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. Barnes & Noble and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +3.6% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -2.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- The Mizzou Store
- The Novel Neighbor
- CNN News Room
- Mardel Christian & Education
- Ebony News
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
39 tracked store locations in Missouri. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (12)
- Half Price Books (5)
- The Mizzou Store (1)
- The Novel Neighbor (1)
- CNN News Room (1)
- Mardel Christian & Education (2)
- Ebony News (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
B
Barnes & Noble 12
-
2
H
Half Price Books 5
-
3
M
Mardel Christian & Education 2
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4
B
Books-A-Million 2
- 5 M Metropolitan Newstands 1
- 6 U UMKC Bookstore 1
- 7 T The Wizard's Wagon 1
- 8 T The Book House 1
- 9 S Subterranean Books 1
- 10 U UMSL Triton Store 1
- 11 T The Enchanted Attic 1
- 12 M Main Street Books 1
- 13 P Plants and Pages Shop 1
- 14 C Comic Hoarderz 1
- 15 E Eclipse Books and Comics 1
- 16 L Left Bank Books 1
- 17 C Catholic Supply of St. Louis 1
- 18 W Washington University Campus Store 1
- 19 E Ebony News 1
- 20 C CNN News Room 1
- 21 T The Novel Neighbor 1
- 22 T The Mizzou Store 1
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