Bookstore Sales Recovery Continued in September (publishersweekly.com)

Bookstore sales posted another huge gain in September, with sales jumping 42.1%, to $881 million, over 2020, during which September sales were $620 million, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. While sales growth has slowed since spring, monthly increases remain substantially over those of the 2020 slump, when many bookstores were shut to in-store shopping for much of the year.

For the entire retail segment, sales were up 14.7% in September. Sales are up 20.2% in the year to date.
more at: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/87896-bookstore-sales-recovery-continued-in-september.html

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