Kotipizza Group Oyj announced sales results of Kotipizza restaurants for the month and year to date ended December 2017. Total sales of restaurants in the Kotipizza chain, part of Kotipizza Group Oyj, grew by 18.3% in December 2017 compared to the year before. Same-store sales, based on sales figures from 237 restaurants, rose by 13%. In 2017, the sales in December amounted to EUR 10.02 million compared with EUR 8.46 million in the previous year. December 2017 boasted the best sales in Kotipizza's history as its monthly sales exceeded EUR 10 million for the first time. December 2017 included, the chain's sales have risen for 33 consecutive months. The chain's brick-and-mortar restaurants increased their sales by 19.9% and shop-in-shop locations by 9.8%. Online store sales grew by 31.5% to EUR 894 000. Figures for online sales are mainly based on the sales reported by 74 restaurants offering home delivery and count towards the sales of brick-and-mortar restaurants. Since the beginning of the current financial year (1 February to 31 December 2017), cumulative chain sales have increased by 18.1% compared to last year, amounting to EUR 97.2 million.