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. 2nd & Charles and Books-A-Million sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | +15.6% |
| 2 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | -1.3% |
| 3 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -5.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Auburn University Bookstore
- Ebony Newsstand
- The Little Professor
- Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
117 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (11)
- Books-A-Million (20)
- 2nd & Charles (5)
- Auburn University Bookstore (1)
- Ebony Newsstand (1)
- The Little Professor (1)
- Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
B
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3
2
- 4 T Troy University Montgomery Bookstore 1
- 5 A Adventist Book Center 1
- 6 B Bread of Life Book & Gifts 1
- 7 B Briarwood Christian Bookstore 1
- 8 D DeDe's Book Rack 1
- 9 F Frazer Bookstore 1
- 10 W Wildcat Pride Bookstore 1
- 11 D Dreamcatcher Comics and Collectibles 1
- 12 O One Way Book Store 1
- 13 A Alabama Adult Books 1
- 14 E English Book & Gift-SJMBC 1
- 15 D Dorothy June Booksellers 1
- 16 C CEI Bookstore 1
- 17 T The Mossy Lantern 1
- 18 D Downtown Books 1
- 19 B Book Exchange of Foley 1
- 20 B Booklegger 1
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21
B
Branch Books 1
- 22 T The Book Inn 1
- 23 M Mobile Bookseller 1
- 24 H Haven Comics Etc 1
- 25 T The Written Word LLC 1
- 26 S Shades of Pemberley 1
- 27 J JHS Bookstore 1
- 28 S Southern Union State Community College Bookstore 1
- 29 T Troy University Bookstore 1
- 30 B Brown Books & More 1
- 31 R Recollected Books 1
- 32 C Creamer and Cache Comics 1
- 33 G Greene Books 1
- 34 P Priceville Discount Books 1
- 35 O Odd Bob's 1
- 36 T The Book Nook 1
- 37 H His Place Christian Resources 1
- 38 P Paper Places Bookshop 1
- 39 G Green Brother's Comics 1
- 40 L Longleafbooksandbindery 1
- 41 S Sword of the Spirit Bookstore 1
- 42 T The Bookwyrm HSV 1
- 43 G Gina’s Next Chapter 1
- 44 D Downtown Adult Books 1
- 45 H Hobbies & Collectibles 1
- 46 L Legion 1
- 47 T The Haunted Book Shop 1
- 48 D Dove Christian Supply 1
- 49 G Geek Out LLC 1
- 50 W Wallace State Bookstore 1
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