Rautakesko to open Estonia’s ninth K-rauta in Valga
Rautakesko today opens a new K-rauta store in Estonia. The store is located in Valga, the capital of Valga County (Valgamaa), on the Estonian-Latvian border. The store has an area of 4,500 m² and a selection of nearly 20,000 products.
According to Rautakesko AS’ Commercial Director Toomas Tauk,the new K-rauta is the county’s biggest building and home improvement department store in terms of product selection and sales area. The store employs 23 people.
”As Valga is a border town between Estonia and Latvia, we’ll target our marketing efforts to both countries. With regard to the availability of labour, the store opens at an ideal time. We had more than 20 applicants for every job. We were able to recruit the best customer service professionals, some of whom are also fluent in Latvian,” says Toomas Tauk.
The town of Valga in Estonia has a population of 14,400 and the population of Valka on the Latvian side of the border is 6,600. The K-rauta store is inaugurated by Vice-Mayor Enno Kase, who says that the town is happy about the new store.
”The K-rauta store makes the town more attractive, and it’s also one of the biggest employers of late in the region. We also believe that the town’s increasing offer of building and home improvement products will inspire people to renovate their homes,” says Enno Kase.
Photos of the new K-rauta store can be downloaded from http://aineistopankki.kesko.fi_en
Further information:
Managing Director Alo Ivask, Rautakesko AS, tel. +372 5011 564 (in English)
Region Director Raul Kadaru, Rautakesko Ltd, tel. +372 5079 696 (in English)
Vice President Jouko Björkman, Rautakesko Ltd, tel. +358 1053 20101
K-rauta stores (www.k-rauta.com) meet the customer demand for safe ideas and solutions for building and living. K-rauta stores operate in the Nordic and Baltic countries, and Russia.
Rautakesko (www.rautakesko.com) is engaged in the building, home improvement and agricultural trade through the K-rauta, Rautia, K-maatalous, Byggmakker and Senukai retail chains. Rautakesko manages its chains, combines their purchasing power, arranges efficient logistics, acquires store sites and guarantees strong marketing and development support to the stores. Rautakesko operates in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia, and Belarus.
