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. Exchange and Books-A-Million sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
E
Exchange
|
- | +5.7% |
| 2 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | +1.8% |
| 3 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | 0.0% |
| 4 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -8.7% |
| 5 |
M
Midtown Magazines
|
- | -19.3% |
- Exchange
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- ATL Today
- Kinokuniya
- Atlanta Daily World
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
111 tracked store locations in Georgia. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Exchange (3)
- Barnes & Noble (29)
- Books-A-Million (14)
- 2nd & Charles (4)
- ATL Today (1)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Atlanta Daily World (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
B
Barnes & Noble 29
-
2
B
Books-A-Million 14
-
3
2
2nd & Charles 4
-
4
E
Exchange 3
-
5
M
Midtown Magazines 3
- 6 P Posman Books 2
- 7 G Gottwals Books 2
-
8
H
Half Price Books 2
- 9 T The Bookshelf 1
- 10 T The Book Cellar 1
- 11 S Story On The Square 1
- 12 B Burdell's 1
- 13 K Kapow Comics and Games 1
- 14 H Hemlock Bazaar 1
- 15 V Virginia Highland Books 1
- 16 S Spelman Bookstore 1
-
17
S
Savannah Comics 1
- 18 E Eagle Eye Book Shop 1
- 19 O Once Upon A Bookseller 1
- 20 C Charis Books & More 1
- 21 A ATL Today 1
- 22 A A Capella Books 1
- 23 G Georgia College State University Bookstore 1
- 24 R Read It Again 1
- 25 U Underground Books 1
- 26 T The Book Lady 1
- 27 C Copper Fox Books 1
- 28 T The Story Shop 1
- 29 A ABAC Bookstore 1
- 30 T The Source Bookstore 1
- 31 I Ingleside Bookstore and Cafe 1
- 32 C Columbus Comics 1
- 33 7 7 to 7 Newstand 1
- 34 U UWG Bookstore 1
-
35
K
Kinokuniya 1
- 36 A Atlanta Daily World 1
-
37
K
Kennesaw State University Bookstore 1
- 38 B Buckhead Books 1
- 39 E Ex Libris 1
- 40 S Shellis News 1
- 41 E E Shaver Bookseller 1
- 42 A Augusta Tech Bookstore 1
- 43 S Simply Books 1
- 44 A Atlanta Vintage Books 1
- 45 L Little Shop of Stories 1
- 46 S Spelman College Bookstore 1
- 47 P Phoenix & Dragon Bookstore 1
- 48 N Nubian Bookstore 1
- 49 D Dr. No's Comics and Games 1
- 50 G Georgia State University Bookstore 1
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