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New store openings reported: BOOKOFF AEON Fukuoka Higashi store and BOOKOFF FASHION Musashisakai Renjakudori store. Store count is progressing steadily including company-operated and franchise stores.","jir_summary":"### Overview of Monthly Sales Trends\nThis report shows the monthly sales performance and store count trends for the domestic BOOKOFF business, covering both company-operated stores and all stores. Same-store sales for company-operated stores were 104.2% year-over-year, and all-store sales were 105.9%, exceeding the prior year. Category contributions included trading cards & hobby, software media, apparel, and home appliances & mobile phones, which outperformed the prior year.\n\n### Store Openings and Store Count Trends\nNew company-operated store openings announced: BOOKOFF AEON Fukuoka Higashi on September 11, 2026, and BOOKOFF FASHION Musashisakai Renjakudori on September 19, 2026. The total store count for the chain was 839 stores during the month (including company-operated, franchise, premium service, overseas, etc.). Franchise stores are on a declining trend, while company-operated stores are slightly increasing or remaining stable.","jir_financial_highlights":"Domestic BOOKOFF business company-operated stores same-store sales YoY: 104.2% (Year-over-Year)\nDomestic BOOKOFF business all stores sales YoY: 105.9% (Year-over-Year)\nStore openings: BOOKOFF AEON Fukuoka Higashi store, BOOKOFF FASHION Musashisakai Renjakudori store (New openings)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#NoShareBuyback, #NoExecutivePersonnelChanges","jir_key_figures":"Same-store sales YoY: 104.2% (All stores: 105.9%)\nNew store openings: BOOKOFF AEON Fukuoka Higashi store, BOOKOFF FASHION Musashisakai Renjakudori store\nTotal chain store count: 839 (trend shown for June 2026 \u2192 July 2026 \u2192 September 2026)","jir_meta_title":"Bookoff Group Holdings Limited Monthly Sales Update | September 2026","jir_meta_description":"Summary of monthly sales and store information for Bookoff Group's domestic BOOKOFF business. Same-store sales were 104.2% YoY and all-store sales were 105.9% YoY. Includes new store openings and store count trends.","jir_og_title":"Bookoff Group Holdings Limited Monthly Sales Update | September 2026","jir_og_description":"Monthly sales for the domestic BOOKOFF business exceeded the prior year. Reports new store openings and store count trends.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":57249,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"sales_update","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-127826","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n