-Like-for-like system sales jump 25% year to date-Company now operating at critical mass-Acquisition of Domino's Croatia Polish pizza operator DP Poland (DPP:AIM) said like-for-like system sales increased 25% year-on-year in the first five months of 2022 to £14 million.The company said that although tourism had yet to fully recover to pre-Covid-19 levels and offices were still operating a...

Fans of Domino's Pizza will soon have an even greater choice of how to invest in the fast food giant.DP Eurasia, the master franchisee of the Domino's Pizza brand for Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, will float on London's Main Market on 3 July.Investors can already buy shares in UK-listed Domino's Pizza (DOM) which owns the master franchise rights for the UK, Ireland, Switzerland,...

Market saturation is a major problem clouding the casual dining sector. Cracks are appearing everywhere and investors would be wise to take a cautious stance towards the sector.Restaurant chains are obsessed with growth for growth's sake. This is unsustainable and threatens to damage shareholder returns unless the restaurant has a good value proposition that can steal market share from...

Eastern European Domino's Pizza franchise roll-out DP Poland (DPP:AIM) is raising £3.2 million from shareholders to speed up store openings.Shares in DP Poland trade 14.7% higher at 56p on the back of plans announced today to raise new capital via a share issue to institutional investors at 48.625p a share.The shareholder injection should enable the business to open or franchise 20 more...

UK shares take a breather in early trade on Wednesday following yesterday's stunning rally that powered the FTSE 100 back beyond the 7,000 mark for only the second time in its long history. Having closed at around 7,073, Britain's blue-chip index slips marginally back, although it remains the most modest of declines, sliding around 8 points, or 0.11%, to 7,065.UK midcaps ease by a similar...

In early dealings on Tuesday, the FTSE 100 drifts 25.36 points lower to 6,670 and the FTSE 250 is off 58.5 points at 16,809, London's indices tracking some mixed perfomances overnight from global markets as well as weaker oil prices.Leading mining stocks are among the notable fallers, with Rio Tinto (RIO) down 2.2% to £24.07 as second quarter production figures confirm a surge in iron ore...

JD Sports scores againRetail star turn JD Sports Fashion (JD.) has hit the back of the net again, its AGM trading statement (17 Jun) flagging a sales boost from the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament. We flagged this as a possibility in our 'Invest in the summer of sport' feature (Cover, Shares, 2 Jun 2016). (JC)Stay cautious on CircassiaDon't be tempted to buy into the recovery rally at...

Investors in Domino's Pizza franchise operator DP Poland (DPP:AIM) are celebrating the £31 million cap's 13th consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth, with the shares up 6.3% to 25.3p.The group looks to be winning in its struggle to get the Domino's Pizza brand accepted by the Polish public, reporting like-for-like sales growth of 16% in 2015.It has started 2016 strongly with...

London shares were hit with frenetic selling in early deals, pushing blue chips and mid caps to more than 12-month lows, and causing gold prices to spike and UK bond yields to tighten. Crude was notably lower. France's CAC 40 fell 3% and Germany's DAX dived 2.4%. The FTSE 100 is 145 points off at 5,527.FTSE 100 miner Rio Tinto (RIO) falls 6.5% to £16.50 as full year earnings narrowly miss...

Dubbed 'micro caps' by investors, the London stock market's smallest quoted company fry can be binary bets, as likely to 'turn turtle' as morph into a 'ten-bagger', the latter the holy grail of growth company investing. Yet despite their inherent risks, micro caps should form at least a portion of a well-diversified portfolio, since they offer potential for rapid-paced growth and abundant...

Drug approvals and a recovery in oil prices help the FTSE 100 rise 35 points to 6,139. Niche drug-maker Shire (SHP) gains 3.2% to £48.95 on winning clearance to sell one of its attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) treatments in Europe, while a slight rise in oil prices on lower drilling activity in the US has given some energy companies a lift, such as BP (BP.), which improves 0.4%...

An eleventh consecutive quarter of double-digit sales growth at Domino's Pizza franchise DP Poland (DPP:AIM) sends shares in the £24 million cap 6.9% higher to 19.5p, but challenging times are again on the horizon.Like-for-like sales are up 16% in the six months to 30 June and the group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation) loss has narrowed by 40% to...

Encouraging headline numbers from Domino's Pizza (DOM) franchise DP Poland (DPP:AIM) send shares in the £22.6 million cap 2.9% higher to 17.9p, but Shares remains sceptical.The pizza delivery company grew like-for-like gross profit (sales minus food costs) by 27% in the first half with like-for-like system sales up 15.8%.Its store EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and...

London shares post modest gains in early trade on Monday as investor's appetite for risk returns and a series of important corporate announcements. The benchmark FTSE 100 index rises around 20 points, or 0.3%, to 6,798, with similar gains registered across the FTSE 250 midcaps and FTSE All-Share indexes.Sporting goods retailer Sports Direct (SPD) heads the blue-chips leader board with a 2.5%...

Investors in DP Poland (DPP:AIM) will have to wait a long time before the pizza delivery group is able to pay dividends, particularly as its expansion plans could widen its losses in the short-term, chief executive Peter Shaw admits.On 16 June the Domino's Pizza operator announced plans to raise £5.5 million to help fund the opening of 20 corporately-owned stores outside of Warsaw and Krakow...

London shares slump into the red for a third straight day in early trade on Tuesday as ongoing concerns about Greece are added to but a hefty sell-off in China and caution ahead of inflation data.The FTSE 100 index is trading around 35 points lower, or 0.5%, at 6,675 early on, after hitting a three-month closing low of 6,710.52 on Monday.Midcaps and the wider market are similarly off, the FTSE...

UK stocks ease back from highs in early trade Monday as investors top slice profits after the FTSE 100 closed on Friday at a record-breaking 7,022.51. The blue-chip index slips around 20 points, or 0.3%, lower dipping just below the psychologically important 7,000 mark at 6,999.Investors continue to flock to emerging market lender Standard Chartered (STAN) ahead of the new chief executive's...

Tech plays FootsieThe technology ranks of the FTSE 100 could be swollen this year from two to perhaps five thanks to mergers and the likely £1 billion-plus IPO of cyber security group Sophos. Both Micro Focus (MCRO) and the announced merger of TeleCity (TCY) and Interxion (INXN:NYSE) could qualify for blue-chip inclusion. (SFr)All Leisure halves lossesCruise and tour operator All Leisure...

The index of the UK's leading shares drifted 11.2 points or 0.16% in early trading, with broadcaster Sky (SKY) leading the fallers. The company slipped 4.3% to 912.7p on paying £4.1 billion to show Premier League football for another three years. This is 83% more than it handed over three years ago for the rights. Telecom and broadcaster BT (BT.A), however, improved 2.7% to 456.2p on spending...

Government plans to revitalise the rail franchise system have failed to excite investors in the UK-quoted transport companies. Of the main players, only Go-Ahead (GOG) showed any positive movement, rising 0.7% to £14.55 with National Express (NEX) down 0.7% to 210.2p. Stagecoach (SGC) was flat at 312p and FirstGroup (FGP) level at 197.7p.The government wants to stagger the franchise start...