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
|
- | +6.6% |
| 2 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | -2.8% |
| 3 | W Wonder Book | - | -11.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Books-A-Million
- Washington Dc Cent
- McKay Used Books
- Politics and Prose Bookstore
- Heritage Books
- 2nd & Charles
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
105 tracked store locations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (26)
- Books-A-Million (4)
- Washington Dc Cent (1)
- McKay Used Books (1)
- Politics and Prose Bookstore (2)
- Heritage Books (1)
- 2nd & Charles (2)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
Barnes & Noble 26
-
2
B
Books-A-Million 4
- 3 W Wonder Book 3
- 4 S Second Story Books 2
- 5 B Beyond Comics 2
- 6 B Big Planet Comics 2
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7
2
2nd & Charles 2
- 8 P Politics and Prose Bookstore 2
- 9 R Reiter's Books 1
- 10 S Scrawl Books 1
- 11 A American University Bookstore 1
- 12 J John 3:16 Christian Bookstore 1
- 13 F Friends of the Library 1
- 14 W Washington Dc Cent 1
- 15 K Keep It Strange Comics & Collectibles 1
- 16 C Comic and Gaming Outpost 1
- 17 V Vision Christian Store 1
- 18 T Time and Space Comics 1
- 19 F Fantom Comics 1
- 20 M Middleburg Books 1
- 21 P People's Book 1
- 22 W Wonderland Books Bethesda 1
- 23 M Miss Willa's Bookshop 1
- 24 L Loyalty Bookstore 1
- 25 R Reston's Used Book Shop 1
- 26 U UDC Bookstore 1
- 27 T The Company of Books 1
- 28 P Pure Panic Comics and Games 1
- 29 F Fred Books 1
- 30 N NOVA Loudoun Campus Bookstore 1
- 31 F Fuzzy Dog Books & Music 1
- 32 P Pauline Books & Media 1
- 33 W Walk By Faith 1
- 34 C Capitol Hill Books 1
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35
B
Bookworm Central Book Fairs 1
- 36 M Main Street Geek 1
- 37 B Bridge Street Books 1
- 38 O One More Page Books 1
- 39 R Rex Rappahannock 1
-
40
M
McKay Used Books 1
-
41
H
Heritage Books 1
- 42 V Victory Comics 1
-
43
W
WHSmith 1
- 44 G Georgetown University Bookstore 1
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45
B
Barnes & Noble College 1
- 46 G George Mason University Bookstore 1
- 47 T The Crystal Fox 1
- 48 G Games & Comics Pair O'Dice 1
- 49 O Old Town Books 1
- 50 T The Amazing Comic Shop 1
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