Domino's Pizza buying 82 franchised stores in Phoenix market

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Domino&#39;s Pizza LLC announced Tuesday that it will acquire 82 franchised stores in the Phoenix market. <br> <br> The purchase from franchisee Sierra-Sonora Enterprises Inc. will bring the number of stores owned and operated by Domino&#39;s to 602 when the transaction closes on or about Feb. 25. <br> <br> Sierra-Sonora is owned by Rick Flory, who opened his first Domino&#39;s outlet in 1980. Domino&#39;s is now the second-largest pizza chain operating in the metropolitan Phoenix area, the company said in a statement. <br> <br> Founded in 1960, Ann Arbor-based Domino&#39;s operates 7,112 company-owned and -franchised stores in more than 60 markets around the world, the statement said. <br> <br>

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