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Store counts: directly managed 369\u2192368\u2192369, franchise 356\u2192356\u2192355, total 725\u2192724\u2192724. No new openings this month.","jir_summary":"### Section Heading\nAs a summary of monthly sales trends, the existing-store sales for the domestic Book Off business\u2019s directly managed stores rose 107.8% year over year, and all stores 108.6%, indicating a strong growth. The sales growth is primarily driven by merchandise categories such as trading cards, hobbies, books, software\/media, and apparel. Regarding store openings, there were no new openings this month; store counts show a minor fluctuation for directly managed stores, while franchise stores continued to decline slightly.\n\n### Second Section Heading\nNo specific numerical outlook is provided for the future, but as a preliminary indication of the monthly sales status, both directly managed and all-store existing-store sales exceed the previous year. Next publication date and additional store strategy information are not provided; further details are expected in the next month's update.","jir_financial_highlights":"Domestic Book Off business Directly Managed Stores Existing Store Sales YoY: 107.8% (YoY)\nDomestic Book Off business All Stores Sales YoY: 108.6% (YoY)\nNumber of Stores (Domestic Book Off Business Directly Managed Stores): 369\u2192368\u2192369 (Store count trend)\nNumber of Stores (Franchise): 356\u2192356\u2192355 (Store count trend)\nDomestic Book Off Business Total (Directly Managed + Franchise): 725\u2192724\u2192724 (Store count trend)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#BookOffGroupHoldings, #MonthlySales, #DomesticBusinessTrends","jir_key_figures":"Domestic Book Off business Directly Managed Stores Existing Store Sales YoY: 107.8%\nDomestic Book Off business All Stores Sales YoY: 108.6%\nDomestic Book Off business Directly Managed Stores: 369\u2192368\u2192369","jir_meta_title":"Book Off Group Holdings: August Monthly Sales Status \u2014 Existing Store High Levels, All Stores Steady","jir_meta_description":"Summary of monthly sales status and store count trends for the Domestic Book Off business based on the monthly report. 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