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Joanna Fantozzi
Domino’s Pizza reported a 17.5% increase in U.S. same-store sales and 6.2% in international same-store sales for the third quarter ended September 6, its strongest same-store sales performance since the company began reporting publicly in 2004. But this milestone was offset by headwinds from pandemic-related expenditures, totaling $11 million in costs from paid sick leave, PPE, frontline hourly compensation, and store-level cleaning supplies.
“That is the reality of operating in a pandemic,” CEO Ritch Allison said during Thursday’s earnings call. “The environment is very much about supporting our team members and taking care of team members at the stores. We position ourselves for the long-term to accelerate business to unp...
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