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April 2026 Monthly Sales Update

In April 2026, same-store sales in the domestic BOOKOFF business were 8.6% higher than in the same month of the previous year, while sales across all stores were 10.3% higher. Sales increased in trading cards and hobbies, consumer electronics and mobile phones, apparel, and soft media, among other categories.

Worth reading
46Recurring
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Direction
Improvement
Direction inferred from the company’s description.
Scale
108.6
Same-store sales year-on-year (%)
Wording
Conditional
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Sales for this month

April 2026Fiscal year ending May 2026
Net Sales
+8.6%
Total-store sales
+10.3%
Same-Store Sales
+8.6%
The center line represents the same level as the same month of the previous year (100). The distance from the line represents the year-on-year change.
Number of Stores at Period-EndTotal domestic BOOKOFF business 729 Location / Domestic BOOKOFF company-operated stores 371 Location / Domestic BOOKOFF franchise stores 358 Location / Premium Services Business 54 Location / Total overseas businesses 50 Location / Overseas Directly Operated Stores 38 Location / International franchised stores 12 Location / Other 8 Location / Chain total 841 Location
Number of stores opened during the monthNumber of Cases 3 / Store name and location ハグオール 井筒屋直方ショップ店: Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, BOOKOFF WOODLAND HILLS store: United States, BOOKOFF SUPER BAZAAR Noda store: Noda, Chiba Prefecture
Monthly Commentary

Same-store sales in the domestic BOOKOFF business were 108.6% of the same month of the previous year, while sales across all stores were 110.3%. Sales of trading cards and hobbies, consumer electronics and mobile phones, apparel, and soft media, among other categories, exceeded the previous year.

Factors Affecting the Change

Sales of trading cards and hobbies exceeded the previous year, Sales of consumer electronics and mobile phones exceeded the previous year, Sales of apparel exceeded the previous year, Sales of soft media exceeded the previous year

Next Scheduled Disclosure

4 June 2026 (Thursday)

Monthly trend for the same period last year

Monthly trend of domestic directly operated same-store sales year-on-year from June 2025 to March 2026

Scope of aggregation: Domestic BOOKOFF business (sales results including directly operated and franchised stores; the table of sales year-on-year comparisons covers domestic directly operated stores)

Sales for this month
ItemDetails
Month CoveredApril 2026
Fiscal Year CoveredFiscal year ending May 2026
Scope of aggregationDomestic BOOKOFF business (sales results including directly operated and franchised stores; the table of sales year-on-year comparisons covers domestic directly operated stores)
Year-on-year change in monthly net sales108.6
Total-store sales, year on year110.3
Same-Store Sales, Year on YearRate 108.6 / Definition Not disclosed
Year-on-year change by categoryTrading cards and hobbies, consumer electronics and mobile phones, apparel, and soft media, among other categories: exceeded the previous year (individual year-on-year figures: Not disclosed)
Key KPIsIndicator name Store count / Value 841 Location / Year on year Not disclosed
Number of Stores at Period-EndTotal domestic BOOKOFF business 729 Location / Domestic BOOKOFF company-operated stores 371 Location / Domestic BOOKOFF franchise stores 358 Location / Premium Services Business 54 Location / Total overseas businesses 50 Location / Overseas Directly Operated Stores 38 Location / International franchised stores 12 Location / Other 8 Location / Chain total 841 Location
Number of stores opened during the monthNumber of Cases 3 / Store name and location ハグオール 井筒屋直方ショップ店: Nōgata, Fukuoka Prefecture, BOOKOFF WOODLAND HILLS store: United States, BOOKOFF SUPER BAZAAR Noda store: Noda, Chiba Prefecture
Monthly CommentarySame-store sales in the domestic BOOKOFF business were 108.6% of the same month of the previous year, while sales across all stores were 110.3%. Sales of trading cards and hobbies, consumer electronics and mobile phones, apparel, and soft media, among other categories, exceeded the previous year.
Factors Affecting the ChangeSales of trading cards and hobbies exceeded the previous year, Sales of consumer electronics and mobile phones exceeded the previous year, Sales of apparel exceeded the previous year, Sales of soft media exceeded the previous year
Monthly trend for the same period last yearMonthly trend of domestic directly operated same-store sales year-on-year from June 2025 to March 2026
Next Scheduled Disclosure4 June 2026 (Thursday)
Items this document does not state (8)
Net sales for the monthYear-on-Year Change in Customer CountYear-on-Year Change in Average Spend per CustomerCumulative Sales from Start of PeriodCumulative Year-on-Year Change from Start of PeriodSales by categoryNumber of stores closed during the monthMeasures from the following month onward

These are items the company does not state in this document. We do not leave them blank, nor fill them in from other sources or by inference.

The reasons the company gives

The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.

Sales of trading cards and hobbies, consumer electronics and mobile phones, apparel, and soft media, among other categories, exceeded the previous year.

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