Sales for this month
June 2026Fiscal year ending October 2026June sales across all stores were 117.0% of the same month a year earlier, while existing-store sales were 93.2%. Books and select general merchandise and stationery drove sales, and Café, capsule toys and Kaitori Daikichi also performed well. Game-related businesses, however, fell substantially below the previous year due to the reversal of the boost from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 last year.
Book sales, led by large-format stores, Continued rollout of original promotions and fairs, E-commerce sales, Expansion across stores of initiatives to sell popular mail-order shop products in-store, Expanded selection of stationery and character products, Specialty foods available by order from across Japan, Reversal of the boost from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 in June last year, Strong performance by the Café, capsule toy and Kaitori Daikichi businesses
Propose enriching customers' time through books across both physical and online channels, Expand the Furuichi Top Books and Kaitori Daikichi businesses, Renovation of Meibundo Bookstore locations
Scope of aggregation: All stores and existing stores (monthly sales trends for TOP CULTURE Co.,Ltd.; the number of stores across the Group is also provided)
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | June 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending October 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | All stores and existing stores (monthly sales trends for TOP CULTURE Co.,Ltd.; the number of stores across the Group is also provided) |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | All stores 117 % / Existing stores 93.2 % |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 117 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 93.2 / Definition Not disclosed |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | All stores 110.4 % / Existing stores 102.1 % |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | All stores 107 stores / Existing stores 89 stores |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Store name Furuichi Top Books (inside TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Isesaki Moro) / Location Gunma Prefecture, Number of Cases 1 / Store name Kaitori Daikichi (inside TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Sado Sawada, third store) / Location Niigata Prefecture, Number of Cases 1 / Store name Kaitori Daikichi (inside 明文堂書店 Komatsu Trees, fourth store) / Location Ishikawa Prefecture |
| Number of stores closed during the month | Number of Cases 2 / Store name TSUTAYA BOOKSTORE Namekawa, Furuichi Top Books Namekawa / Location Saitama Prefecture |
| Monthly Commentary | June sales across all stores were 117.0% of the same month a year earlier, while existing-store sales were 93.2%. Books and select general merchandise and stationery drove sales, and Café, capsule toys and Kaitori Daikichi also performed well. Game-related businesses, however, fell substantially below the previous year due to the reversal of the boost from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 last year. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Book sales, led by large-format stores, Continued rollout of original promotions and fairs, E-commerce sales, Expansion across stores of initiatives to sell popular mail-order shop products in-store, Expanded selection of stationery and character products, Specialty foods available by order from across Japan, Reversal of the boost from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 in June last year, Strong performance by the Café, capsule toy and Kaitori Daikichi businesses |
| Measures from the following month onward | Propose enriching customers' time through books across both physical and online channels, Expand the Furuichi Top Books and Kaitori Daikichi businesses, Renovation of Meibundo Bookstore locations |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.For books, large-format stores, original promotions and fairs, and EC sales contributed to performance. For select general merchandise and stationery, the in-store rollout of products from popular mail-order shops, an expanded product lineup and specialty foods available by order contributed to sales. Game-related businesses fell substantially below the previous year due to the reversal of the boost from the launch of Nintendo Switch 2 in June last year, while the Café, capsule toy and Kaitori Daikichi businesses performed well. The disclosure also covers new store openings in June and the transfer of operations and refurbishment of 明文堂書店 stores.