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 Island Bookstore sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | +16.2% |
| 2 | I Island Bookstore | - | +8.2% |
| 3 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +7.5% |
| 4 | U Ultimate Comics | - | +3.5% |
| 5 | S Ssalefish Comics | - | -3.8% |
| 6 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | -4.3% |
- Exchange
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- Hudson News
- McKay's
- 2nd & Charles
- UNC Student Stores
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
158 tracked store locations in North Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Exchange (1)
- Barnes & Noble (35)
- Books-A-Million (10)
- Hudson News (1)
- McKay's (2)
- 2nd & Charles (4)
- UNC Student Stores (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
Barnes & Noble 35
-
2
B
Books-A-Million 10
-
3
2
2nd & Charles 4
- 4 U Ultimate Comics 4
- 5 S Ssalefish Comics 3
- 6 I Island Bookstore 3
-
7
M
McKay's 2
- 8 D Downtown Books 2
- 9 G Golden Fig Books 2
- 10 B Blue Ridge Books 1
- 11 T The Carpenter's Shop 1
- 12 T The Book Rack 1
- 13 B Beach Book Mart 1
- 14 T The Comic Dimension 1
- 15 D DreamDaze Comics Fun & Games 1
- 16 S S & J Gospel Shop 1
-
17
T
That's Novel Books 1
-
18
S
Spandex City 1
- 19 F FireLight Candle 1
- 20 C Church Street Comics & More! 1
- 21 B Book Buyers 1
- 22 T The Regulator 1
- 23 F Fanboy Comics 1
- 24 D Davidson College Store 1
- 25 F Fable Books and Café 1
- 26 R Rebel Base Comics & Toys 1
- 27 T The Bookshop 1
- 28 T Troubadour Booksellers 1
- 29 T The Book House 1
- 30 B Buried Under Comics and Toys 1
- 31 W WSSU Bookstore - Thompson Center 1
- 32 F Fight Or Flight Comics 1
- 33 N News 2 You 1
- 34 N New World Comics 1
- 35 C CNBC News 1
- 36 G GSO Books 1
- 37 C Comic World 1
-
38
T
TripAdvisor 1
- 39 N NC State Stores 1
- 40 G Given Tufts Bookshop 1
- 41 H Hickory comic con 1
- 42 B Blank Generation 1
- 43 T The Book Lady 1
- 44 P Pages Books & Coffee 1
- 45 M Morgan's Comics 1
- 46 T Thornwell Books 1
- 47 C Carolina Christian Supply 1
- 48 C City Lights Bookstore 1
- 49 T The Dancing Moon 1
- 50 M Mr Mike's Used Books 1
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