1、 “We arewhat werepeatedlydo.Excellence,then,is not an act,but a habit.”Aristotle ANNUAL REPORTFOR THE 52-WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 29,2014 The Indigo MissionTo provide our customers with the most inspiring retail and digital environments in the world for books and life-enriching products and experienc
2、es.Indigo operates under the following banners:IndigoBooks&Music,Chapters,Coles,SmithBooks,Indigospirit,The Book Company,and indigo.ca.The Company employs approximately 6,200 people across the country.!ndigo EnrichYour Life,Chapters,!ndigo,Coles and indigo.ca are trade marks of Indigo Books&Music In
3、c.Table of Contents2.Report of the CEO4.Managements Responsibility for Financial Reporting5.Managements Discussion and Analysis25.Independent Auditors Report26.Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes56.Corporate Governance Policies57.Executive Management and Board of Directors58.FiveYear Summary
4、 of Financial Information59.Investor Information60.Indigos Commitment to Communities Across Canada2Report of the CEOReport of the CEODear Shareholder,In this note last year,I confirmed that we were in the early stages of a journey that is taking us from our positionas Canadas leading bookseller to o
5、ur vision of becoming the worlds first cultural department store.2013/14was the year in which we made a very meaningful financial commitment to accelerate our transformation,posi-tioning ourselves for real growth in the years ahead.Over the course of this year we launched 37 Indigotechshops and mean
6、ingfully enhanced the lifestyle merchandising in almost all of our large format stores.At the same time,we made effective advances in themerchandising of our book experience reinforcing our commitment to booklovers,writers and publishers whoare,without doubt,at the very core of our business.This was