Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018
Operating activities:
Net income	$ 20,009	$ 9,416	$ 12,661
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	31,193	28,977	29,430
Impairment of long-lived assets and store closing costs	612	380	585
Gain on disposal of property and equipment	(42)	(131)	0
Share-based compensation	1,129	1,185	810
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	3,742	3,973	(5,972)
Non-cash interest expense	12	13	12
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Accounts receivable, net	(3,418)	(315)	145
Income tax receivable	2,350	(5,174)	943
Merchandise inventory	(3,996)	(1,951)	(615)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(762)	42	(390)
Operating lease asset	30,206	0	0
Operating lease liability	(30,569)	0	0
Accounts payable	10,103	1,024	1,845
Accrued expenses	5,934	1,211	3,644
Deferred compensation	0	(688)	(543)
Deferred rent and leasehold incentives	0	(580)	308
Net cash provided by operating activities	66,503	37,382	42,863
Investing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment	(26,752)	(30,030)	(23,687)
Acquisition of other intangibles	(2,832)	(2,703)	(30)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	836	34
Proceeds from property insurance settlements	27	32	140
Net cash used in investing activities	(29,557)	(31,865)	(23,543)
Financing activities:
Borrowings under credit facility	236,100	405,900	376,000
Repayments under credit facility	(241,792)	(413,400)	(391,200)
Repurchases of common stock	0	0	(581)
Capital and financing lease obligations payments	0	(780)	(573)
Finance lease obligation payments	(2,271)	0	0
Dividends to shareholders	(6,301)	0	0
Loan fees paid	(25)	0	0
Payments on withholding tax for restricted stock unit vesting	(337)	(421)	(89)
Net cash used in financing activities	(14,626)	(8,701)	(16,443)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	22,320	(3,184)	2,877
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	6,214	9,398	6,521
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year	28,534	6,214	9,398
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	354	787	878
Cash paid for interest on finance or capital and financing lease obligations, net of capitalized interest of $102, $268 and $187, respectively	1,690	4,148	3,611
Income taxes paid	3,305	4,734	1,958
Deferred compensation paid	0	700	700
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment not yet paid	2,407	6,289	5,254
Acquisition of other intangibles not yet paid	255	476	0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment not yet received	42	6	23
Property acquired through capital and capital financing lease obligations	0	12,156	8,285
Property acquired through operating lease obligations	13,204	0	0
Property acquired through finance lease obligations	$ 11,625	$ 0	$ 0