saw that but actually very much a storm in a t-cup ...... branch openings are of much greater import both to profitability and, more importantly, market sentiment towards the company

Yes Harry, when the bottom's fallen out of my world, i have a mexican heatwave and let the world fall out of my bottom...

apologies everyone...

have cut my losses ...... sorry to say it, but DOM has now underperformed for too long, and though rsi looks o'sold, i see no immedaite likelihood of a strong recovery especially with, imo, every likelihood that the markets are due for a sharp correction ..... for all that, i shall continue to watch and may well come back in in due course

for general info, am keeping faith with RTN at least for the time being

Pizza Hut news is not going to help

nothing about Pizza Hut in Telegraph, but assume they are reporting weak sales ..... have to brave to eat there imo - lol!

cynic , high salt

prob high sugar too ...... good old Nanny State strikes again! ...... what chance of changing a nation's eating habits? ...... bugger all! .... next time you are in the super, have a look at the next trolley at check-out and see how many pre-prepped meals and crisps and sweets and biscuits etc etc .... even the bread has a high salt content compared to that at a true baker, rare beast that it now is

cynic , sounding like grumpy old men here

it's not exactly rubbish, but we do make an awful song and dance when really, it is a combination of many factors from busy lifestyles with both partners working to lack of ability to cook to lack of compulsory sport and exercise in schools ...... of course we do now have a significant groundswell against all the crap that is sold, so very very slowly eating habits may change, just as has our attitude towards global warming

I take it the market was looking for more growth than was reported yesterday...?

The problem was the rise in the price of mozarella cheese and wheat !!!!

The overreaction yesterday was ridiculous - it seemed rude not to buy a few at 201p yesterday afternoon ...... so I did ;o)

The Daily Telegraph seem to agree - see today's Quesor column.

If my reading of the chart is correct, the sp hit the 200 DMA & then bounced down again. If it tries again & still doesn't breach the line then I would not be happy holding.

bought back in again this morning at 217

Proactiveinvestors.com have commented HERE

Judging by the amount of empty pizza boxes around the student areas of leeds and smokers (who are health concious!) now drinking at home. I hope this is just a blip for dom.

hate to say it, but the chart is pretty damn ugly ...... there might be support here or at 140, but nothing of note

Surprised you haven't been shorting this one, cynic.
Surely the trading range from 140 - 160 is a possible support level?
I also thought that the divi date is sometime in december which might help a little.

Latest RNS says trading statement will be released on 8th January 2008. Preliminary results announced on 18th February 2008. Perhaps they are in a hurry to tell us how well they are doing before the media knock the sp down to 1.

i followed DOM for quite a while, but suspect i lost money overall ...... however, i still think it's a really good company, but timing (re)entry is very tricky

suddenly, sp has gone ballistic ..... no news out and surely too dangerous to jump on board without same