| 1990 |
Dating back in 1990, the first BOOKOFF store opened in Sagamihara city in Kanagawa prefecture. |
| 1999-10 |
BOOKOFF USA INC. Established |
| 1999-10-08 |
It’s the date when BOOKOFF USA INC. was established on. |
| 2000 |
BOOKOFF USA began operations in 2000 with the opening of our first store in New York City. |
| 2000 |
In 2000, finally, the challenge of BOOKOFF started in New York, USA began. |
| 2000-04 |
Our first store in the United States, New York store, opened in April 2000 near Grand Central Station on 41st Street. |
| 2000-04 |
Our first store “New York Store” opened (closed/relocated in 2010) |
| 2001 |
Then, our challenge was taking in California, we launched a store in Los Angeles in 2001. |
| 2001-08 |
The first West Coast Store “Gardena Store” opened (renamed from Los Angeles Store in 2012) |
| 2003-01 |
“Costa Mesa store” opened (October 2004 transferred from a Franchisee company) |
| 2004-04 |
New York Hartsdale Store” opened (closed/integrated to New York Store in 2007) |
| 2005-10 |
“LA Rolling Hills Plaza store” opened (closed/integrated to Del Amo Fashion Center Store in 2010) |
| 2008-03 |
“San Diego Store” opened |
| 2009 |
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. |
| 2009-11 |
First English-item-only store (=Global BOOKOFF) “Westminster Mall Store” opened |
| 2010-08 |
The second GBO (=Global BOOKOFF) store “Dela Amo Fashion Center Store” opens |
| 2010-10 |
“49 West 45th Street New York Store” opened (relocated from New York Store) |
| 2013-03 |
Mar. 3rd GBO store “Lakewood Center Mall Store” opened |
| 2016 |
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.” |
| 2017-07 |
“Hawaii Pearlridge Store” (Closed/relocated in October of the same year) |
| 2017-10 |
“Hawaii Pearlridge Uptown Store” opened (relocated) |
| 2017-10 |
Seasonal store “Del Amo Fashion Center North Store” opened |
| 2018-02 |
Seasonal store “New York Amsterdam Store” opened (closed in July 2018 as contract closure) |
| 2019-04-22 |
20 years in business. 20 years. Posted on April 22, 2019. 20th anniversary. |
| 2022 |
Starting in 2022, we extended the JJJ concept to Kazakhstan. |
