BOOKOFF U.S.A. INC.

Dating back in 1990, the first BOOKOFF store opened in Sagamihara city in Kanagawa prefecture.

BOOKOFF USA INC. Established

It’s the date when BOOKOFF USA INC. was established on.

BOOKOFF USA began operations in 2000 with the opening of our first store in New York City.

In 2000, finally, the challenge of BOOKOFF started in New York, USA began.

Our first store in the United States, New York store, opened in April 2000 near Grand Central Station on 41st Street.

Our first store “New York Store” opened (closed/relocated in 2010)

Then, our challenge was taking in California, we launched a store in Los Angeles in 2001.

The first West Coast Store “Gardena Store” opened (renamed from Los Angeles Store in 2012)

“Costa Mesa store” opened (October 2004 transferred from a Franchisee company)

New York Hartsdale Store” opened (closed/integrated to New York Store in 2007)

“LA Rolling Hills Plaza store” opened (closed/integrated to Del Amo Fashion Center Store in 2010)

“San Diego Store” opened

In 2009, the first English-item-only store (we call this type of store Global BOOKOFF), Westminster Mall Store opened. The grand opening was on Black Friday at 5 AM.

First English-item-only store (=Global BOOKOFF) “Westminster Mall Store” opened

The second GBO (=Global BOOKOFF) store “Dela Amo Fashion Center Store” opens

“49 West 45th Street New York Store” opened (relocated from New York Store)

Mar. 3rd GBO store “Lakewood Center Mall Store” opened

Established in Malaysia in 2016, Jalan Jalan Japan was conceived as a “Exit strategy” solution to address the challenges of “buyback quantity at our stores significantly exceeding sales.”

“Hawaii Pearlridge Store” (Closed/relocated in October of the same year)

“Hawaii Pearlridge Uptown Store” opened (relocated)

Seasonal store “Del Amo Fashion Center North Store” opened

Seasonal store “New York Amsterdam Store” opened (closed in July 2018 as contract closure)

20 years in business. 20 years. Posted on April 22, 2019. 20th anniversary.

Starting in 2022, we extended the JJJ concept to Kazakhstan.