Kesko's sales in February 2015: Sales in the grocery trade remained the same, sales in the home improvement and speciality goods trade increased in Finland

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.03.2015 AT 09.00 1(2) Kesko's sales in February 2015: Sales in the grocery trade remained the same, sales in the home improvement and speciality goods trade increased in Finland Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in February 2015 totalled EUR648.8 million, down 1.6%. In terms of local currencies, sales were at the same level as in the previous year. In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in February were EUR346...

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.03.2015 AT 09.00 1(2)

 

Kesko's sales in February 2015: Sales in the grocery trade remained the same, sales in the home improvement and speciality goods trade increased in Finland

 

Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in February 2015 totalled EUR648.8 million, down 1.6%. In terms of local currencies, sales were at the same level as in the previous year.

 

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in February were EUR346.2 million, which was at the same level as in the previous year.

 

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in February were EUR229.1 million, a decrease of 1.7%. In terms of local currencies, however, sales increased by 2.3%. In Finland, sales increased by 0.7% and in other countries by 4.8% in local currencies, but decreased by 5.4% in euros. In Finland, sales in the building and home improvement trade increased by 4.7% and sales in the speciality goods trade decreased by 5.4%.

 

In the car and machinery trade, sales in February were EUR74.9 million, a decrease of 8.0%. VV-Auto's sales in February were EUR59.8 million, down 5.2%. Konekesko's sales in February were EUR15.1 million, a decrease of 17.7%.

 

Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in February 2015:

	February	2015	1.1.	- 28.2.2015
	EUR million	Change, %	EUR million	Change, %
Grocery trade, total	346.2	-0.3	696.1	-3.1
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, Finland	141.3	0.7	266.3	-4.5
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, other countries	87.8	-5.4	175.9	-6.5
Home improvement and speciality goods trade, total	229.1	-1.7	442.2	-5.3
Car and machinery trade, total	74.9	-8.0	166.7	-8.4
Common operations and eliminations	-1.4		-2.8
Grand total	648.8	-1.6	1,302.2	-4.5
Finland, total	550.7	-0.1	1,105.4	-3.8
Other countries, total	98.1	-9.1	196.8	-8.4
Grand total	648.8	-1.6	1,302.2	-4.5

 

Change, % indicates the change compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.

 

In February 2015, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was 20, which was the same as in the previous year. The total number of selling days in January-February was one less than in the previous year. The number of retail selling days in February was 28, which was the same as in the previous year. The total number of retail selling days in January-February was the same as in the previous year.

 

Kesko releases advance information on the K-Group's retail sales quarterly, in connection with interim reports.

 

 

Further information is available from Vice President, Group Controller Eva Kaukinen, tel. +358 105 322 338.

 

 

Kesko Corporation

 

 

 

Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Group Communications

 

 

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