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. Books-A-Million and 2nd & Charles sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | +15.6% |
| 2 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | +7.5% |
| 3 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +3.9% |
| 4 | G Gottwals Books | - | -6.1% |
| 5 | W Walls of Books | ▲1 | -22.0% |
| 6 |
M
Midtown Magazines
|
▼1 | -75.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Kinokuniya
- Posman Books
- ATL Today
- Kennesaw State University Bookstore
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
218 tracked store locations in Georgia. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (29)
- Books-A-Million (15)
- 2nd & Charles (4)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Posman Books (2)
- ATL Today (1)
- Kennesaw State University Bookstore (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
B
-
3
2
- 4 W Walls of Books 4
- 5 G Gottwals Books 4
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6
M
-
7
I
Indigo 2
-
8
H
Half Price Books 2
- 9 P Posman Books 2
- 10 R River & Hill Books 1
- 11 B Blue Sage 1
- 12 U Urbnpop Comics Company 1
- 13 B Bear's Books 1
- 14 T The Storybook Market 1
- 15 M Mt Yonah Book Exchange 1
- 16 K Kool Comics 1
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17
H
Homeschool Potpourri 1
- 18 B Book Exchange 1
- 19 A Arkham Games and Comics 1
- 20 T The Book Worm Bookstore 1
- 21 W Walk By Faith Christian Gifts 1
- 22 P Priscilla's Christian Bookstore 1
- 23 U UWG Bookstore 1
- 24 B Book Bound Bookstore 1
- 25 H Horton's Books & Gifts 1
- 26 T The Book Store on the Hill 1
- 27 A Avid Bookshop 1
- 28 B Bizarro-Wuxtry Comics, Toys and Stuff 1
- 29 T The Crazy Book Lady 1
- 30 T The Olive Press Christian Books 1
- 31 L Lake Country Books & Gifts 1
- 32 L Lighthouse Christian Bookstore 1
- 33 B Bunjee's Comics 1
- 34 P Pretty Good Books 1
- 35 S Sirius Sage 1
- 36 M Mystique Bookshop 1
- 37 M Myrtle's Plot Twist 1
- 38 A Abbey Store 1
- 39 D Dogwood Books 1
- 40 A Albany Christian bookstore 1
- 41 F Fantasy Factory 1
- 42 G Galactic Quest 1
- 43 N Neighborhood Comics 1
- 44 B Book Nook 1
- 45 D Damsel - A Romantic Bookstore 1
- 46 B Bookmiser 1
- 47 G Georgia Southern Railway - Bypass 1
- 48 A A Novel Experience 1
- 49 C Community Books of Stone Mountain 1
- 50 T The Stacks Bookstore 1
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