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. Barnes & Noble and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +6.0% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -7.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- The Book Loft of German Village
- Laughing Ogre
- Storyline Bookshop
- Birdie Books
- Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
49 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)
- Laughing Ogre (1)
- Storyline Bookshop (1)
- Birdie Books (1)
- Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
H
-
2
B
- 3 T Two Dollar Radio Headquarters 1
- 4 J Journey Into Comics 1
- 5 C Central Ohio Technical College Bookstore 1
- 6 L Little Gay Bookstore 1
- 7 K Kicks Mix Bookstore 1
- 8 R Readers' Garden Book Store 1
- 9 F Flying Monkey Comics & Games 1
- 10 T The Big Book Nook 1
- 11 C Corner News 1
- 12 W Wexner Center Store 1
- 13 P Phoenix Books 1
- 14 H Holland's Book Nook 1
- 15 I Iqra Bookstore 1
- 16 B Beanbag Books 1
- 17 B Bookspace 1
- 18 G Griffeys' Book Emporium 1
- 19 S Serenity Book Shop 1
- 20 T The Ohio State University Bookstore 1
- 21 T The Book Loft of German Village 1
- 22 L Laughing Ogre 1
- 23 S Storyline Bookshop 1
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24
B
Birdie Books 1
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25
D
Dragon's Lair Comics & Fantasy 1
- 26 C Clintonville Books 1
- 27 P Packrat Comics 1
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28
P
Prologue Bookshop 1
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29
H
Heroes and Games 1
- 30 W World's Greatest Comics 1
- 31 G Gramercy Books Bexley 1
- 32 C Collector Supreme 1
- 33 M Maxine's Bargain Box 1
- 34 F Fundamentals 1
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35
B
Blue Couch Bookshop 1
- 36 C Capital City Comics 1
- 37 T The Magical Druid 1
- 38 C Cover To Cover 1
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