Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Net sales	$ 277,524	$ 230,447	$ 507,554	$ 451,962
Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs	199,701	168,233	369,207	330,602
Gross profit	77,823	62,214	138,347	121,360
Store expenses	56,878	50,175	108,305	99,298
Administrative expenses	7,038	5,761	12,857	11,076
Pre-opening and relocation expenses	650	157	1,080	829
Operating income	13,257	6,121	16,105	10,157
Interest expense, net	(516)	(1,280)	(1,052)	(2,535)
Income before income taxes	12,741	4,841	15,053	7,622
Provision for income taxes	(3,023)	(981)	(3,467)	(1,565)
Net income	$ 9,718	$ 3,860	$ 11,586	$ 6,057
Net income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.17	$ 0.52	$ 0.27
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.43	$ 0.17	$ 0.51	$ 0.27
Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	22,493,341	22,413,055	22,482,285	22,399,665
Diluted (in shares)	22,543,429	22,561,825	22,542,319	22,579,733

Cost of goods sold and occupancy costs include the cost of inventory sold during the period (net of discounts and allowances), shipping and handling costs, distribution and supply chain costs (including the costs of our bulk food repackaging facility), buying costs, shrink and store occupancy costs. Store occupancy costs include rent payments, common area maintenance and real estate taxes. Depreciation expense included in cost of goods sold relates to depreciation for assets directly used at our bulk food repackaging facility.

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