Momie

What Momie does

Momie is a privately-held French specialty bookstore chain founded in 1985, headquartered in Grenoble and operating 9 independent bookstores across France (Grenoble with two locations, Chambéry, Dijon, Lyon, Metz, Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Malo, and Lorient). The company specializes in BD (Bande Dessinée/Franco-Belgian comics), American Comics in both VF (French) and VO (English original) editions, Mangas, Youth literature, and adjacent merchandise including figurines, plush toys, stationery, textiles, posters, and collectibles. Each store retains autonomy over purchasing decisions, curation, and event programming, with a stated emphasis on passionate booksellers providing personalized advice. The e-commerce platform momie.fr aggregates inventory from all physical locations, effectively giving the chain a catalog breadth exceeding any single store, and includes both new releases and secondhand/collector inventory alongside supplementary offerings such as gift cards and curated discovery boxes.

The company's business model is straightforward specialty retail with unit-pricing across distinct tiers: standard manga volumes at €7-12, standard comics at €8-15, children's books at €2.90-15, merchandise at €6-65, and exclusive collector "Tirage Momie" editions at €20-75. Distribution is omnichannel across the 9 physical retail storefronts and the e-commerce website serving the French market exclusively. Marketing channels include the website itself, Instagram presence, and a content partnership with the BD-focused YouTube channel Le Neophyte (@LeNeophyteBD), supplemented by in-store events, signings, and exhibitions. There is no evidence of external investors, parent company ownership, or recent funding rounds, and the company appears to be founder-owned or independently operated.

Technology infrastructure is described as a standard e-commerce platform with integrated multi-store inventory management; there are no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, no published APIs, no mobile application, and no disclosed data or technology partnerships. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time product sales at retail prices, with no subscription, licensing, or recurring revenue mechanics beyond gift cards. The company has no disclosed certifications, patents, regulatory actions, or management team information in the available data, and no financial figures such as revenue, headcount trends, or transaction volume have been published.

Name

Momie

Legal name

Momie

Website

https://momie.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Momie is a privately-held French specialty bookstore chain founded in 1985 operating 9 physical stores across France plus momie.fr e-commerce, selling BD, comics, manga, youth literature, and pop-culture merchandise including exclusive "Tirage Momie" limited editions to French enthusiast and collector consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenoble

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book and merchandise retail: Momie generates revenue through one-time product sales of books (BD, comics, manga, youth literature), merchandise (figurines, plush toys, stationery), and collector's editions. Products are sold at fixed retail prices ranging from approximately €2.90 to €75+ for special editions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Momie operates a network of 9 independent comic bookshops across France and an online store (momie.fr) that aggregates inventory from all physical locations. The company sells BD (Franco-Belgian comics), American Comics (VF and VO editions), Japanese Mangas, Youth literature, Romance, secondhand and collector editions, and related merchandise (figurines, plush toys, posters, stationery, textiles, games). It also offers exclusive limited "Tirage Momie" editions and gift card / discovery box programs.

Product overview

Momie.fr is an online bookstore platform operated by independent French bookstore chain 'Librairies Momies'. The company offers a comprehensive e-commerce platform for purchasing books and merchandise across multiple categories: BD (French comics), Comics (VF and VO), Mangas, Romance, and Youth literature. The platform features both new releases and secondhand/collector editions. In addition to books, Momie sells a wide range of merchandise including figurines, plush toys, posters, calendars, textiles, and other collectibles related to BD, Comics, Mangas, and youth franchises. The business model aggregates inventory from multiple physical store locations across France (Grenoble, Chambéry, Dijon, Lyon, Metz, Clermont-Ferrand, Saint-Malo, Lorient) to offer customers the widest possible selection online. The company also operates gift card programs and discovery boxes as supplementary offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Momie.fr Online Bookstore

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Neophyte (Le Neophyte)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNeophyte is a popular French YouTube channel focused on BD (bande dessinée) content. Momie partners with Neophyte for content creation and cross-promotion, with the channel visible on momie.fr's partner section. The partnership includes YouTube presence (@LeNeophyteBD) and Instagram (@leneophyte) integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Ankama: French publisher and digital entertainment company producing manga-style titles (Wakfu, Dofus) and merchandise sold via its own store. Adjacent to Momie as both a content supplier carried in Momie's catalog and a parallel retail/distribution channel for BD/Manga products.

Direct peers

• Micromania: French specialty retailer focused on video games, figurines, POP collectibles, and pop-culture merchandise. Strongly comparable to Momie's OBJETS categories (figurines, plush toys, POP items, game tie-ins) and overlapping collector audience.
• Cultura: French multi-category retail chain carrying books, BD, Mangas, games, stationery, and hobby merchandise. Comparable to Momie's mix of books plus figurines, plush toys, and stationery across a similar French customer base.
• Le Furet du Nord: Northern French bookstore chain with broad literature and BD assortments and integrated e-commerce. Comparable physical-and-digital bookstore model and French customer base, though with less Manga specialization.
• Gibert Joseph: Long-established French bookstore chain with strong BD, Comics, and Jeunesse assortments plus secondhand stock. Closely comparable category mix (BD/Comics/Youth) and secondhand/collector offering to Momie.
• Decitre: French bookstore chain with strong BD and general literature assortments plus online retail. Comparable multi-store French bookstore footprint and omnichannel operations.
• BD Fugue: Online French specialty retailer focused on BD, Comics, and Mangas. Closely comparable to Momie's e-commerce assortment and collector/limited-edition emphasis, with overlapping target customers across France.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon France: Dominant French e-commerce platform selling BD, Comics, Mangas, Jeunesse, and merchandise at scale with fast fulfillment. Represents the primary price and assortment competitive threat to Momie's online channel.
• France Loisirs: Long-running French book club and retailer with broad literature catalog including BD-adjacent titles. Comparable French readership base, though its model (membership/club) differs from Momie's retail model.
• Fnac: Major French multi-category retailer with substantial BD, Comics, and Mangas categories alongside broader electronics and entertainment. Comparable product overlap but operating at much larger scale and assortment breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@LeNeophyteBD
• Instagraminstagram.com/leneophyte
• Xx.com/MomieFolie
• Facebookfacebook.com/LibrairiesMomie

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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