Barnes & Noble Maintains Steady Same-Store Visit Growth as it Expands
Year-Over-Year Change in Visits to Barnes & Noble
Grouped bar chart comparing year-over-year growth in overall visits and same-store visits to Barnes & Noble, covering each quarter from the first quarter of 2024 through the second quarter of 2026, followed by July and August 2026. Both measures grew in every period shown. Overall visits ranged from roughly 7% to 14% growth, and same-store visits from roughly 4% to 11%, with same-store growth running two to four percentage points behind overall. The gap was widest in the fourth quarter of 2024 and narrowest in the second quarter of 2026, when overall visits grew 14.0% and same-store visits 11.3%.