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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On September 16, 2008, CBRL Group, Inc. issued the press release that is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which by this reference is |
incorporated herein as if copied verbatim, with respect to the conference call to be held to discuss the fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year-end earnings and the fiscal 2009 initial outlook. |
Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The information set forth in Item 2.02 above is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein. |
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page. |
Dated: | September 16, 2008 | CBRL GROUP, INC. |
By: | /s/N.B.Forrest Shoaf |
Name: | N.B. Forrest Shoaf | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, Secretary | |
and General Counsel |
Exhibit No. | Description |
99.1 | Press Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. dated September 16, 2008 (furnished only) |
[CBRL GROUP, INC. LOGO] | POST OFFICE BOX 787 |
LEBANON, TENNESSEE |
37088-0787 |
Investor Contact: | Diana S. Wynne |
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs | |
(615) 443-9837 |
Media Contact: | Julie K. Davis |
Director Corporate Communications | |
(615) 443-9266 |
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Fully
diluted income from continuing operations per share of $0.91 for the
fourth quarter fiscal 2008 compared
with $1.15 in the prior-year period1
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Revenue
for the fourth quarter declined 4.8% to $601.8 million compared with the
prior year quarter1
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Operating
income margin from continuing operations in the fourth quarter was 6.9% of
total revenue compared with 9.1% in the year-ago quarter reflecting one
less week in the
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quarter, higher product costs and operating expenses1 |
1) | Fiscal 2007 included an additional week in the fiscal fourth quarter, which contributed $46.3 million of revenue, $7.8 million of operating income or 0.6 percent on a | |
revenue-adjusted
basis and $0.17 of income per diluted share in the
quarter.
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Fourth
Quarter Ended
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Twelve
Months Ended
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8/1/08
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8/3/07
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Percentage
Change
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8/1/08
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8/3/07
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Percentage
Change
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Total
revenue
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$ | 601,765 | $ | 632,129 | (5 | )% | $ | 2,384,521 | $ | 2,351,576 | 1 | % | ||||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
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189,206 | 193,139 | (2 | ) | 773,757 | 744,275 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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412,559 | 438,990 | (6 | ) | 1,610,764 | 1,607,301 | -- | |||||||||||||||||
Labor
and other related expenses
|
227,894 | 242,059 | (6 | ) | 909,546 | 892,839 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Other
store operating expenses
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107,443 | 105,966 | 1 | 422,293 | 410,131 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
Impairment
and store closing charges
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-- | -- | -- | 877 | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||
Store
operating income
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77,222 | 90,965 | (15 | ) | 278,048 | 304,331 | (9 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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35,632 | 33,368 | 7 | 127,273 | 136,186 | (7 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
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41,590 | 57,597 | (28 | ) | 150,775 | 168,145 | (10 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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13,867 | 15,851 | (13 | ) | 57,445 | 59,438 | (3 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
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-- | 1,120 | (100 | ) | 185 | 7,774 | (98 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Pretax
income
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27,723 | 42,866 | (35 | ) | 93,515 | 116,481 | (20 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
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7,116 | 14,657 | (51 | ) | 28,212 | 40,498 | (30 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
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20,607 | 28,209 | (27 | ) | 65,303 | 75,983 | (14 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax
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396 | (408 | ) | (197 | ) | 250 | 86,082 | (100 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
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$ | 21,003 | $ | 27,801 | (24 | ) | $ | 65,553 | $ | 162,065 | (60 | ) | ||||||||||||
Earnings
per share – Basic:
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Income
from continuing operations
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$ | 0.93 | $ | 1.18 | (21 | ) | $ | 2.87 | $ | 2.75 | 4 | |||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations,
net of tax
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$ | 0.02 | $ | (0.02 | ) | (200 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | 3.11 | (100 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
income per share
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$ | 0.95 | $ | 1.16 | (18 | ) | $ | 2.88 | $ | 5.86 | (51 | ) | ||||||||||||
Earnings
per share – Diluted:
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Income
from continuing operations
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$ | 0.91 | $ | 1.15 | (21 | ) | $ | 2.79 | $ | 2.52 | 11 | |||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations,
net of
tax
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$ | 0.02 | $ | (0.02 | ) | (200 | ) | $ | 0.01 | $ | 2.71 | (100 | ) | |||||||||||
Net
income per share
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$ | 0.93 | $ | 1.13 | (18 | ) | $ | 2.80 | $ | 5.23 | (46 | ) | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average shares:
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Basic
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22,151,070 | 24,030,135 | (8 | ) | 22,782,608 | 27,643,098 | (18 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted
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22,608,468 | 25,057,887 | (10 | ) | 23,406,044 | 31,756,582 | (26 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Ratio
Analysis
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Total
revenue:
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Restaurant
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80.4 | % | 80.6 | % | 78.5 | % | 78.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Retail
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19.6 | 19.4 | 21.5 | 21.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cost
of goods sold
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31.4 | 30.6 | 32.4 | 31.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gross
profit
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68.6 | 69.4 | 67.6 | 68.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Labor
and other related expenses
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37.9 | 38.3 | 38.2 | 38.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Other
store operating expenses
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17.9 | 16.7 | 17.7 | 17.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Impairment
and store closing charges
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-- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||||||||||
Store
operating income
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12.8 | 14.4 | 11.7 | 12.9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
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5.9 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Operating
income
