Kesko's sales in June 2012

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.07.2012 AT 09.00 1(2) The Kesko Group's sales in June 2012, excluding VAT, totalled EUR840.6 million and were at the same level as the year before. In Kesko's food trade, sales in June were EUR367.6 million, a decrease of 2.4%. Sales to the K-food store chains were down 2.1%. The groceries sales of K-food stores increased by 3.7%. The sales of Pirkka products to K-food stores increased by 7.3%...

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.07.2012 AT 09.00 1(2)

 

The Kesko Group's sales in June 2012, excluding VAT, totalled EUR840.6 million and were at the same level as the year before.

 

In Kesko's food trade, sales in June were EUR367.6 million, a decrease of 2.4%. Sales to the K-food store chains were down 2.1%. The groceries sales of K-food stores increased by 3.7%. The sales of Pirkka products to K-food stores increased by 7.3%. 

 

In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in June were EUR118.7 million, an increase of 5.6%. K-citymarket's sales of home and speciality goods, the sales of Anttila, Asko, Sotka and Intersport grew compared to the previous year.

 

In the building and home improvement trade, sales in June were EUR266.7 million, an increase of 5.2%. Sales in Finland were down by 2.0%. Sales abroad increased by 10.2% in terms of euros. In Russia, sales increased by 20.9% in terms of euros.

 

In the car and machinery trade, sales in June were EUR101.0 million, a decrease of 12.4%. VV-Auto's sales in June were EUR62.0 million, down 15.8%, which was attributable to the car tax change effective from 1 April 2012. Konekesko's sales in June were EUR39.0 million, a decrease of 6.3% compared to the previous year.

 

Kesko Group sales in euros, excluding VAT, in June 2012:

 

	June	2012	1.1. -		30.6.2012
	EUR million	Change, %		EUR million	Change, %
Food trade, total	367.6	-2.4		2,122.5	3.9
Home and speciality goods trade, tota	118.7	5.6		729.5	5.0
Building and home improvement trade, Finland	103.3	-2.0		663.4	3.8
Building and home improvement trade, other countries	163.5	10.2		780.2	8.3
Building and home improvement trade, total	266.7	5.2		1,443.6	6.2
Car and machinery trade, total	101.0	-12.4		640.5	1.0
Common operations and eliminations	-13.4			-82.7
Grand total	840.6	-0.3		4,853.4	4.5
Finland, total	658.9	-2.3		3,994.3	3.3
Other countries, total	181.7	7.6		859.1	10.0
Grand total	840.6	-0.3		4,853.4	4.5

 

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

 

In June 2012, 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-June was the same as in the previous year. The number of retail selling days in June was 29, which was two more than in the previous year. The total number of retail selling days in January-June was one more than in the previous year.

 

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

 

Further information is available from Vice President, Corporate Controller Eva Kaukinen, tel. +358 1053 22338.

 

 

Kesko Corporation

 

 

 

Merja Haverinen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility

 

 

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