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Ruby Tuesday: Ads, coupons boosted 1Q salesRuby Tuesday: Ads, coupons boosted 1Q sales

The company reported its first positive same-store sales results in seven quarters

Erin Dostal, Associate Editor

November 5, 2012

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Ruby Tuesday Inc. saw same-store sales increases of 1.9 percent at its company-owned Ruby Tuesday restaurants during its fiscal first quarter, the first positive sales results the company has experienced during its past seven quarters.

Chief Branding Officer and Executive Vice President Daniel P. Dillon attributed the rise in sales during the quarter ended Sept. 4 to a focus on television advertising for Ruby Tuesday, as well as a 30-percent reduction in coupon discounts.

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Erin Dostal

Associate Editor, Nation's Restaurant News

Phone: 212-204-4387
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Erin Dostal covers the Southeast U.S. at Nation’s Restaurant News. She previously worked at Direct Marketing News where she covered trends in database marketing and e-commerce. Prior to moving to New York in 2011, she was a reporter at Las Vegas Sun and a launching editor of VEGAS INC, a business magazine covering the largest industries in Southern Nevada: tourism, gaming, entertainment, real estate and—of course—restaurants. She holds a journalism degree from Northwestern University.

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