Sales for this month
July 2026Fiscal year ending October 2026July sales were 133.6% of the prior-year level for all stores and 103.5% for existing stores. The earthquake had no material impact on stores or business operations.
Release of magazines and comics featuring limited-edition bonus promotions for popular titles, Release of new books by prominent authors, Strong e-commerce sales, Expanded product lineup for miscellaneous goods and stationery, Various lotteries, stickers, and gourmet products available for ordering, Strong performance by games and trading cards, Gashapon, DAISO, and Kaitori Daikichi, Exclusion of 株式会社メソッドカイザー from the scope of consolidation
Generating sales through both physical stores and online channels, Expanding the rollout of various businesses by leveraging the strengths of multi-format bookstores, Renovation of Meibundo Bookstore locations
Scope of aggregation: Group total, including subsidiaries
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | July 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending October 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Group total, including subsidiaries |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | All stores 133.6% / Existing stores 103.5% |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 133.6% |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Rate 103.5% / Definition Not disclosed |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | All stores 112.8% / Existing stores 102.2% |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Store count / Value 82 stores / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Group total 82 stores / By company-operated, franchised, and overseas stores Not disclosed |
| Monthly Commentary | July sales were 133.6% of the prior-year level for all stores and 103.5% for existing stores. The earthquake had no material impact on stores or business operations. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Release of magazines and comics featuring limited-edition bonus promotions for popular titles, Release of new books by prominent authors, Strong e-commerce sales, Expanded product lineup for miscellaneous goods and stationery, Various lotteries, stickers, and gourmet products available for ordering, Strong performance by games and trading cards, Gashapon, DAISO, and Kaitori Daikichi, Exclusion of 株式会社メソッドカイザー from the scope of consolidation |
| Measures from the following month onward | Generating sales through both physical stores and online channels, Expanding the rollout of various businesses by leveraging the strengths of multi-format bookstores, 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.In books, sales were driven by magazines and comics featuring limited-edition bonus promotions tied to popular titles, new releases by prominent authors, and strong e-commerce sales. Sales of specialty miscellaneous goods and stationery benefited from an expanded product lineup, various lotteries and stickers, and gourmet products available for nationwide ordering. Game and trading-card products, Gashapon, DAISO, and Kaitori Daikichi also performed well. In addition, 株式会社メソッドカイザー was excluded from the scope of consolidation from July 2026 following a share transfer.