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6.9 | 9.1 | 6.3 | 7.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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2.3 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Interest
income
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-- | 0.2 | -- | 0.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pretax
income
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4.6 | 6.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Provision
for income taxes
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1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income
from continuing operations
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3.4 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Income
(loss) from discontinued operations,
net
of tax
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0.1 | -- | -- | 3.7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income
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3.5 | % | 4.4 | % | 2.7 | % | 6.9 | % |
8/1/08
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8/3/07
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Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 11,978 | $ | 14,248 | ||||
Assets
held for sale
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3,248 | 4,676 | ||||||
Other
current assets
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205,413 | 181,357 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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1,045,240 | 1,018,982 | ||||||
Long-lived
assets
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47,824 | 45,767 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 1,313,703 | $ | 1,265,030 | ||||
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity
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Current
liabilities
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$ | 264,719 | $ | 274,669 | ||||
Long-term
debt
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779,061 | 756,306 | ||||||
Interest
rate swap liability
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39,618 | 13,680 | ||||||
Other
long-term obligations
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137,554 | 116,252 | ||||||
Shareholders’
equity
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92,751 | 104,123 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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$ | 1,313,703 | $ | 1,265,030 | ||||
Common
shares outstanding
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22,325,341 | 23,674,175 |
Twelve
Months Ended
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8/1/08
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8/3/07
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Cash
flows from continuing operations:
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net income
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$ | 65,553 | $ | 162,065 | ||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
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(250 | ) | (86,082 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization
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57,689 | 56,908 | ||||||
Loss on disposition of property and equipment
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1,195 | 53 | ||||||
Impairment
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532 | -- | ||||||
Accretion on zero-coupon notes
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-- | 5,237 | ||||||
Share-based compensation, net of excess tax benefit
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8,491 | 6,075 | ||||||
Cash paid for accretion of zero-coupon senior convertible
notes
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-- | (27,218 | ) | |||||
Net changes in other assets and liabilities
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(8,700 | ) | (20,166 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
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124,510 | 96,872 | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Purchase of property and equipment, net of insurance
recoveries
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(87,849 | ) | (96,447 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
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5,143 | 8,726 | ||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(82,706 | ) | (87,721 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Net proceeds (payments) for credit facilities and other long-term
obligations
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23,358 | (120,989 | ) | |||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
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306 | 33,179 | ||||||
Excess tax benefit from share-based compensation
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-- | 6,642 | ||||||
Purchase and retirement of common stock
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(52,380 | ) | (405,531 | ) | ||||
Dividends on common stock
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(15,743 | ) | (15,610 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in financing activities
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(44,459 | ) | (502,309 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from discontinued operations:
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of discontinue
operations
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385 | (33,818 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by investing activities of discontinued
operations
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-- | 453,394 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by discontinued operations
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385 | 419,576 | ||||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(2,270 | ) | (73,582 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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14,248 | 87,830 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$ | 11,978 | $ | 14,248 |
Fourth Quarter
Ended
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Twelve Months
Ended
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8/1/08
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8/3/07
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8/1/08
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8/3/07
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Units
in operation:
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Open
at beginning of period
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576 | 557 | 562 | 543 | ||||||||||||
Opened
during period
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1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | ||||||||||||
Closed
during period
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-- | -- | (2 | ) | -- | |||||||||||
Open
at end of period
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577 | 562 | 577 | 562 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue: (In thousands)
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Restaurant
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$ | 483,888 | $ | 509,772 | $ | 1,872,152 | $ | 1,844,804 | ||||||||
Retail
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117,877 | 122,357 | 512,369 | 506,772 | ||||||||||||
Total
revenue
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$ | 601,765 | $ | 632,129 | $ | 2,384,521 | $ | 2,351,576 | ||||||||
Operating
weeks:
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7,495 | 7,830 | 29,661 | 29,282 | ||||||||||||
Average
unit volume: (In thousands)1
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Restaurant
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$ | 839.3 | $ | 911.4 | $ | 3,282.2 | $ | 3,339.1 | ||||||||
Retail
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204.5 | 218.8 | 898.2 | 917.2 | ||||||||||||
Total
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$ | 1,043.8 | $ | 1,130.2 | $ | 4,180.4 | $ | 4,256.3 | ||||||||
1) Fiscal
2007 included an additional week in the fourth quarter.
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Q4 2008 vs. Q4 2007
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12 mo. 2008 vs. 12 mo. 2007
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Comparable
store sales period to period increase (decrease):
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Restaurant
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(0.8)% | 0.5% | ||||||
Retail
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0.8% | (0.3)% | ||||||
Number
of locations in comparable store base
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546 | 531 |