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. 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
|
- | +4.6% |
| 2 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -6.4% |
- Barnes & Noble
- The Book Rack
- Hudson News
- Half Price Books
- Kinokuniya
- Elliott Bay Book Company
- Everett Comics
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
100 tracked store locations in Washington. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (26)
- The Book Rack (1)
- Hudson News (1)
- Half Price Books (7)
- Kinokuniya (1)
- Elliott Bay Book Company (1)
- Everett Comics (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
Barnes & Noble 26
-
2
H
Half Price Books 7
- 3 T Third Place Books 2
- 4 G Gonzaga Bookstore 1
- 5 G Griffin Bay Bookstore 1
- 6 D Darvill's Book Store 1
- 7 A Ada's Technical Books and Cafe 1
- 8 B Bookish 1
- 9 J Jerrol's 1
- 10 I Island Books 1
- 11 S Salmonberry Books 1
- 12 A Adventures Underground 1
- 13 B Book and Game Company 1
- 14 A Away With Words 1
- 15 I Invitation Bookshop 1
- 16 T The Comics Place 1
- 17 M Metsker Maps of Seattle 1
- 18 I I Like Comics 1
- 19 P Paperbacks Galore 1
- 20 B Browsers Bookshop 1
- 21 T The Dusty Shelf Books 1
- 22 B BLMF Literary Saloon 1
- 23 P Phoenix Comics & Games 1
-
24
B
Brused Books 1
- 25 A Arundel Books 1
- 26 L Left Bank Book Collective 1
- 27 Q Queen Anne Book Company 1
- 28 E Edmonds Bookshop 1
- 29 T Tacoma Book Center 1
- 30 M Magpie Books 1
- 31 T Twice Sold Tales 1
- 32 P Port Book and News 1
- 33 V Vintage Books 1
- 34 O Odyssey Bookshop 1
- 35 M Magus Books 1
- 36 W Watermark Book Company 1
- 37 C Copper Bell Bookshop 1
- 38 B Ballast Book Co 1
- 39 T The Comic Book Shop 1
- 40 W White Oak Books 1
- 41 A A World of Collections 1
- 42 T The Bookie 1
- 43 B Bookstore 1
- 44 V Village Books and Paper Dreams 1
- 45 C Comiks the Gathering 1
-
46
U
University Book Store 1
- 47 G Golden Age Collectables 1
- 48 E Everett Comics 1
- 49 E Elliott Bay Book Company 1
-
50
K
Kinokuniya 1
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