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.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -1.5% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -9.7% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Books-A-Million
- Mardel Christian & Education
- KPRC 2 News
- Kinokuniya
- Mardel
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
89 tracked store locations in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (20)
- Half Price Books (8)
- Books-A-Million (2)
- Mardel Christian & Education (1)
- KPRC 2 News (1)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Mardel (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
B
Books-A-Million 2
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4
B
Barnes & Noble College Booksellers 2
- 5 M Monster Textbooks 1
- 6 L Lone Star Heroes: Comics & Toys 1
- 7 T The Book Attic 1
- 8 D DNA Comics 1
- 9 V Village Books 1
- 10 H Houston BookWarehouse 1
- 11 D Dar-u-salam 1
- 12 T The Adventure Begins Comics, Games, & More 1
- 13 Q Quarter Price Books 1
- 14 H Heaven & Earth 1
- 15 H HCC-Spring Branch Dance 1
- 16 N Nico's Comics and Games 1
- 17 C Copperfield's Book Shop 1
- 18 T The Shade Tree 1
- 19 T The Bookstore at First Baptist Pasadena 1
- 20 H Houston! 1
- 21 U UHCL Campus Store 1
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22
C
Class Bookstore 1
- 23 L Lonestar College 1
- 24 S Schroeder's Book Haven 1
- 25 J Jem Books 1
- 26 T The Story Peddler Bookstore 1
- 27 M Mary Regina The Catholic Store 1
- 28 L Libreria San Pablo 1
- 29 U Uncanny Comics 1
- 30 G Gulf Coast Cosmos Comic Book Co. 1
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31
I
Indigo 1
- 32 T Tunnel News Stand 1
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33
M
Mardel Christian & Education 1
- 34 K KPRC 2 News 1
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35
K
Kinokuniya 1
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36
M
- 37 M Magick Cauldron 1
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38
2
2nd & Charles 1
- 39 C Cards And Comics Connection 1
- 40 T Third Planet Sci-Fi Superstore 1
- 41 T TSU Bookstore 1
- 42 R Rice University Bookstore 1
- 43 B Books by the Bay 1
- 44 D Dragon's Lair Houston North 1
- 45 B Brazos Bookstore 1
- 46 S Space City Comics 1
- 47 M Murder by the Book 1
- 48 F Fat Ogre Games & Comics 1
- 49 G Good on Paper 1
- 50 L Little Flower Catholic Books & Gifts 1
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