1、a n n u a l r e p o r tf o r th e 53-w e e k per i o d e n de d a p r il 2,2 016“A wordAfter A wordAfter A word is power.”Margaret AtwoodThe 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:Indigo Books&Music,Chapters,Coles,SmithBooks,Indigospirit,The Book Company,and indigo.ca.The Company employs approximately 6,200 people across the country.!ndigo Enrich Your Life,Chapters,!ndigo,Coles and indigo.ca are trade marks of Indigo Books&Music
3、Inc.Table of Contents2.Report of the CEO4.Managements Responsibility for Financial Reporting5.Managements Discussion and Analysis24.Independent Auditors Report25.Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes54.Corporate Governance Policies55.Executive Management and Board of Directors56.Five-Year Summ
4、ary of Financial Information57.Investor Information58.Indigos Commitment to Communities Across Canada2Report of the CEOReport of the CEODear Shareholder,It is always a pleasure to be writing this Annual Letter to our shareholders.This year it is particularly so.As I write this we are about to releas
5、e our full results for our 2015/16 fiscal year.And what a great year it has been.We grew sales to just shy of$1 billion,experiencing sales growth in both our retail channels and on our digitalplatforms.In fact,all key metrics showed positive momentum.In addition to sales growth we enjoyed increases
6、in com-parable store sales,traffic,customer affection for our brand,EBITDA and net earnings.Equally satisfying,Randstad Corporation announced that Indigo was the number one most highly thought ofretail brand and the 4thbrand overall to work for in Canada a proud achievement for us indeed.This years