Though there are more than 3,800 Domino’s stores across the globe, Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises (DMP) owns the rights to operate and franchise branches in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Monaco.
The company announced in February that it had recorded its biggest drop in net income during the July to December half yearly period in 2022, since 2011.
As a result, the pizza empire is now looking at ways to drastically improve its finances, closing 70 stores worldwide, and ceasing all operations in Denmark – which represents 0.7 per cent of its total market.
It also plans to sell between 70 to 75 stores around the world to “experienced franchisees” in the hopes they are restructured.
The company said it plans to close its construction and supply arm in Australia, sending its shares plunging as much as 11.9 per cent in early trade to the bottom of the ASX 200 index.
Altogether the closure and restructuring of the company is expected to save Domino’s between $16 million to $20 million per year.
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The pizza heavyweight described the Danish market as an underperformer, which had taken longer to turn a profit “than originally anticipated”.
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