Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 34,644	$ 24,925
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	23,791	22,998
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets and store closing costs	81	390
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment	(30)	10
Share-based compensation	3,100	1,900
Deferred income tax benefit	(2,444)	(2,519)
Non-cash interest expense	3	14
Other	(3)	160
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(1,055)	1,318
Merchandise inventory	(3,954)	1,923
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(5,232)	(1,009)
Income tax receivable	0	252
Operating lease assets	25,221	25,005
Operating lease liabilities	(25,565)	(25,386)
Accounts payable	(4,520)	2,023
Accrued expenses	(4,366)	(2,404)
Net cash provided by operating activities	39,677	49,280
Investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(23,124)	(31,016)
Acquisition of other intangibles	(167)	(839)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	44	3
Proceeds from property insurance settlements	305	44
Net cash used in investing activities	(22,942)	(31,808)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving loans	486,200	455,300
Repayments under revolving loans	(486,200)	(438,700)
Repayments under term loan	0	(6,000)
Finance lease obligation payments	(2,931)	(2,653)
Dividends to shareholders	(8,255)	(29,585)
Payments of deferred financing costs	0	(18)
Payments on withholding tax for restricted stock unit vesting	(1,242)	(243)
Net cash used in financing activities	(12,428)	(21,899)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	4,307	(4,427)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	8,871	18,342
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	13,178	13,915
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	959	1,630
Cash paid for interest on finance lease obligations, net of capitalized interest of $164 and $302, respectively	1,441	1,422
Income taxes paid	11,644	8,264
Cash Flow, Noncash Investing and Financing Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
Acquisition of property and equipment not yet paid	2,157	2,578
Acquisition of other intangibles not yet paid	0	51
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	14,022	13,073
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations	$ 3,135	$ (45)