Domino’s exits Swedish market to focus on core UK and Ireland business March 8, 2021 Domino’s has disposed of its Swedish business as it progresses with its strategy to exit international markets in order to focus on its core UK and Ireland operations. The pizza chain announced this morning it has sold its entire shareholding in PPS Foods – also known as Domino’s Sweden, to minority shareholder Eyja fjárfestingafélag. Domino’s [...]
Return of live sport after lockdown pushes Domino’s sales to £342m October 15, 2020 The return of televised live sport after lockdown saw Domino’s sell an extra 600,000 orders in the third quarter, pushing sales to £342.1m. The pizza chain reported an 18.7 per cent jump in UK and Ireland sales for the 13 weeks ended 27 September, with orders also boosted by the increase in UK staycations over [...]
Domino’s to create 6,000 new jobs September 15, 2020 Pizza takeaway chain Domino’s has announced it is creating 6,000 new roles ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period. The fast food firm is hiring 5,000 new employees as well as 1,000 placements under the government’s Kickstart scheme to help young people get jobs after the coronavirus pandemic. Among the 5,000 new roles, Domino’s will [...]
Domino’s appoints permanent finance chief as boardroom shake-up goes on September 2, 2020 Neil Smith has been made the permanent finance chief of takeaway chain Domino’s as the pizza house bolstered its board with a number of new appointments. Smith, who has served as the interim chief financial officer since joining in April, replaces David Bauernfeind, who died in a snorkelling accident last year. Prior to joining the [...]
Domino’s reinstates dividend as pizza chain hails ‘resilient’ lockdown sales August 11, 2020 Pizza chain Domino’s reinstated its dividend payment as it hailed “resilient” trading during the UK coronavirus lockdown. The figures UK like-for-like sales were up 4.8 per cent and Ireland like-for-like sales increased 3.6 per cent during the first half of the year. However underlying earnings before interest and taxes fell to £51.4m pounds for the [...]
Dwindling number of female chiefs as Card Factory boss leaves June 26, 2020 Karen Hubbard’s departure from Card Factory leaves no women at the top of any FTSE retailer. Hubbard claimed the status as the only female boss after a considerable drop in the number of women at the top of FTSE firms. This is despite around 60 per cent of the retail workforce are women while approximately [...]
Lockdown takes a slice out of Domino’s Pizza profits June 17, 2020 Domino’s Pizza has forecast that the cost of measures introduced during the coronavirus lockdown will push down profit for the first half of the year, despite an increase in people ordering in over the period. The company said the costs stemmed from halting two-person deliveries, keeping stores closed during restocking, contact-free delivery boxes, and issuing [...]
Domino’s Pizza scolded by the IA over lack of gender diversity June 7, 2020 Domino’s Pizza has come under fire from the City over its lack of diversity on its board, which is due to become male-only by the end of the month. The Investment Association (IA) has issued a so-called red-top on the pizza chain, first reported by the Sunday Telegraph. It represents the strongest warning from the [...]
Domino’s slams Amazon’s £442m investment in Deliveroo May 14, 2020 Pizza takeaway chain Domino’s has slammed a watchdog’s decision to give the go-ahead to Amazon’s £442m investment in Deliveroo, saying the decision will harm competition and consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally cleared the investment in April over concerns that Deliveroo could collapse without extra financial backing due restaurant closures during the coronavirus [...]
Domino’s Pizza switches to ‘contact-free delivery’ but suspends dividend payments March 27, 2020 Domino’s Pizza Group has announced it will continue to trade by providing “contact-free delivery” but has stopped its collection service due to the coronavirus pandemic. Britain’s biggest pizza delivery firm said it had seen increased demand and would now only be making contactless deliveries amid the coronavirus crisis. In a trading update released this morning, [...]