1、“THE FUTURE BELONGS TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN THE BEAUTY OF THEIR DREAMS.”ANNUAL REPORTFOR THE 52-WEEK PERIOD ENDED MARCH 31,2018 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ,-3-/:_:,_-,-,-_,The Indigo MissionTo provide our customers with the most inspiring retail and digital environments in the world for books and life-enrich
2、ing products and experiences.Indigo operates under the following banners:Indigo Books&Music,Chapters,Coles,Indigospirit,The Book Company,and indigo.ca.The Company employs approximately 7,000 people across the country.!ndigo Enrich Your Life,Chapters,!ndigo,Coles and indigo.ca are trade marks of Indi
3、go Books&Music Inc.Table of Contents3.Report of the CEO5.Managements Responsibility for Financial Reporting6.Managements Discussion and Analysis27.Independent Auditors Report28.Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes58.Corporate Governance Policies59.Executive Management and Board of Directors60
4、.Five-Year Summary of Financial Information61.Investor Information62.Indigos Commitment to Communities Across CanadaAnnual Report 2018 3Report of the CEODear Shareholder,It is my pleasure to once again be writing to you to share results on our business.2018 was a good year for Indigo.In the face of
5、an environment all would agree is very demanding for the retailindustry,your Company posted respectable results while continuing to invest for growth.Highlights of the year are noted below:As I write this letter,we are embarking on the most ambitious capital investment plan in our history.A big part
6、 of this investment will go into our network of large format stores.In addition to being well used and well loved the overall changing dynamics in our industry propel us to re-imagine our customer experience.Over the last two years,we refined and tested a new model in ten Indigo stores.The response