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
|
- | +14.5% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -1.0% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Mayhem Comics
- Half Price Books
- The Core
- Books-A-Million
- UNI Bookstore
- Dog Eared Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
69 tracked store locations in Iowa. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (10)
- Mayhem Comics (2)
- Half Price Books (2)
- The Core (1)
- Books-A-Million (3)
- UNI Bookstore (1)
- Dog Eared Books (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
-
2
B
- 3 M Mayhem Comics 2
-
4
H
Half Price Books 2
- 5 O Oak Leaf Comics & Collectibles 1
- 6 T Textbook Outlet 1
- 7 P Pella Books 1
- 8 S Source Book Store 1
- 9 C Comic World & Games 1
- 10 S Spud's Emporium 1
- 11 N Night Owl Books 1
- 12 D Divine Mercy Gifts CR 1
- 13 S StarFighter Comics 1
- 14 T The Haunted Bookshop 1
- 15 T Three Bells Books 1
- 16 P Pageturners Bookstore 1
- 17 B Book Vault 1
- 18 T The Green Dragon Bookshop 1
- 19 P Prologue Books and Wine 1
- 20 S Shady Character Books 1
- 21 B Burlington By The Book 1
- 22 T The Book Rack 1
- 23 B Book Trader Tan America 1
- 24 B Bent Oak Books 1
- 25 L Luther Bookshop 1
- 26 Q Quest Haven Books & Comics 1
- 27 B Bumblebooks 1
- 28 A ACME Comics & Collectibles 1
- 29 D Dungeons and Dodgers 1
- 30 H Hawkeye Bookstore 1
- 31 T The Core 1
- 32 U UNI Bookstore 1
- 33 D Dog Eared Books 1
- 34 I Iowa Book 1
- 35 W Walls of Books 1
- 36 P Prairie Lights Bookstore 1
- 37 L Limited Edition Comics & Collectibles 1
- 38 B Beaverdale Books 1
- 39 D Divine Treasures Inc 1
- 40 S Storyhouse Bookpub 1
- 41 T The Little Book 1
- 42 R Reading in Public Bookstore & Cafe 1
- 43 H HEA Book Boutique 1
- 44 D Daydreams Comics 1
- 45 A Alter Ego Comics 1
- 46 F FBBC Bookstore 1
- 47 T The Christian Store Of Cedar Rapids, IA 1
- 48 G Geek City Games and Comics 1
- 49 C Comic World 1
- 50 R Rodman Comics 1
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