Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2025	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 46,444	$ 33,935	$ 23,243
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	31,814	30,930	28,906
Loss on impairment of long-lived assets and store closing costs	81	2,102	1,268
(Gain) loss on disposal of property and equipment	(34)	10	379
Share-based compensation	3,960	2,829	1,360
Deferred income tax benefit	(2,608)	(3,955)	(1,475)
Non-cash interest expense	4	17	19
Other	(7)	160	(0)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net	(411)	(1,790)	315
Income tax receivable	(604)	252	378
Merchandise inventory	(12,296)	(1,412)	(5,504)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(5,516)	(1,069)	(128)
Operating lease assets	33,592	33,446	33,067
Operating lease liabilities	(34,432)	(34,197)	(33,899)
Accounts payable	(6,086)	10,039	10,350
Accrued expenses	1,389	2,783	6,327
Net cash provided by operating activities	55,304	73,760	64,606
Investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(31,201)	(37,541)	(36,568)
Acquisition of other intangibles	(178)	(1,139)	(1,525)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	93	37	107
Proceeds from property insurance settlements	315	43	36
Net cash used in investing activities	(30,971)	(38,600)	(37,950)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under revolving loans	666,200	604,200	531,100
Repayments under revolving loans	(666,200)	(604,200)	(531,100)
Repayments under term loan	0	(7,688)	(8,000)
Finance lease obligation payments	(3,825)	(3,610)	(2,779)
Dividends to shareholders	(11,009)	(31,866)	(9,089)
Repurchase of common stock	0	0	(181)
Payments of deferred financing costs	0	(18)	0
Payments on withholding tax for restricted stock unit vesting	(1,254)	(1,449)	(304)
Net cash used in financing activities	(16,088)	(44,631)	(20,353)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	8,245	(9,471)	6,303
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	8,871	18,342	12,039
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	17,116	8,871	18,342
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	1,181	2,216	1,305
Cash paid for interest on financing lease obligations, net of capitalized interest of $252, $338 and $318, respectively	1,940	1,939	2,002
Income taxes paid	15,911	13,581	5,048
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment not yet paid	2,373	3,679	6,016
Acquisition of other intangibles not yet paid	10	22	3
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease obligations	18,412	22,317	15,274
Lease assets obtained in exchange for new finance lease obligations	$ 7,419	$ (45)	$ 5,724