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Q4 Trading Statement
Q4 Trading Statement.
About this update from Domino's Pizza Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 9795B Domino's Pizza Group PLC 05 February 2020 \n\n \n \n \n \nLEI: 213800Q6ZKHAOV48JL75 \n5 February 2020\n \n \nDOMINO'S PIZZA GROUP PLC\nQ4 Trading Statement\n \nSOLID UK PERFORMANCE DRIVEN BY ONLINE GROWTH\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n13 weeks to \n29 December 2019\n\n\n13 weeks to \n30 December 2018\n\n\nChange % reported\n\n\nChange % organic1\n\n\n\n\nGroup system sales (£m)\n\n\n£352.0m\n\n\n£339.6m\n\n\n3.7%\n\n\n4.1%\n\n\n\n\nUK & ROI system sales (£m)\n\n\n£326.7m\n\n\n£312.9m\n\n\n4.4%\n\n\n4.5%\n\n\n\n\n- UK LFL (exc. splits) sales growth\n\n\n3.9%\n\n\n4.5%\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n- ROI LFL (exc. splits) sales growth2\n\n\n(1.0)%\n\n\n7.5%\n\n\n \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nInternational system sales (£m)\n \n\n\n£25.3m\n\n\n£26.6m\n\n\n(5.0)%\n\n\n(1.4)%\n\n\n\n\n \n \nQ4 update:\n· Group system sales up 3.7%\n· UK & ROI performance; system sales growth 4.4%\no UK system sales up 4.6%; LFL sales excluding splits up 3.9% (2.6% including splits)\no ROI system sales up 2.6% in local currency; LFL sales excluding splits down 1.0% (down 2.4% including splits; both local currency)\n· 12 stores opened in UK & ROI in Q4 (UK: 12; ROI: 0). 32 stores opened in UK & ROI during 2019\n· UK online sales up 8.3% and ROI online sales up 11.0%. UK & ROI online now accounts for 91.3% of delivery sales\n· International disposal process progressing, with the focus on Norway as a priority\n· The Chair recruitment process is progressing; further announcements will be made in due course. The search for an interim CFO is at an advanced stage\n· UK & ROI Operating Profit expected to be within the range of current market expectations\n \nDavid Wild, Chief Executive Officer, said:\n \n\"I am pleased with the performance of our core UK and Ireland markets, with system sales up 4.4% and UK like-for-likes up 3.9%, against a strong comparative and a competitive backdrop. This performance was driven by the power of our brand, our strong digital capabilities and the operational expertise of our franchisee partners. \n \n\"At the ...