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. Deseret Book and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
D
Deseret Book
|
- | +13.0% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +1.8% |
| 3 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -1.8% |
| 4 | S Samurai Comics | - | -69.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Deseret Book
- Changing Hands Bookstore
- ASU Bookstore
- Play or Draw
- Bookmans
- Half Price Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
80 tracked store locations in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (16)
- Deseret Book (4)
- Changing Hands Bookstore (2)
- ASU Bookstore (1)
- Play or Draw (1)
- Bookmans (1)
- Half Price Books (3)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
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2
D
- 3 S Samurai Comics 4
-
4
H
- 5 B Book Gallery 2
- 6 C Changing Hands Bookstore 2
-
7
A
ASU Bookstore 1
- 8 J Justice Comics 1
-
9
I
Indigo 1
- 10 B Brandon's Comics 1
- 11 C Covenant Home School Resource Center 1
- 12 T The Astrology Store 1
- 13 W Wijaya House 1
- 14 D Dragonstar Books & Gifts 1
- 15 G GCC Bookstore 1
- 16 H High Score Comics & Pinball 1
- 17 A Atticus Books and Music 1
- 18 T The Book Trader 1
- 19 C Collectors Choice Comics 1
- 20 D Dog Eared Pages Used Books 1
- 21 A Atomic Comics 1
- 22 B Breaking Free 1
- 23 G Gotham City Comics and Collectibles 1
- 24 C Casa Grande Books, Movies & More 1
- 25 E East Valley Intergroup 1
-
26
S
Seagull Book 1
- 27 W Wasted Ink Zine Distro 1
- 28 F Friends of the Chandler Public Library Bookshop 1
- 29 M MVMNT Christian Stores 1
- 30 S Sacred Grounds Bookstore and Coffee Bar 1
- 31 J Jesse James Comics 1
- 32 P Play or Draw 1
- 33 B Bookmans 1
- 34 S Surprise Comics 1
- 35 S Sun Devil Campus Store 1
- 36 D Drawn To Comics 1
- 37 G Greg's Comics 1
- 38 D Dreadnought Comics 1
- 39 M Mary Immaculate Books & Gifts 1
-
40
A
Ash Avenue Comics & Books 1
- 41 M Mr E Comics 1
- 42 V VNSA Used Book Sale 1
- 43 P Phoenix College Bookstore 1
- 44 L Literally A Bookshop 1
- 45 M Mesa, Arizona 1
- 46 G Gotham City Comics & Coffee 1
- 47 F Fantastic Worlds Comics 1
- 48 A ASU Downtown Phoenix Campus Bookstore 1
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49
T
The Bookish Shop 1
- 50 J Jan Ross New Age Books & Gifts 1
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