Domino’s Pizza UK + IRL: Q1 Interim Management Statement

Milton Keynes / UK. (dp) Domino´s Pizza UK and IRL PLC, the leading pizza delivery company in the United Kingdom and Ireland, announced an Interim Management Statement. Financial data is for the 13 week period to 29 March 2009 unless otherwise stated. The Company has continued to see good momentum in the business. Like-for-like sales for the period in the 501 mature stores were up 9,3 percent (2008: 12,4 percent in 450 mature stores). System sales for the period were up 17,6 percent to 101,1 million GBP (2008: 86,0 million GBP). E-commerce continued to grow strongly with online sales for the period up 31,7 percent to 16,6 million GBP (2008: 12,6 million GBP) and accounting for 23,6 percent of UK delivered sales (2008: 21,3 percent). The Company has opened ten new stores since the beginning of the year (2008: six new stores) creating around 300 new jobs in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The Company had a total of 563 stores as at 29 March 2009 (2008: 507) and is well-positioned to achieve its target of 50 new store openings this year.