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. 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
|
- | +3.1% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -2.3% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Mayhem Comics
- Half Price Books
- The Core
- Books-A-Million
- UNI Bookstore
- Dog Eared Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
32 tracked store locations in Iowa. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (7)
- 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
-
1
B
Barnes & Noble 7
-
2
B
Books-A-Million 3
- 3 M Mayhem Comics 2
-
4
H
Half Price Books 2
- 5 R Rodman Comics 1
- 6 D Daydreams Comics 1
- 7 F FBBC Bookstore 1
- 8 C Comic World 1
- 9 R Reading in Public Bookstore & Cafe 1
- 10 A Alter Ego Comics 1
- 11 D Divine Treasures Inc 1
- 12 S Storyhouse Bookpub 1
- 13 H Hawk Shop 1
- 14 T The Little Book 1
- 15 B Beaverdale Books 1
- 16 L Limited Edition Comics & Collectibles 1
- 17 P Prairie Lights Bookstore 1
- 18 W Walls of Books 1
- 19 I Iowa Book 1
- 20 D Dog Eared Books 1
- 21 U UNI Bookstore 1
- 22 T The Core 1
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