1、ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE 52-WEEK PERIOD ENDED APRIL 2,2022The Indigo MissionTo inspire reading and simplify our customers journeys to live with intention.Indigo operates under the following banners:IndigoBooks&Music,Chapters,Coles,Indigospirit,and indigo.ca.The Company employs approximately 5,000 peopl
2、e across the country.!ndigo EnrichYour Life,Chapters,!ndigo,Coles and indigo.ca are registered trade marks of Indigo Books&Music Inc.Table of Contents 3.Report of the CEO 5.Managements Responsibility for Financial Reporting 6.Managements Discussion and Analysis 36.Independent Auditors Report 39.Cons
3、olidated Financial Statements and Notes 71.Corporate Governance Policies 72.Executive Management and Board of Directors 73.Five-Year Summary of Financial Information 74.Investor Information 75.Indigos Commitment to Communities Across CanadaAnnual Report 2022 3Report of the CEODear Shareholder,As alw
4、ays,it is my pleasure to be writing to you sharing the highlights of the recently ended year.2021/2022 was another year of advancing our business notwithstanding the continued impact of COVID onour customers,our employees,and the supply chains so central to our performance.I am pleased to report tha
5、t on five key indices of business health Indigo achieved satisfying results.TheCompany delivered 17.4%year-over-year sales growth;returned to profitability;continued to add excellentnew team members to support an ambitious agenda;maintained high employee engagement;and sustainedrecord high brand aff
6、ection from our customers.Less measurable in the short term,we have used the challenges and lessons of living through a pandemic tomuscle build in ways that will strengthen future sales and profitability.To highlight just two areas of focus:People StrategyThere is no question that two years of remot