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. Barnes & Noble and 2nd & Charles sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +6.2% |
| 2 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | -0.3% |
| 3 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | -3.6% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Auburn University Bookstore
- Capitol Book
- Ebony Newsstand
- The Little Professor
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
55 tracked store locations in Alabama. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (11)
- Books-A-Million (16)
- 2nd & Charles (5)
- Auburn University Bookstore (1)
- Capitol Book (1)
- Ebony Newsstand (1)
- The Little Professor (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
B
Books-A-Million 16
-
2
B
Barnes & Noble 11
-
3
2
2nd & Charles 5
-
4
H
Hudson News 2
- 5 C Court Street Books 1
- 6 A Alabama Booksmith 1
- 7 B Book Exchange of Foley 1
- 8 S Sweet Home Books 1
- 9 Y Yates-Chance Christian Book Store 1
- 10 B Books Beans and Candles 1
- 11 M Mythic Cards & Games 1
- 12 T The Haunted Book Shop 1
- 13 D Dove Christian Supply 1
- 14 C Covert Comics & Collectibles 1
- 15 C CNN Newsstand 1
- 16 P Port City Comics 1
- 17 T Tuskegee University Bookstore 1
- 18 S Sanctuary Christian Books and Gifts 1
- 19 T Thank You Books 1
- 20 A Auburn Oil Co. Booksellers 1
- 21 P Page & Palette 1
- 22 T The Little Professor 1
- 23 E Ebony Newsstand 1
- 24 C Capitol Book 1
- 25 A Auburn University Bookstore 1
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