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. Wonder Book and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W Wonder Book | - | +10.0% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +8.5% |
| 3 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | -7.2% |
| 4 | T Third Eye Comics | - | -63.9% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Wonder Book
- Beyond Comics
- The Crystal Fox
- Towson University
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
143 tracked store locations in Maryland. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (18)
- Books-A-Million (7)
- 2nd & Charles (1)
- Wonder Book (4)
- Beyond Comics (2)
- The Crystal Fox (1)
- Towson University (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
B
- 3 W Wonder Book 4
- 4 T Third Eye Comics 3
- 5 B Beyond Comics 2
- 6 C Collectors Corner 2
- 7 T The Last Word 2
- 8 A Atomic Comics 1
- 9 E Ethnicitees 1
- 10 V Vintage Books 1
- 11 D Dreamers & Make-Believers 1
- 12 T The Unicorn Bookshop 1
- 13 O Odd Bird Bookshop 1
- 14 U Universal Comics 1
- 15 B Bonjour Books 1
- 16 M Matthews JHU Bookstore 1
- 17 K Kraven's Comic Books and Collectibles 1
- 18 T Thirst No More Christian Store 1
- 19 T This is the Place 1
- 20 T The Book Escape 1
- 21 A Anime World 1
- 22 B Bonjongles 1
- 23 K Kensington Row Bookshop 1
- 24 T The Ivy Bookshop 1
- 25 W Washington Street Books 1
- 26 D Drama MaMa Bookshop 1
- 27 C Chesapeake College Bookstore 1
- 28 L Loyalty Bookstore 1
- 29 U Unusual Company 1
- 30 C Curmudgeon Book Store 1
- 31 B Back Creek Books 1
- 32 M McDaniel College Bookstore 1
- 33 T To Be Continued Comics 1
- 34 P Protean Books & Records 1
- 35 B Booksavers of Maryland 1
- 36 B Book Center 1
- 37 B Baltimore Comic Con 1
- 38 A Alliance Comics 1
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39
M
McKay's 1
- 40 A Alternate Worlds 1
- 41 R Rincon Cristiano 1
- 42 B Book Nook 1
- 43 T The Potted Page 1
- 44 B Baltimore Reads Book Bank 1
- 45 H Harper's Coffee Tavern 1
- 46 G Gramp's Attic Books 1
- 47 T The Seforim Nook 1
- 48 G Growing Minds Bookstore 1
- 49 J Jay Books 1
- 50 U Urban Reads Bookstore 1
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