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.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -3.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- 2nd & Charles
- University of Delaware Bookstore
- Rowan College at Gloucester County Bookstore
- Brave New Worlds
- Books-A-Million
- Showcase Comics and Games
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
173 tracked store locations in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (27)
- 2nd & Charles (1)
- University of Delaware Bookstore (1)
- Rowan College at Gloucester County Bookstore (1)
- Brave New Worlds (2)
- Books-A-Million (2)
- Showcase Comics and Games (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
- 2 B Brave New Worlds 2
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3
B
Books-A-Million 2
- 4 U Uncanny 2
- 5 I Ibrahim Books & Gifts 1
- 6 O Open Book Bookstore 1
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7
I
Iffy Books 1
- 8 B Book Corner 1
- 9 B Berlin News Agency 1
- 10 J Jefferson Campus Store 1
- 11 C Comic Zen 1
- 12 H High Street Book and Video 1
- 13 J Johnny Destructo's Hero Complex 1
- 14 H House of Our Own Books 1
- 15 T The Means To Success 1
- 16 M Moore Books 1
- 17 W Westminster Bookstore 1
- 18 H Harriett's Bookshop 1
- 19 H Huxley and Hiro 1
- 20 T The Littlest Angel 1
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21
B
Beaucoup Hoodoo 1
- 22 C Cathy's Half Price Books 1
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23
E
Eastern National 1
- 24 N Newtown Bookshop 1
- 25 C Christian Science Reading Room 1
- 26 M Mostly Books Philly 1
- 27 B Books & News Plus 1
- 28 C Comic Collection and Records Too 1
- 29 R Red Barn Book Store 1
- 30 E EE Comics & Games 1
- 31 B Big Blue Marble Bookstore 1
- 32 G Gather Vintage Marketplace 1
- 33 C Crossroad Comics and Collectibles 1
- 34 T Tree House Books 1
- 35 N NJ Comic Stop 1
- 36 N Neighborhood Books 1
- 37 B Bookhaven 1
- 38 W Widener Bookstore 1
- 39 B Bristol Books and Bindery 1
- 40 P Pages and Parchment 1
- 41 H Hockessin Book Shelf 1
- 42 A A Novel Idea on Passyunk 1
- 43 B Bucks County Bookshop 1
- 44 L Lot 49 Books 1
- 45 B Barney Loves Books 1
- 46 D Danny's Midnight Confessions 1
- 47 T The Rose of Sharon Christian Bookstore 1
- 48 P Penn Press 1
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49
A
Al-Minar Books & Islamic Fashion 1
- 50 A Around Again & Again Books 1
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