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 Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -2.7% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -7.6% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers
- Time Warp Cards and Comics
- Northern Kentucky University Bookstore
- Campus Book & Supply
- Comic Book World
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
53 tracked store locations in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (10)
- Half Price Books (7)
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers (2)
- Time Warp Cards and Comics (1)
- Northern Kentucky University Bookstore (1)
- Campus Book & Supply (1)
- Comic Book World (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
Barnes & Noble 10
-
2
H
Half Price Books 7
-
3
J
Joseph-Beth Booksellers 2
- 4 T Time Warp Cards and Comics 1
- 5 N Northern Kentucky University Bookstore 1
- 6 C Campus Book & Supply 1
- 7 C Comic Book World 1
- 8 Q Queen City Comic and Card Co 1
- 9 R Rockin' Rooster Comics & Games 1
- 10 T The Book Rack 1
- 11 B Bike Trail Books 1
- 12 C CNBC News 1
- 13 M Miami University Bookstore 1
- 14 U Up Up & Away 1
- 15 T The Hidden Chapter Bookstore 1
- 16 D Downbound Books 1
- 17 M Maverick's Comics 1
- 18 F Friends of the Public Library 1
- 19 T The Catholic Shop 1
- 20 M Manga Manga 1
- 21 E Enchanted Novelties 1
- 22 L Logos Christian Bookstore 1
- 23 B Belong Christian Bookstore 1
- 24 S Snapdragon Books and gifts 1
- 25 O Ohio Book Store 1
- 26 C Crooked Dog Comics 1
- 27 T The Bookmatters 1
- 28 T The Bookshelf 1
- 29 B Blue Marble Books 1
- 30 O Our Comic Shoppe 1
- 31 H House of M 1
- 32 U University of Cincinnati Bookstore 1
- 33 P Paper Street Trading Co 1
- 34 U Up Up & Away! 1
- 35 T Today News 1
- 36 J Joy and Matt's Books 1
- 37 H Household Books 1
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