of the 52 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are bookstores, the same share as across Pennsylvania.
- Barnes & Noble (8)
- Half Price Books (3)
- Posman Books (1)
- SGA Bookstore (1)
- White Whale Bookstore (1)
- Riverstone Books (1)
- University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Barnes & Noble 8
- 2 Half Price Books 3
- 3 Completely Booked 2
- 4 South Side Comics 2
- 5 Phantom of the Attic 2
- 6 Amazing Books & Records 2
- 7 All About Books with TLC 1
- 8 The Greensburg Newsstand 1
- 9 Giantman Comics 1
- 10 The Plot Twist Co 1
- 11 Pittsburgh News 1
- 12 Plaza News Stand 1
- 13 Arkham Gift Shoppe 1
- 14 City Books 1
- 15 Second Chapter Books 1
- 16 Point Park University Bookstore 1
- 17 Posman Books 1
- 18 The Big Idea Bookstore and Cafe 1
- 19 Joy's Japanimation & Comics 1
- 20 Four Horsemen Comics and Gaming 1
- 21 The Shepherd's Door 1
- 22 Karen's Book Row 1
- 23 The Book Cellar 1
- 24 McKnight Sales Co. 1
- 25 Sparkledragon's Magical Emporium 1
- 26 Carnegie Mellon University Bookstore 1
- 27 Chatham University Bookstore 1
- 28 Liberty News 1
- 29 Shadyside Books 1
- 30 SGA Bookstore 1
- 31 White Whale Bookstore 1
- 32 Riverstone Books 1
- 33 University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center 1
- 34 Carnegie Mellon Bookstore 1
- 35 The Gaming Dungeon 1
- 36 Books-A-Million 1
- 37 Stay Gold Books 1
- 38 Eide's Entertainment 1
- 39 Pittsburgh Comics 1
- 40 Cal U Student Bookstore 1
- 41 Penguin Bookshop 1
- 42 Seton Hill University Bookstore 1
- 43 Mystery Lovers Bookshop 1
- 44 Majesty Christian Book and Gift 1
- 45 Beyond Bedtime Books 1
- 46 Spark Books 1
- 47 Secret Manga Shop 1
- 48 Caliban Book Shop 1
- 49 Geekadrome 1
- 50 Big Bang Comics and Collectibles 1
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