2006 First Quarter – Yummy Same Store Sales Increase

• Yum! Brands (KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut) U.S. blended system-same-store sales increased 5%.
• Colony-based Pizza Inn pizza chain reported a 1.1% increase in same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, during the first quarter 2006.
• For the 13 weeks ended March 28, 2006, sales for Panera’s franchised and company-owned stores rose 9.1% and 8.9%, respectively. Systemwide bakery-café sales increased 9 percent for the 13 weeks ended March 28.
• Aaron Rents reports 13.7% increase in same store revenues.
• Brooke Franchise ( distributes insurance, financial and funeral services through a network of more than 560 franchise locations) saw same-store sales decrease about 2.5% for the year that ended Feb. 28, 2006 compared with the prior year.
• March retails sales growth for the Jean Coutu Group (PJC) Inc. rose 3.5% in Canada, 1.7% in the USA. PJC is the fourth largest drugstore chain in North America and the second largest in both the eastern United States and Canada. The Company and its combined network of 2,173 corporate and franchised drugstores (under the banners of Brooks and Eckerd Pharmacy, PJC Jean Coutu, PJC Clinique and PJC Sante Beaute) employ more than 60,000 people.
• Tim Hortons first quarter same-store sales increased 8.7% at restaurants in Canada and 9.8% in the United States.
• Wendy’s same-store sales decreased 4.8% at U.S. company stores and 5.2% at U.S. franchised restaurants.
• Baja Fresh Mexican Grill’s system same-store sales declined 3.6% to 3.8%.
• Sonic’s 1st Q 2006 same-store sales growth of 4.7%, slightly above Sonic’s annual target long-term target range of 2% to 4% growth
• Sales are climbing at Mr. Jim’s Pizza following the launch of Mr. Jim’s new product, Nacho Stix, and the debut of a new branding and advertising campaign. Same-store sales increased for the first two periods of 2006, including a same-store sales increase of 8.1% in the second period. Nacho Stix is a thin crust pizza, loaded with chicken, onion, jalapenos, mozzarella and cheddar cheese and served with salsa or dipping sauce.
• Starbucks Corp. (SBUX) reported same-store sales during March were up 10%.
• GNC: Domestic same-store sales growth of 8.1% in company-owned stores and 1.5% in franchise locations. (notice the BIG difference between corporate and franchised locations)
• Regis (hair salon) same store sales -0.4%
• Papa John’s: Domestic system-wide comparable sales for the quarter ended March 26, 2006 increased 4.2% (composed of a 6.1% increase at company-owned restaurants and a 3.7% increase at franchise restaurants).

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