Interim Management Statement
Quarter One Trading Statement
13 weeks to 30 March 2014
Domino's Pizza Group plc ("Domino's" or "the Group"), the leading pizza delivery group with stores in the UK, Germany, Republic of Ireland and Switzerland, announces its Trading Statement covering the 13 week period to 30 March 2014 ("the period") unless otherwise stated.
The Group has made a strong start to the year with system sales rising by 14.8% to £188.5m (2013: £164.1m), largely driven by strong like-for-like sales growth in the first part of the quarter. Like-for-like sales in the UK in 725 mature stores increased by 10.8% (2013: 6.6% in 670 mature stores) thanks in part to our most successful meal deal ever offered - the Winter Survival Deal - and some weaker comparative figures due to the impact of snow in the early weeks of the same period last year. In addition, like-for-like sales, in Euros, in the Republic of Ireland remained in positive territory, rising by 3.4% (2013: 8.1%) in the period.
The proportion of sales taken via e-commerce continues to grow with 69.4% of all UK delivered sales (2013: 61.9% of UK delivered sales) now coming via the internet. Sales taken through all online platforms were up 25% to £103m (2013: £82.4m) and, of this, 34% was taken through mobile devices (2013: 25.2%).
In the German market the Group continues to implement its plan focused on establishing successful store level economics. Like-for-like sales, in Euros, in 17 mature stores (2013: 6 mature stores) were up by 3.2% (2013: 40.3%). In Switzerland, like-for-like sales, in Swiss Francs, in the 10 mature stores were up by 1.8% in the period.