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Domino’s (finally) joins the stuffed crust pizza craze to snag a bigger slice of the delivery market

Domino’s Pizza is offering stuffed crust for the first time to win back younger customers.

3/3/25 11:56AM

Domino’s shares jumped as much as 2.5% in premarket trading after the popular chain said it would begin offering stuffed crust pizza for the first time, though the rally lost heat after market open.

Domino’s customers can order the chain’s first Parmesan Stuffed Crust pizza today, which is included in the company’s $9.99 carryout deal.

Stuffed crust was first pioneered 30 years ago by rival Pizza Hut (owned by Yum! Brands), and the cheesy trend was quickly adopted by competitors like Papa John’s and Little Caesars. For Pizza Hut, the launch of stuffed crust immediately set records, generating $300 million in sales in its first year, and has remained on the menu since then.

While Domino’s is still the world’s largest pizza chain, with 21,300 locations, the company has lost some market share as more ‘za lovers splurge on stuffed crust. Domino’s company research found that the chain loses 13 million (mostly younger) customers to rivals looking for stuffed crust — taking a slice out of its revenue. In their most recent earnings report, Domino’s reported sales rose just 0.4%, coming in below Wall Street’s estimates.

Domino’s shares are up around 9% over the past year.

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Rivian may have some competition in its electric delivery van division: Bloomberg reports that Amazon is testing a small number of GM’s BrightDrop vans for its fleet.

According to Amazon, the test currently only includes a dozen of the vehicles. Amazon’s fleet also contains EVs from Ford, Stellantis, and Mercedes-Benz.

GM debuted BrightDrop in 2021, but the vehicles have struggled to sell and piled up on GM lots due to high prices and steep competition. GM began offering up to 40% rebates on the vehicles this year.

The test comes as Rivian struggles through tariffs and the end of EV tax credits. Earlier this year, it lowered its annual delivery outlook by about 13%. As of June, Amazon said it has more than 25,000 Rivian vans across the US. Earlier this week, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the company is still on track to deliver 100,000 vans to Amazon by 2030 and is “thinking about what comes beyond” that initial target.

GM has sold 1,592 BrightDrop vans through the first half of the year, more than the full-year total it sold in 2024.

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GM debuted BrightDrop in 2021, but the vehicles have struggled to sell and piled up on GM lots due to high prices and steep competition. GM began offering up to 40% rebates on the vehicles this year.

GM has sold 1,592 BrightDrop vans through the first half of the year, more than the full-year total it sold in 2024.

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