Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked bookstores 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. Books-A-Million and Barnes & Noble sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Books-A-Million
|
▲1 | +4.8% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
▼1 | -6.1% |
| 3 |
B
Biblestore Outlet
|
- | -9.2% |
- Books-A-Million
- Barnes & Noble
- Hudson News
- 2nd & Charles
- Collectors Corner
- Chanticleer Store
- Addam's University Bookstore
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
66 tracked store locations in South Carolina. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Books-A-Million (13)
- Barnes & Noble (17)
- Hudson News (2)
- 2nd & Charles (2)
- Collectors Corner (1)
- Chanticleer Store (1)
- Addam's University Bookstore (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
-
1
B
Barnes & Noble 17
-
2
B
Books-A-Million 13
-
3
B
Biblestore Outlet 3
-
4
H
Hudson News 2
-
5
2
2nd & Charles 2
- 6 S Sassafras on Carteret 1
- 7 P Planet Comics 1
- 8 T The Tangled Web 1
- 9 A All Good Books 1
- 10 I Indigo Books 1
- 11 U Upstate Bookstore 1
- 12 B Ben Wofford Books 1
- 13 B Blue Bicycle Books 1
- 14 T The Beaufort Bookstore 1
- 15 B Bookworm & Vine 1
- 16 H Hub City Bookshop 1
- 17 B Back Again Bookshop 1
- 18 B BookEnds 1
- 19 P Power Comics 1
- 20 C Coastal Comics 1
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21
M
M. Judson Booksellers 1
- 22 C Captain's Comics and Toys 1
- 23 B Buxton Books 1
- 24 T TTC Bookstore 1
- 25 B Borderlands 1
- 26 C College of Charleston Bookstore 1
-
27
M
Mardel Christian & Education 1
- 28 M Mr K's Used Books, Music and More 1
- 29 S Sweeter Than Fiction Bookshop 1
- 30 B Borderlands Comics and Games 1
- 31 C Clemson University Bookstore 1
- 32 A Addam's University Bookstore 1
- 33 C Chanticleer Store 1
- 34 C Collectors Corner 1
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