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 Books-A-Million sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnes & Noble | - | +8.5% |
| 2 | Books-A-Million | - | +6.1% |
| 3 | Christian Publishers Outlet | - | -4.0% |
| 4 | McKay Used Books & CD's | - | -10.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- McKay Used Books & CD's
- Books-A-Million
- Ingram Content Group
- Parnassus Books
- 2nd & Charles
- Moon Pie General Store
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
150 tracked store locations in Tennessee. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 36 of the 150 stores (24%); 108 of the 116 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are bookstores, the same share as across the United States.
- Barnes & Noble (13)
- McKay Used Books & CD's (4)
- Books-A-Million (14)
- Ingram Content Group (1)
- Parnassus Books (2)
- 2nd & Charles (1)
- Moon Pie General Store (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Books-A-Million 14
- 2 Barnes & Noble 13
- 3 McKay Used Books & CD's 4
- 4 Christian Publishers Outlet 3
- 5 Parnassus Books 2
- 6 Roane State Community College Bookstore 2
- 7 McKay's 2
- 8 Rick's Comic City 2
- 9 Bound Booksellers & Gifts 1
- 10 Southland Books & Cafe 1
- 11 HUDUBAM Booktraders 1
- 12 The Happy Book Stack McKenzie 1
- 13 The Unkind Raven 1
- 14 The Green Ray 1
- 15 Wonderland Comics 1
- 16 The Bookshelf 1
- 17 The Book Eddy 1
- 18 Southwest Tennessee Community College Bookstore 1
- 19 Fairytales Bookstore 1
- 20 Rhino Booksellers 1
- 21 Papa Dale's Trading Post 1
- 22 Mirandas 1
- 23 Salt and Pepper Christian Stores 1
- 24 Towne Square Records 1
- 25 Tennessee Regular Baptist Book 1
- 26 Harper's Books 1
- 27 Textbook Brokers 1
- 28 Joystick Gaming & Collectibles 1
- 29 Logos Bookstore 1
- 30 Burke's Book Store 1
- 31 A Long Story Short Company 1
- 32 Blackthorn Game Center 1
- 33 Sword of the Lord 1
- 34 The Next Chapter 1
- 35 Mr K's Used Books, Music and More 1
- 36 Melody's One Stop Book Shoppe 1
- 37 Chattanooga Comic Con 1
- 38 Comics Unlimited 1
- 39 Ghostlight Books 1
- 40 Lincoln Memorial University Bookstore 1
- 41 Dragonfly Comics and Collectibles 1
- 42 Two Rivers Bookstore 1
- 43 Taylor Street Art and Books 1
- 44 Iris Books and Coffee 1
- 45 Book Lover's Warehouse 1
- 46 Dehoff Christian Bookstore 1
- 47 Book'em 1
- 48 Fox Hollow Place 1
- 49 Main Street Media of Tennessee 1
- 50 Christian Supply of Cookeville 1
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