TSUTAYA and TSUTAYA BOOKS book and magazine sales for the fiscal year ending March 2013: 110.9 billion yen (18th consecutive year of sales growth, 105.9% year-on-year)

2013.07.02 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Entertainment Business Division

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., Entertainment Business Division (headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo), has announced that sales at all TSUTAYA BOOKS stores (701 stores nationwide), which handle books and magazines within the nationwide chain of TSUTAYA and TSUTAYA BOOKS, reached a record high of 110.9 billion yen (up 5.9% year-on-year) from April 2012 to March 2013. *Sales figures do not include sales through online mail order handled by T-MEDIA Holdings Co., Ltd.

After founding "TSUTAYA BOOKS Hirakata Ekimae Store (now TSUTAYA Hirakata Ekimae Main Store)," TSUTAYA began franchising its bookstore business in 1994, and has continued to expand both sales and the number of stores for 18 consecutive years. The recent increase in sales is due to the expansion of large bookstores that carry specialized books and rare books. In line with TSUTAYA's concept of being a "place for lifestyle suggestions," large bookstores are characterized by "discovery-filled sales floors" where customers can discover new lifestyles, as well as a BOOK & CAFE-style book and magazine section where customers can choose books and magazines before purchasing them while sipping coffee. This provides customers with the value of a bookstore as a "place to choose books (= lifestyle)" that goes beyond just the product selection.

TSUTAYA will continue to provide book lovers with a wide selection of books, as well as a bookstore that offers opportunities to discover new books and proposes new lifestyles.

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[TSUTAYA's book and magazine related business history]
1983 (Showa 56) 
 The first TSUTAYA store, "TSUTAYA BOOKS Hirakata Ekimae Store," opens in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture (March 24th)
 Formed a business partnership with Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Co., Ltd.
1994 (Heisei 6)
 Started franchise development of book sales business (TSUTAYA BOOK NETWORK)
 Opened "TSUTAYA Yamauchi Store" in Okinawa City, a prototype of the "Multi-Package Store" store concept, which stocks all packaged software, including videos, CDs, books, magazines, and other lifestyle-related products.
1995 (Heisei 7)
 Opened "TSUTAYA Higashikori Store," a model multi-package store, in Hirakata City, Osaka Prefecture.
1997 (Heisei 9)
 TSUTAYA BOOKS member stores reach 100
1998 (Heisei 10)
 TSUTAYA BOOKS annual total sales: 15.9 billion yen (over 10 billion yen)
1999 (Heisei 11)
 Launched a "point service" that allows you to earn points by purchasing books
2003 (Heisei 15)
 A new style of bookstore based on the concept of "BOOK & CAFE," where you can read books before purchasing them in a cafe-like setting, will be opened at "TSUTAYA TOKYO ROPPONGI" in Roppongi Hills.
 Common point service "T-POINT" launched
2005 (Heisei 17)
 Total annual sales of TSUTAYA BOOKS member stores: 57.8 billion yen (over 50 billion yen)
2006 (Heisei 18)
 TSUTAYA Online Shopping begins online book sales
 Established MPD Co., Ltd., a joint venture for commercial logistics with Nippon Shuppan Hanbai Co., Ltd.
2007 (Heisei 19)
 TSUTAYA begins comic rental franchise development
2008 (Heisei 20)
 TSUTAYA BOOKS member stores reach 500
 TSUTAYA DISCAS launches home delivery comic rental service
2010 (Heisei 210)
 Formed a capital and business alliance with Netoff Co., Ltd., which operates the used book buying and selling website "Netoff"
 Formed a capital and business alliance with Fujisan Magazine Service Co., Ltd., which operates "Fujisan.co.jp"
 The first second-hand bookstore "ecobooks" opens at "TSUTAYA Yokohama Minatomirai Store"
 Started franchising of second-hand bookstore "ecobooks". Developing a store style based on the concept of a "multi-use store" where you can "buy, borrow, sell (share)" books
 TSUTAYA Online Shopping launches online magazine sales
2011 (Heisei 23)
 E-book service "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs" launched
 Opening of super-large TSUTAYA stores with book sales floors of 3300m2 in Gunma and Saitama prefectures
 Daikanyama TSUTAYA Bookstore opens in Shibuya, Tokyo
 Annual sales of TSUTAYA BOOKS affiliated stores exceed 100 billion yen
2012 (Heisei 24)
 Started handling "Kanzume" as a private label book product
 TSUTAYA BOOKS Hitachinaka, the largest bookstore in the northern Kanto region, opens in Ibaraki Prefecture
2013 (Heisei 25)
 TSUTAYA BOOKS Sendai Izumi Branch opens, the largest bookstore complex in Japan
 Entrusted with the operation of public libraries. Also, the adjacent bookstore "TSUTAYA BOOKS Takeo City Library Store" opened.

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TSUTAYA and TSUTAYA BOOKS book and magazine sales for the fiscal year ending March 2013: 110.9 billion yen (18th consecutive year of sales growth, 105.9% year-on-year)

Inquiries regarding this matter
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. Entertainment Business Division　
Public Relations Officer: Yuta Takahashi TEL: 03-6800-4764