Indigo Books & Music Inc. (IDG) 2009年年度报告「TSX」.pdf

1、“Theroadtoknowledgebeginswiththeturnof thepage.”AnonymousANNUAL REPORTFOR THE 52-WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 28,2009OUTSIDE FRONT COVERThe Indigo MissionTo provide booklovers and those they care about with themost inspiring retail and online environments in the worldfor books and life enriching products

2、 and services.Indigo operates under the following banners:IndigoBooks Music&More,Chapters,TheWorlds Biggest Bookstore,Coles,SmithBooks,Indigospirit,The Book Company,Pistachio,chapters.indigo.ca,The Company employs approximately 6,500 people across the country.Table of Contents2.Report of the CEO8.Ma

3、nagements Responsibility for Financial Reporting9.Managements Discussion and Analysis24.Auditors Report25.Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes45.Corporate Governance Policies46.Executive Management and Board of Directors47.FiveYear Summary of Financial Information48.Investor Information2Repor

4、t of the CEOReport of the CEOIt is,as always,a pleasure for me to be writing this annual letter to our Shareholders.The Year in ReviewFiscal 2009 was,for most retailers,a year challenged by stresses in the economic environment.From Apriluntil September,Indigo was enjoying its best operating results

5、ever.Each of our channels showed real growthwith our small and large format stores performing exceptionally well.However,the Holiday season did not sustain this momentum.We were impacted by pull backs in consumerspending,a dramatic drop in the Canadian dollar which affected the cost of goods sourced

6、 in the United States,and record bad weather.Given how important the Holiday season is to us,it was difficult to achieve the targetswe set.Still,for the year in full,the Company performed very solidly relative to almost every other retailer.Same store sales in our Indigo and Chapters superstores gre