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. Half Price Books and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Half Price Books | - | +1.3% |
| 2 | Barnes & Noble | - | -0.0% |
| 3 | University Bookstore | - | -21.2% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- University Bookstore
- Lost World of Wonders
- Boswell Book Company
- Books-A-Million
- The Destination
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
144 tracked store locations in Wisconsin. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 25 of the 144 stores (17%); 117 of the 123 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 (12)
- Half Price Books (5)
- University Bookstore (4)
- Lost World of Wonders (1)
- Boswell Book Company (1)
- Books-A-Million (2)
- The Destination (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Barnes & Noble 12
- 2 Half Price Books 5
- 3 University Bookstore 4
- 4 Books-A-Million 2
- 5 A Room Of One's Own 2
- 6 Renaissance Book Shop 2
- 7 Collectors Asylum 1
- 8 Chapter 2 Books 1
- 9 The Tardigrade's Bookshelf 1
- 10 Probucolls Christian Literature Center 1
- 11 Living Water Bookstore 1
- 12 Chequamegon Book & Coffee Co 1
- 13 Niche Book Bar 1
- 14 Lion's Mouth Bookstore 1
- 15 Offshoot Books & Vinyl 1
- 16 Books on Main 1
- 17 Dragon Tale Books 1
- 18 Cathedral Book & Gift 1
- 19 Tryke's Comic Alley 1
- 20 Whistle-Stop Rare Books 1
- 21 Ink Cap Books LLC 1
- 22 Viterbo Bookstore 1
- 23 Redbery Books 1
- 24 Kismet Books 1
- 25 Marian University Bookstore 1
- 26 The Bookcellar 1
- 27 Lunar & Lake Book Market 1
- 28 Stoutfitters 1
- 29 Thirst Books 1
- 30 Ink & Ivy Book Boutique 1
- 31 OtherWorlds Books and More 1
- 32 Village Booksmith 1
- 33 Earthsong Books & Gifts 1
- 34 Lighthouse Books & Gifts 1
- 35 Lighthouse Christian Books 1
- 36 Christian Bookstore 1
- 37 University Books and More 1
- 38 Phoenix Bookstore 1
- 39 Paul's Book Store 1
- 40 Gateway - Elkhorn Campus Store 1
- 41 Dust Bunny Books 1
- 42 The Little Read Book 1
- 43 Nicky Migz Collectibles 1
- 44 Book Revolution 1
- 45 Thimbleberry Books 1
- 46 Hidden Staircase 1
- 47 Book Stop 1
- 48 Charming Reads 1
- 49 Republic of Letters 1
- 50 The Book Teller 1
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