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. Book Culture and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Book Culture | - | +15.7% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -0.7% |
| 3 | M McNally Jackson Books | - | -4.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Saratoga Reads
- Strand Book Store
- McNally Jackson Books
- Northshire Bookstore
- Kinokuniya
- Schine Student Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
456 tracked store locations in New York. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (64)
- Saratoga Reads (1)
- Strand Book Store (1)
- McNally Jackson Books (4)
- Northshire Bookstore (1)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Schine Student Center (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
- 2 B Book Culture 5
- 3 M McNally Jackson Books 4
- 4 T The Book Nook 2
- 5 T The Next Chapter 2
- 6 Z Z Berman Books 2
- 7 T The Corner Bookstore 2
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8
B
Book Off 2
- 9 T The Last Word 2
- 10 H Haven for Heroes 1
- 11 O Odyssey Bookstore 1
- 12 A Alabaster Bookshop 1
- 13 A Albertine 1
- 14 G Good Neighbor Bookstore 1
- 15 M Matter 1
- 16 V Vassar College Bookstore 1
- 17 F Fantastic Planet 1
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18
B
Burn Bright Books 1
- 19 R Remi Reads 1
- 20 B Battenkill Books 1
- 21 T The Bookstore Albany College of Pharmacy 1
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22
B
Books Of Wonder 1
- 23 T Transom Bookshop 1
- 24 B Bookmarks 1
- 25 T The Connection Point 1
- 26 A Argosy Book Store 1
- 27 T The Comic Book Depot 1
- 28 B Briars & Brambles Books 1
- 29 D Dove & Hudson 1
- 30 O October Country Comics 1
- 31 W Worlds End Comics 1
- 32 T Twisted Mayhem Gaming 1
- 33 S SUNY Maritime College Ship's Store 1
- 34 E Empire Comics S. Buffalo 1
- 35 M Merritt Bookstore & Toystore 1
- 36 J Judaica World 1
- 37 G Gladys Books & Wine 1
- 38 M Main Street Comics 1
- 39 P Printed Matter 1
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40
H
Housing Works Bookstore 1
- 41 G Gutter Pop Comics 1
- 42 L Lofty Pigeon Books 1
- 43 C Chautauqua Comics 1
- 44 R Rhino's Comics and Collectibles 1
- 45 G Genesis Comics and Games 1
- 46 T The Bookworm 1
- 47 I Inquiring Mind Bookstore 1
- 48 S Stanza Books 1
- 49 T Time Square News & Convenience 1
- 50 A Act 4 Books 1
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