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.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +4.4% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -7.7% |
| 3 |
M
Mardel Christian & Education
|
- | -26.4% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Mardel
- Mardel Christian & Education
- Kinokuniya
- Madness Games & Comics
- Southwest News
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
127 tracked store locations in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (22)
- Half Price Books (19)
- Mardel (2)
- Mardel Christian & Education (4)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Madness Games & Comics (1)
- Southwest News (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
H
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3
M
- 4 K Keith's Comics 2
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5
M
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6
N
NewsLink 1
- 7 C Chris Angel Catholic Store 1
- 8 A Awesome Cards and Comics 1
- 9 D DTS Book Center 1
- 10 G Generation X Comics and Games 1
- 11 T Talking Animals Books 1
- 12 X Xposed 1
- 13 A Arts & Letters Bookstore 1
- 14 P Paper Leaves Shop 1
- 15 S St Anthony's Church Supplies 1
- 16 T The Pink Chapel Market 1
- 17 W Whose Books Neighborhood Bookstore 1
- 18 P Poets Bookshop Oak Cliff 1
- 19 M Main Street News 1
- 20 L Lucky Dog Books 1
- 21 R Recluse Books 1
- 22 T The Dock Bookshop 1
- 23 D Daystar Television Network 1
- 24 A A House With Books 1
- 25 L Leather And Bound 1
- 26 L Lewisville Comics Cards and Toys 1
- 27 C Carpe Diem Comics 1
- 28 L Little Angels Catholic Store 1
- 29 B Blacklit 1
- 30 F Friends of the Library 1
- 31 T The Published Page Bookshop 1
- 32 W Wild West Comics & Games 1
- 33 T The Core 1
- 34 W Wild West Comics and Games 1
- 35 E El Centro College Bookstore 1
- 36 T Takbier Books and More 1
- 37 F Friends of the Keller Library 1
- 38 1 181 Comics and Collectables 1
- 39 L Libreria Parroquial 1
- 40 B Books & More 1
- 41 C Comic Asylum 1
- 42 B Back Door Books 1
- 43 D Divine Mercy Catholic Books and Gifts 1
- 44 F Frightmare Collectibles 1
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45
D
Deseret Book 1
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46
T
The Wild Detectives 1
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47
L
Lone Star Comics 1
- 48 T The Plot Twist 1
- 49 V Voertman's 1
- 50 S Session Zero 1
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