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. 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
|
- | -1.3% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -6.7% |
| 3 | B Bedrock City Comic Company | - | -12.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Books-A-Million
- KPRC 2 News
- Bedrock City Comic Company
- Kinokuniya
- TSU Bookstore
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
49 tracked store locations in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (19)
- Half Price Books (8)
- Books-A-Million (2)
- KPRC 2 News (1)
- Bedrock City Comic Company (3)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- TSU Bookstore (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
Barnes & Noble 19
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2
H
Half Price Books 8
- 3 B Bedrock City Comic Company 3
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4
B
Books-A-Million 2
- 5 L Lonestar College 1
- 6 K Kindred Stories 1
- 7 K Katy Budget Books 1
- 8 F Fat Ogre Games & Comics 1
- 9 B Barnes and Noble 1
- 10 T Third Planet Sci-Fi Superstore 1
- 11 B Brazos Bookstore 1
- 12 R Rice University Bookstore 1
- 13 C Cards And Comics Connection 1
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14
2
2nd & Charles 1
- 15 M Magick Cauldron 1
- 16 D Dragon's Lair Houston North 1
-
17
M
Mardel 1
-
18
M
- 19 T TSU Bookstore 1
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20
K
Kinokuniya 1
- 21 K KPRC 2 News 1
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