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title: "Nation’s Restaurant News: Domino’s Pizza Sales Surge as Traffic Increases"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/ce5cdace-5e2a-491a-9201-5c335b2b629a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-dominos-pizza-sales-surge-as-traffic-increases-2706383
category: "Pizza"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Pizza"
published: 2018-04-27T16:11:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:52:58.107Z
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# Nation’s Restaurant News: Domino’s Pizza Sales Surge as Traffic Increases

**TL;DR:** Domino's Pizza Inc. announced its first quarter financial results, with domestic same-store sales up 8.3 percent and international same-store sales up five percent. The growth is attributed to an increased demand for delivery.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-04-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-dominos-pizza-sales-surge-as-traffic-increases-2706383).*

## Story

Domino’s Pizza Inc. has announced its first quarter financial results, and the numbers are encouraging, particularly for delivery.

According to an article on nrn.com , domestic same-store sales were up 8.3 percent across the franchise system compared to the first quarter of 2017. International same-store sales we up five percent. According to outgoing CEO Patrick Doyle, those numbers far exceed the brand’s initial projections for the first quarter of 2018.

Domino’s is attributing much of that growth to an increased demand for delivery, even as the brand continues to outsource its delivery services to third-party vendors.

“To summarize the quarter, we delivered, and we delivered in every way,” Doyle said in the announcement. He added, “As our results demonstrate, we have continued to see very little impact on our business from third-party delivery.”

Earlier this year, Doyle announced that he will step down from his position as CEO at the end of June. Richard Allison, currently serving as the president of Domino’s International, will take over the role.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- Domino's (company)
- same store sales (topic)
- Patrick Doyle (person)
- ceo transition (topic)
- q1 financial results (topic)
- delivery demand (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/nations-restaurant-news-dominos-pizza-sales-surge-as-traffic-increases-2706383). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/ce5cdace-5e2a-491a-9201-5c335b2b629a).