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 Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
▲1 | +16.8% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +1.5% |
| 3 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | +1.0% |
| 4 |
M
Mardel
|
- | +0.6% |
| 5 |
K
Kinokuniya
|
▼1 | -4.6% |
| 6 |
M
Mardel Christian & Education
|
- | -4.9% |
| 7 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -5.4% |
| 8 | B Bedrock City Comic Company | - | -10.1% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Mardel Christian & Education
- Exchange
- Books-A-Million
- Kinokuniya
- Hudson News
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
236 tracked store locations in Texas. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (78)
- Half Price Books (39)
- Mardel Christian & Education (15)
- Exchange (1)
- Books-A-Million (11)
- Kinokuniya (3)
- Hudson News (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
H
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3
M
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4
B
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5
2
- 6 B Bedrock City Comic Company 3
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7
M
-
8
K
-
9
H
Hudson News 2
- 10 K Keith's Comics 2
-
11
D
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy 2
- 12 B Book Stan 2
- 13 T Texas A&M University Kingsville Bookstore 1
- 14 T Third Planet Sci-Fi Superstore 1
- 15 B Brazos Bookstore 1
- 16 M Midwestern State University Bookstore 1
- 17 T The Comic Cave Sunrise Mall 1
- 18 C Cosmic Comics 1
- 19 D Duncanville Bookstore 1
- 20 N Neighbor Books 1
- 21 R Rice University Bookstore 1
- 22 M Most Wanted Comics 1
- 23 I Interabang Books 1
- 24 B Baylor Bookstore 1
- 25 T Thompson's Bookstore 1
- 26 R Rogues Gallery Comics and Games 1
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27
T
The Wild Detectives 1
- 28 P Pan African Connection Bookstore Art Gallery and Resource Center 1
- 29 O Olympus Cards and Comics 1
- 30 T The College Store 1
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31
N
NewsLink 1
- 32 P PRODUCE 1
- 33 L Lonestar College 1
- 34 K Kindred Stories 1
- 35 M Main Street News 1
- 36 L Lucky Dog Books 1
- 37 N Nine Lives Books 1
- 38 K Katy Budget Books 1
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39
B
Blinn College Bookstore 1
- 40 T The Full Cup 1
- 41 F Fat Ogre Games & Comics 1
- 42 T The Book Nook 1
- 43 L Limited Editions 1
- 44 B Bam! 1
- 45 C Collectors Authority 1
- 46 M Monkey & Dog Book Shop 1
- 47 Q Quinn Comics 1
- 48 L Lark & Owl Booksellers 1
- 49 T The Islander Bookstore 1
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50
N
Nowhere Bookshop 1
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