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. Biblestore Outlet and Books-A-Million sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Biblestore Outlet
|
- | +13.4% |
| 2 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
- | -3.6% |
| 3 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -6.7% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- 2nd & Charles
- Clemson University Bookstore
- Collectors Corner
- Chanticleer Store
- Borderlands Comics and Games
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
123 tracked store locations in South Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (18)
- Books-A-Million (14)
- 2nd & Charles (2)
- Clemson University Bookstore (1)
- Collectors Corner (1)
- Chanticleer Store (1)
- Borderlands Comics and Games (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
B
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4
2
2nd & Charles 2
- 5 A As The Page Turns 2
- 6 P Planet Comics 2
- 7 F First Chapter Bookshop 1
- 8 T The Certified Nerd 1
- 9 U University of South Carolina Bookstore 1
- 10 T The Book Dispensary 1
- 11 R Raptor Comics and Collectibles 1
- 12 T Trade A Book 1
- 13 C Coastal Comics 1
- 14 S Spencer & Co 1
- 15 B Beach Bookshop & Video 1
- 16 M My Sister's Books 1
- 17 T The Storybook Shoppe 1
- 18 C Christian Supply 1
- 19 J Jack's Books 1
- 20 N NeverMore Books 1
- 21 C Collecting Problems 1
- 22 M McIntosh Book Shoppe 1
- 23 C Cosmic Ray's 1
- 24 T The Liberty Book Company 1
- 25 I Itinerant Literate Books 1
- 26 B Ben Wofford Books 1
- 27 R Rock Hill Comics and Games 1
- 28 F Fiction Addiction 1
- 29 T The Bookworm 1
- 30 W Waterfront Books 1
- 31 U USC Sumter Bookstore 1
- 32 B Books & More 1
- 33 M McDowell's Emporium 1
- 34 H Here Be Books & Games 1
- 35 H House of Heroes Comics and Collectibles 1
- 36 E Ed's Editions BookStore 1
- 37 P Philokalia Bookstore 1
- 38 T Turning Page Bookshop 1
- 39 C Chris's Vault 1
- 40 R Rochester Book & Bible 1
- 41 B By Hand, Ink 1
- 42 M Main Street Reads 1
- 43 P Pages On Pine 1
- 44 B Bob Jones University Bookstore 1
- 45 L Legends Comics 1
- 46 T Trade-A-Book 1
- 47 B Books on Broad and Coffee 1
- 48 B Blue Bicycle Books 1
- 49 U Upstate Bookstore 1
- 50 T The Tangled Web 1
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