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. Comic City and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
C
Comic City
|
- | +3.4% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -4.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- 2nd & Charles
- Books-A-Million
- A To Z Cards Comics Coins
- 2 Dandelions Books
- Schuler Books
- Motor City Comic Con
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
83 tracked store locations in Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (11)
- 2nd & Charles (2)
- Books-A-Million (1)
- A To Z Cards Comics Coins (1)
- 2 Dandelions Books (1)
- Schuler Books (1)
- Motor City Comic Con (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
C
-
3
2
2nd & Charles 2
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4
V
Vault of Midnight 2
- 5 C Comix Corner 2
- 6 P Pages Bookstore 1
- 7 R Read It Again Books 1
- 8 L Library Bookstore 1
- 9 A An Inkwell Spent 1
- 10 Q Quick Stop Comic Shop 1
- 11 B Bring Your Old Books 1
- 12 E Eras Bookstore 1
- 13 S Sip N Read Book Bar 1
- 14 B Baker's Bible & Bookstore 1
- 15 W Wayne County Community College District Downtown Campus Bookstore 1
- 16 S Source Booksellers 1
- 17 C Comicade 1
- 18 G God's World Superstore 1
- 19 N Next Chapter Books 1
- 20 P Possum Punks Shop 1
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21
B
Books-A-Million 1
- 22 C Cosmic Comics and Toys 1
- 23 C Comic Showcase 1
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24
L
LoveBook 1
- 25 B Brown's Family Bookstore 1
- 26 C Comic Explosion 1
- 27 S St Joseph Bookstore 1
- 28 P Past Tense Books 1
- 29 E ECCO Family Bookstore 1
- 30 S Squirreled Away Books 1
- 31 W Water Brothers Books 1
- 32 A All Star Books 1
- 33 D Detroit Specials Used Books 1
- 34 B Book Beat 1
- 35 C Comics and More 1
- 36 F Faith At Work 1
- 37 M Macomb Center Campus Bookstore 1
- 38 A A To Z Cards Comics Coins 1
- 39 2 2 Dandelions Books 1
- 40 S Schuler Books 1
- 41 M Motor City Comic Con 1
- 42 S Sidetrack Bookshop 1
- 43 J John K. King Books North 1
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44
B
Big Ben's Comix Oasis 1
- 45 V Vesper Books and Wine 1
- 46 C Catholic Supply House 1
- 47 R Road Less Traveled Books 1
- 48 M Mike's Comics 1
- 49 S State of Comics 1
- 50 B Brooks Books 1
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