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. Joseph-Beth Booksellers and McKay Used Books sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
J
Joseph-Beth Booksellers
|
▲1 | +18.4% |
| 2 |
M
McKay Used Books
|
— | +10.7% |
| 3 | T The Book Rack | ▲1 | +8.9% |
| 4 |
M
Mardel
|
▲2 | +8.7% |
| 5 |
N
Newbury Comics
|
▲1 | +7.4% |
| 6 | S Schuler Books | — | +6.5% |
| 7 | C CNN Newsstand | — | +5.7% |
| 8 | M McNally Jackson Books | ▲2 | +4.6% |
| 9 |
D
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
|
▲1 | +3.7% |
| 10 | C CNBC News | — | +3.6% |
| 11 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
— | +2.4% |
| 12 | B Bookmans | ▲1 | +2.2% |
| 13 |
K
Kinokuniya
|
— | +1.9% |
| 14 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
— | +1.3% |
| 15 |
E
Exchange
|
— | +0.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Exchange
- Books-A-Million
- Hudson News
- Half Price Books
- Deseret Book
- 2nd & Charles
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
3,254 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (875)
- Exchange (16)
- Books-A-Million (208)
- Hudson News (42)
- Half Price Books (119)
- Deseret Book (30)
- 2nd & Charles (50)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
Barnes & Noble 875
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2
B
Books-A-Million 208
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3
H
Half Price Books 119
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4
2
2nd & Charles 50
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5
H
Hudson News 42
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6
M
Mardel Christian & Education 31
-
7
D
Deseret Book 30
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8
N
Newbury Comics 21
-
9
E
Exchange 16
-
10
K
Kinokuniya 14
-
11
S
Seagull Book 13
-
12
G
Graham Crackers Comics 9
- 13 C Coliseum of Comics 8
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14
B
Book Off 7
- 15 C CNN Newsstand 7
- 16 M Main Street Books 6
- 17 C Comics-N-Stuff 6
- 18 C CNBC News 5
- 19 P Posman Books 5
- 20 N New Dimension Comics 5
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21
M
McKay Used Books 5
-
22
D
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy 4
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23
J
Joseph-Beth Booksellers 4
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24
T
TripAdvisor 4
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25
P
Powell's Books 4
- 26 T The Book House 4
- 27 C Campus Bookstore 4
- 28 M McNally Jackson Books 4
- 29 W Wonder Book 4
- 30 U Ultimate Comics 4
- 31 S Schuler Books 4
- 32 I Island Bookstore 4
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33
U
University Book Store 4
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34
M
- 35 C Collectors Corner 3
- 36 B Bookmans 3
- 37 T The Book Exchange 3
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38
V
Vault of Midnight 3
- 39 B Bedrock City Comic Company 3
- 40 B Bookstore 3
- 41 T The Book Rack 3
- 42 T The Nerd Store 3
- 43 E Ex Libris 2
- 44 H Hudson Booksellers 2
- 45 D Dragons Keep 2
- 46 B Brave New Worlds 2
- 47 C Changing Hands Bookstore 2
- 48 T Third Place Books 2
- 49 T The Core 2
- 50 N Northshire Bookstore 2
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