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 Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +4.1% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -4.2% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Posman Books
- SGA Bookstore
- White Whale Bookstore
- Riverstone Books
- University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
67 tracked store locations in Pittsburgh, PA. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (8)
- Half Price Books (3)
- Posman Books (1)
- SGA Bookstore (1)
- White Whale Bookstore (1)
- Riverstone Books (1)
- University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
-
2
H
- 3 C Completely Booked 2
- 4 S South Side Comics 2
- 5 A Amazing Books & Records 2
- 6 P Phantom of the Attic 2
- 7 S Shadyside Books 1
- 8 R RMU Spirit Store 1
- 9 S Second Chapter Books 1
- 10 C City Books 1
- 11 T The Plot Twist Co 1
- 12 A Arkham Gift Shoppe 1
- 13 T The Greensburg Newsstand 1
- 14 G Giantman Comics 1
- 15 L Liberty News 1
- 16 J Joy's Japanimation & Comics 1
- 17 P Plaza News Stand 1
- 18 P Pittsburgh News 1
- 19 A All About Books with TLC 1
- 20 T The Big Idea Bookstore and Cafe 1
- 21 T The Shepherd's Door 1
- 22 W Woolly Bear Books 1
- 23 K Karen's Book Row 1
- 24 T Tri-County News 1
- 25 C Chatham University Bookstore 1
- 26 T The Book Cellar 1
- 27 C Carnegie Mellon University Bookstore 1
- 28 S Sparkledragon's Magical Emporium 1
- 29 M McKnight Sales Co. 1
- 30 P Posman Books 1
- 31 S SGA Bookstore 1
- 32 W White Whale Bookstore 1
- 33 R Riverstone Books 1
- 34 U University of Pittsburgh Health Book Center 1
- 35 C Carnegie Mellon Bookstore 1
- 36 T The Gaming Dungeon 1
- 37 P Pittsburgh Comics 1
- 38 S Stay Gold Books 1
- 39 E Eide's Entertainment 1
-
40
B
Books-A-Million 1
- 41 P Penguin Bookshop 1
- 42 C Cal U Student Bookstore 1
- 43 M Majesty Christian Book and Gift 1
- 44 M Mystery Lovers Bookshop 1
- 45 S Seton Hill University Bookstore 1
- 46 S Spark Books 1
- 47 B Beyond Bedtime Books 1
- 48 C Caliban Book Shop 1
- 49 S Secret Manga Shop 1
- 50 G Geekadrome 1
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