Sales for this month
September 2026Fiscal year ending October 2026Book sales remained at the year-earlier level through the coordination of in-store fairs and e-commerce sales, while various sales initiatives and pop-up events drove the specialty miscellaneous goods and stationery business.
Coordination of in-store fairs and e-commerce sales, Various lottery and sticker sales, Pop-up events, Development of large pop-up shops, Opening of Kaitori Daikichi and Furuichi Top Books stores
Expansion of Godzilla-related pop-up shops, Aggressive development of the Kaitori Daikichi, games and trading cards businesses, Expansion of the product lineup, Initiatives to combine the DAISO, Gashapon and Café businesses, Improving the efficiency of store operations
Scope of aggregation: Group total, including subsidiaries
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Month Covered | September 2026 |
| Fiscal Year Covered | Fiscal year ending October 2026 |
| Scope of aggregation | Group total, including subsidiaries |
| Year-on-year change in monthly net sales | 138 |
| Total-store sales, year on year | 138 |
| Same-Store Sales, Year on Year | Ratio (%) 111.3 / Definition Not disclosed |
| Cumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of Period | 116.4 |
| Year-on-year change by category | Name All stores / Year-on-year (%) 138, Name Existing Stores / Year-on-year (%) 111.3 |
| Key KPIs | Indicator name Store count / Value 84 stores / Year on year Not disclosed |
| Number of Stores at Period-End | Group total 84 stores |
| Number of stores opened during the month | Number of Cases 3 / Store name and location Tsutaya Books Suzaka store (Nagano Prefecture), Tsutaya Books Maebashi Yoshioka store (Gunma Prefecture), Meibundo Bookstore Namerikawa store (Toyama Prefecture) |
| Monthly Commentary | Book sales remained at the year-earlier level through the coordination of in-store fairs and e-commerce sales, while various sales initiatives and pop-up events drove the specialty miscellaneous goods and stationery business. |
| Factors Affecting the Change | Coordination of in-store fairs and e-commerce sales, Various lottery and sticker sales, Pop-up events, Development of large pop-up shops, Opening of Kaitori Daikichi and Furuichi Top Books stores |
| Measures from the following month onward | Expansion of Godzilla-related pop-up shops, Aggressive development of the Kaitori Daikichi, games and trading cards businesses, Expansion of the product lineup, Initiatives to combine the DAISO, Gashapon and Café businesses, Improving the efficiency of store operations |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.Book sales benefited from the coordination of in-store fairs and e-commerce sales, while the specialty miscellaneous goods and stationery business benefited from various lottery and sticker sales and pop-up events. The company also opened a large pop-up shop related to the film “Godzilla-0.0,” as well as stores for Kaitori Daikichi and Furuichi Top Books.