(Reuters) – Britain’s Domino’s Pizza (NYSE:) Group said on Wednesday its orders rose in the current quarter due to higher delivery orders and lower prices, after reporting comparable sales growth for the third quarter.
The franchise, which operates under the umbrella of US-based Domino’s Pizza in Britain and Ireland, said total orders rose 5.8% in the first five weeks of the fourth quarter.
Dominos like-for-like sales grew 0.7% in the third quarter ended September 29, after a 0.5% decline in the previous quarter.
“We are focused on growing our like-for-like sales in a sustainable way, primarily driven by order growth and not by pricing, which means lower ticket prices for customers and sustainable like-for-like sales growth driven by volume” , CEO Andrew Rennie said.
Domino’s said it expects full-year core profit within the range of current market expectations of between 142.4 million and 144.7 million pounds ($183.3-$186.3 million).
Total (EPA:) System sales – a term used in the franchise sector to describe sales from all outlets using a brand – rose to £374.8 million in the third quarter, up from £363.7 million a year earlier .
The company operates more than 1,300 stores in Great Britain and Ireland.
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