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
|
- | +1.6% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -4.4% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- The Book Loft of German Village
- Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
- Laughing Ogre
- Storyline Bookshop
- Clintonville Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
33 tracked store locations in Columbus, OH. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (6)
- Half Price Books (7)
- The Book Loft of German Village (1)
- Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy (1)
- Laughing Ogre (1)
- Storyline Bookshop (1)
- Clintonville Books (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
H
Half Price Books 7
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2
B
Barnes & Noble 6
- 3 C Corner News 1
- 4 J Journey Into Comics 1
- 5 C Cover To Cover 1
- 6 T The Magical Druid 1
- 7 C Collector Supreme 1
- 8 T Two Dollar Radio Headquarters 1
- 9 C Capital City Comics 1
- 10 F Fundamentals 1
- 11 G Gramercy Books Bexley 1
-
12
H
Heroes and Games 1
- 13 M Maxine's Bargain Box 1
- 14 W World's Greatest Comics 1
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15
B
Birdie Books 1
-
16
P
Prologue Bookshop 1
- 17 P Packrat Comics 1
- 18 C Clintonville Books 1
- 19 S Storyline Bookshop 1
- 20 L Laughing Ogre 1
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21
D
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy 1
- 22 T The Book Loft of German Village 1
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