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 Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | +1.8% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +0.9% |
| 3 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -4.3% |
| 4 | B Barbara's Bookstore | - | -5.0% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Illini Union Bookstore
- Kinokuniya
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Fantasy Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
248 tracked store locations in Illinois. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (36)
- Half Price Books (9)
- Illini Union Bookstore (1)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Books-A-Million (3)
- 2nd & Charles (1)
- Fantasy Books (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
-
2
H
- 3 B Barbara's Bookstore 5
-
4
B
- 5 A Amazing Fantasy Books and Comics 2
- 6 I Inkwell Books & Threads 1
- 7 H Heirloom Books 1
- 8 T The Green Read 1
- 9 L Love’s Sweet Arrow 1
- 10 L Looking Glass Books 1
- 11 C Cornerstone Used Books 1
- 12 Z Zombie Unicorn Comics 1
- 13 J Jarvis Square Books 1
- 14 Z Zone Comics and Games 1
- 15 H Hidden Chapter Bookshop 1
- 16 B Bigfoot Comics and Collectibles 1
- 17 T Third Coast Comics 1
- 18 I Illini Union Bookstore 1
- 19 T Three Stories Bookstore and More 1
- 20 S Stooges Comics & Collectibles 1
- 21 P Passages Wine and Books 1
- 22 L Lit. on Fire Books 1
- 23 S Sultani Books 1
- 24 R Roosevelt Paper 1
- 25 3 3 Keys Comics 1
- 26 A Amaranth Books 1
- 27 S Slant of Light Books 1
- 28 L Lifeline Christian Books & Gifts 1
- 29 N Novel Ideas Books and Gifts 1
- 30 E Enchanted Books 1
- 31 T The Jolly Giraffe 1
- 32 M Modern Age Comics 1
- 33 L Lagron-Miller Company 1
- 34 T Tangible Books 1
- 35 A Abalabix Books 1
- 36 B Books On First 1
- 37 B Black Cat Books Inc. 1
- 38 Q Quimby's 1
- 39 F Fantasy Factory 1
- 40 F Frugal Muse 1
- 41 A Aw Yeah Comics 1
- 42 E EIU Union Bookstore 1
- 43 G Galactic Games and Things 1
- 44 C Collectors Corner 1
- 45 D DIY Books 1
- 46 Q Quo Vadis Polish Bookstore 1
- 47 S Swallow Stories Bookshop 1
- 48 K Kesher Stam Inc 1
- 49 C Clan McDonald Comics 1
- 50 V Volumes Bookcafe 1
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