Dominos Pizza UK & IRL plc (Dominos Pizza), which is quoted on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol: DOM), announces sales performance for the year and the Christmas period.
Total sales across the Dominos system in the UK and the Republic of Ireland for 2000 grew 19.9% (1999: 15.7%) to £76 m (1999: £63m).
For the final 9 weeks of the financial year ended 31 December 2000 (1999: 26 December), like-for-like sales increased by 8.2% (1999: 4.7%).
Sales generated via internet ordering (www.dominos.co.uk) and interactive TV ordering continue to grow, representing 3.4% (1999: 2.0%) of total sales in the run up to Christmas.
During 2000, 22 new delivery stores opened and two closed. Six experimental stores were also closed, as planned, bringing the year-end total store count to 215.
Stephen Hemsley, Chief Executive, commented:
Sales growth in 2000 continued to be strong, particularly in the run up to Christmas. This was, in part, influenced by a strong marketing campaign linked to the launch of our innovative HeatWave heated delivery system.
Dominos Pizza Group Limited is the UKs Number One pizza delivery company and holds the licence to own, operate and franchise Dominos Pizza stores in the UK and Ireland. The first UK store opened in 1985 and there are currently 215 stores in the UK and Ireland.
Dominos Pizza is the worlds leading pizza delivery company and was founded in the United States in 1960. There are currently over 6,800 stores open across the world in 64 countries.
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