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. Deseret Book and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D
Deseret Book
|
- | +12.7% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +1.0% |
| 3 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -2.1% |
| 4 | B Bookmans | - | -4.5% |
| 5 | S Samurai Comics | - | -69.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Deseret Book
- Bookmans
- Changing Hands Bookstore
- ASU Bookstore
- Play or Draw
- Half Price Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
129 tracked store locations in Arizona. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (24)
- Deseret Book (4)
- Bookmans (3)
- Changing Hands Bookstore (2)
- ASU Bookstore (1)
- Play or Draw (1)
- Half Price Books (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
-
2
D
- 3 S Samurai Comics 4
- 4 B Bookmans 3
-
5
H
- 6 C Changing Hands Bookstore 2
-
7
P
Pima Bookstore 2
- 8 B Book Gallery 2
- 9 B Bisbee Books & Music 1
- 10 F Friends Of The Pima County Library 1
- 11 G GCC Bookstore 1
- 12 P Pleasure Palace Adult Bookstore 1
- 13 H High Score Comics & Pinball 1
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14
T
The Book Haven 1
- 15 H Homeward Books Collective 1
- 16 A Atticus Books and Music 1
- 17 R R-Galaxy 1
-
18
S
Seagull Book 1
- 19 D Dragonstar Books & Gifts 1
- 20 W Wijaya House 1
- 21 H Havasu Adult Bookstore 1
- 22 T The Astrology Store 1
- 23 N Nexus Occult Books and Oddities 1
- 24 C Covenant Home School Resource Center 1
- 25 W White Mountain Books 1
- 26 B Brandon's Comics 1
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27
I
Indigo 1
- 28 J Justice Comics 1
- 29 T The Bookmark 1
- 30 S Sacred Grounds Bookstore and Coffee Bar 1
- 31 J Jesse James Comics 1
- 32 M MVMNT Christian Stores 1
- 33 F Friends of the Chandler Public Library Bookshop 1
- 34 W Wasted Ink Zine Distro 1
- 35 Q Quail Run Bookstore 1
- 36 A Ajo Copper News 1
- 37 E East Valley Intergroup 1
- 38 T The Bookstop 1
- 39 W White Light Crystals 1
- 40 C Casa Grande Books, Movies & More 1
- 41 G Gotham City Comics and Collectibles 1
- 42 S Signs and Wonders 1
- 43 B Book Shoppe Too 1
- 44 B Breaking Free 1
- 45 A Atomic Comics 1
- 46 D Dog Eared Pages Used Books 1
- 47 C Collectors Choice Comics 1
- 48 T The Book Trader 1
- 49 T The Purple Cat 1
- 50 B Barrio Books 1
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