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. Barnes & Noble and 2nd & Charles sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +1.9% |
| 2 |
2
2nd & Charles
|
- | +1.5% |
| 3 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -7.4% |
| 4 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | -11.3% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- Half Price Books
- Posman Books
- 2nd & Charles
- SGA Bookstore
- The Co-op Store
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
366 tracked store locations in Pennsylvania. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (43)
- Books-A-Million (12)
- Half Price Books (3)
- Posman Books (1)
- 2nd & Charles (3)
- SGA Bookstore (1)
- The Co-op Store (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
B
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3
H
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4
2
- 5 L Leana's Books & More 2
- 6 U Uncanny 2
- 7 S South Side Comics 2
- 8 T The Comics Closet 2
- 9 C Comix Connection 2
- 10 A Amazing Books & Records 2
- 11 C Completely Booked 2
- 12 P Phantom of the Attic 2
- 13 B Brave New Worlds 2
- 14 C Comics World 2
- 15 G Gently Used Books 1
- 16 T The Paper Garden Co 1
- 17 C Comics Metropolis LLC 1
- 18 B Boundless Books 1
- 19 D Delaware Valley University Bookstore 1
- 20 C Commonplace Reader 1
- 21 G Garland of Letters Bookstore 1
- 22 C City Books 1
- 23 S Sams Lotson Bookstore 1
- 24 B Blythe Books and Fine Gifts 1
- 25 R RACC Campus Store 1
- 26 M Main Street News 1
- 27 B Bindlestiff Books 1
- 28 N Newtown Book & Record Exchange 1
- 29 J JMZ Comics and Collectibles 1
- 30 M Molly's Books & Records 1
- 31 T The Head & The Hand 1
- 32 N New Visions Books & Gifts 1
- 33 T The Plot Twist Co 1
- 34 G Gordonville Book Store 1
- 35 C Cathy's Half Price Books 1
- 36 C ComicMasters Inc. 1
- 37 B Bookends Bookstore and Homeschool Resource Center 1
- 38 P Philadelphia News 1
- 39 W White Dragon Comics 1
- 40 C CLC Bookstore 1
- 41 T The Underground Yarn and Book Shop 1
- 42 P Point Park University Bookstore 1
- 43 B Bookshelf Shenanigans 1
- 44 R Robert Francis 1
- 45 R RMU Spirit Store 1
- 46 N Narberth Bookshop 1
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47
C
Children's Book World 1
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48
W
Whistlestop Bookshop 1
- 49 O Ontario St. Comics 1
- 50 C Comic Universe 1
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