Comps rise 4.3% at Dominos Pizza Australia and NZ

BRISBANE, Australia — Comparable-store sales at Domino's Pizza Australia & New Zealand (DPANZ) rose 4.3 percent for fiscal 2006, ended July 2.

 

According to a news release, gross sales for the year were AUS $359.4 million (U.S. $274.6 million), up 17.4 percent, and revenue was AUS $172.9 million (U.S. $132 million), an increase of 29.6 percent. Net income rose 104.4 percent to AUS $13 million (U.S. $9.9 million).

 

During the year, DPANZ added 51 stores to its network, ending the period with 438 stores.

 

In July, DPANZ became the master franchisor for Domino's Pizza Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the Principality of Monaco, acquiring 155 stores from Domino's Pizza Inc. in the transaction.

 

DPANZ chief executive Don Meij said the company is launching a new image campaign, called Vision 2020, for its stores Down Under. The fresh look will be rolled out across its network over the next seven years.

 

Acknowledging the increasing use of higher technology in pizza ordering, Meij said cell phone orders accounted for 21 percent of all store calls in the past six months, and that Internet ordering is live in half of its stores in New Zealand and Australia.