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. Half Price Books and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | +6.4% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -2.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- The Mizzou Store
- The Pitch
- Catholic Supply of St. Louis
- The Novel Neighbor
- CNN News Room
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
109 tracked store locations in Missouri. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (14)
- Half Price Books (5)
- The Mizzou Store (1)
- The Pitch (2)
- Catholic Supply of St. Louis (1)
- The Novel Neighbor (1)
- CNN News Room (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
H
- 3 T The Pitch 2
- 4 C Comic Force 2
- 5 S Saint Louis University 2
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6
M
Mardel Christian & Education 2
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7
B
Books-A-Million 2
- 8 E Endless Comics, Games and Cards 1
- 9 T The darkside comics and games 1
- 10 Y Yellow Dog Bookshop 1
- 11 H Hooked On Books 1
- 12 T The Pilgrim's Way 1
- 13 R Riverbend Bookstore 1
- 14 R Read A Book STL 1
- 15 C Comic Headquarters 1
- 16 R Redeemed Music & Books 1
- 17 S Sword & Trowel 1
- 18 C Changing Hands Book Shoppe 1
- 19 I I Donnelly Co Inc 1
- 20 M Massey's Comics 1
- 21 P Pauline Books & Media 1
- 22 B Book Fair 1
- 23 T The Book Burrow 1
- 24 A A to Z Comics 1
- 25 A Aesop's Treasury 1
- 26 B Bug's Comics and Games 1
- 27 G Game Pass Tracker 1
- 28 C Cloud 9 Comics and Games 1
- 29 A Apotheosis Comics & Lounge 1
- 30 S Stonecrest Book & Toy 1
- 31 T The Book Rack of Cape Girardeau 1
- 32 S SCC Campus Store 1
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33
B
Bliss Books & Wine 1
- 34 A Altered State Comics 1
- 35 R Rose's Bookhouse 1
- 36 B Basement Books KC 1
- 37 T The Oasis Christian Bookstore 1
- 38 S Southeast Bookstore 1
- 39 A Always Buying Books 1
- 40 T The Webster Groves Bookshop 1
- 41 P Progressive Emporium & Education Center 1
- 42 B Back in Time Comics and Toys 1
- 43 T The Book Bridge 1
- 44 B Book Marx 1
- 45 D Distant Planet Comics & Collectibles 1
- 46 O OTC Bookstore 1
- 47 T Town News 1
- 48 S StL Comics Toys & More 1
- 49 T The Enchanted Attic 1
- 50 T The Book House 1
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