4th Oct 2006 07:00
Carluccio's PLC04 October 2006 4th October 2006 Carluccio's PLC Pre-close trading update Carluccio's PLC (the "Company"), the leading UK based group of authentic Italianrestaurants with integrated food shops, announces an update on trading prior toentering its close period ahead of the announcement of its preliminary resultsfor the 52 weeks ended 24th September 2006. The Board is pleased to announce further progress since the announcement of itsinterim results in May 2006. The Company's stores continued to perform well during the year. Turnover for the52 weeks ended 24th September 2006 was 24% ahead of the prior year and is inline with the Board's expectations. Profit before taxation for the same periodis expected to be slightly ahead of the Board's expectations. The Company has achieved its target of five new openings in the 2006 financialyear, bringing the total number of stores open and trading to 27. Locationsopened during the year were: Westbourne Corner (October 2005), Oxford Castle(November 2005), Brighton (February 2006), Chiswick (May 2006) and Richmond(August 2006). The Company is currently in the process of fitting out a new store in TheBrunswick, London WC1, with an anticipated opening in November 2006. Thislocation will be the first opening in the 2007 financial year. The Company hasalso secured a site in Walton-on-Thames and is currently on track to meet itsannual opening programme of a minimum of 5 sites per annum. The Company's preliminary results will be announced on 5th December 2006. -ENDS- For further information please contact: Carluccio's PLC Hogarth Partnership LimitedStephen Gee, Executive Chairman Andrew JaquesSimon Kossoff, Managing Director Fiona NobletFrank Bandura, Finance Director Sara Gelfand Tel : 020 7580 3050 Tel : 020 7357 9477 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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