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U.S. pizza sales, booming in pandemic, start to slow
Read full article: U.S. pizza sales, booming in pandemic, start to slowANN ARBOR, Mich. โ After a pandemic-fueled boom, U.S. pizza sales appear to be headed back to earth. Dominoโs and Papa Johnโs pizza chains both said Thursday that their same-store sales lost steam in the fourth quarter compared to the huge increases they saw earlier in 2020. Same-store sales are expected to continue seeing percentage declines well into this year. Pizza delivery remains popular, but dinersโ choices are expanding, with more restaurants now offering delivery. Ann Arbor-based Dominoโs said its same-store sales __ or sales at stores open at least a year __ were up 11% in the October-December period.