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Store counts are 300 company-operated stores, 125 franchise stores, and 28 subsidiary stores, totaling 453 group stores.\n\n### Planned Measures and Events\nIn September, the company held the 3rd Kagoshima Shochu Fair, featuring seven craft shochu varieties offered at 299 yen per glass for all types. A special menu with Kagoshima-style dishes was also offered, and a lottery campaign targeting 150 people was run. The company continues measures to raise average spend and increase customer visits, including offering autumn premium course menus (4,500 yen to 6,500 yen) and day-of-week-dependent all-you-can-drink perks.","jir_financial_highlights":"Monthly Sales (Company-operated stores): 105.6% (Year-over-Year)\nCustomer Count (Company-operated stores): 106.3% (Year-over-Year)\nAverage Spend per Customer (Company-operated stores): 99.4% (Year-over-Year)\nCompany-operated Store Sales (Existing stores): 97.4% (Year-over-Year)\nCompany-operated Store Customer Count (Existing stores): 97.6% (Year-over-Year)\nCompany-operated Store Average Spend per Customer (Existing stores): 99.8% (Year-over-Year)","jir_category":"","jir_hashtags":"#Chimney, #CompanyOperatedStores, #StoreStatus, #MonthlySales, #ShochuFair","jir_key_figures":"Monthly Sales (Company-operated stores): 105.6% (Year-over-Year)\nCustomer Count (Company-operated stores): 106.3% (Year-over-Year)\nCompany-operated Store Average Spend per Customer: 99.4% (Year-over-Year)","jir_meta_title":"Chimney Co., Ltd. \u2014 Monthly Sales & Store Status September 2026 | Sales 105.6%, Existing Stores 97.4%","jir_meta_description":"Summary of Chimney Co., Ltd.'s monthly sales and store status for September 2026. Company-operated stores showed strong sales while existing stores lagged. Includes details on the Kagoshima shochu fair and autumn course offerings.","jir_og_title":"Chimney Co., Ltd. \u2014 Monthly Sales & Store Status September 2026 | Sales 105.6%, Existing Stores 97.4%","jir_og_description":"In September, company-operated store sales were 105.6% year-over-year and existing stores were 97.4%. No new openings and one closure. Using a shochu fair and autumn courses to attract customers.","jir_og_image_url":"\/assets\/og\/company-general_ir.jpg","jir_chart_data_collection":"[]","ir_related_company":57605,"ir_release_date":"","ir_type":"","ir_is_new":false,"ir_document_url":"","jir_ir_type":"sales_update","footnotes":""},"sector":[],"importance":[],"class_list":["post-129072","ir_release","type-ir_release","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n