Dramatic increase in Domino's Pizza sales

Leading pizza chain Domino’s today announced a 25% increase in first-half profits. Although many restaurants continue to be hit by the economic downturn, takeaway food chains appear to be capitalising on the consumer’s decision to stay in. Paul Hickman at KBC Peel Hunt commended “Domino’s marketing excellence” and also cited shrewd business moves such as the company’s high profile sponsorship of the hit ITV1 show Britain’s Got Talent... [Read More...]

Domino's Pizza Opening in Wigan

As well as the recent annoncement of the Llantrisant (South Wales) Domino’s Pizza store opening in Winter 2009, developers are hoping that the arrival of a pizza business at Wigan Pier will have a domino effect on attracting other firms. While the new apartments at the revamped Trencherfield Mill have been occupied with relative ease, the recession has ensured it has been a tougher ask to fill the commercial spaces created there. But that... [Read More...]

No Credit Crunch for Domino's Pizza

Profits at takeaway and delivery pizza giant Domino’s have rocketed by almost a quarter in another sign that families hit by the credit crunch are abandoning restaurants for cheaper stay at home meals. Domino’s Pizza, which has 572 stores in the UK and Ireland run on a franchise basis, said people wanted to ‘trade down’ from going out for a meal, but were unwilling to give up entirely on luxuries. It said profits rose to £23.4million... [Read More...]