Kesko Group’s and K-Alliance’s sales in June 2004

Kesko Group’s sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January-June 2004 totalled EUR 3,742.0 million, a growth of 9.0 %. The K-Alliance’s retail sales in January-June 2004 totalled EUR 3,930.8 million, a growth of 7.9 %.

Kesko Group’s sales in euros, excluding VAT, in June 2004:

June

2004

1.1.-

30.6.2004

EUR million

Change, %

EUR million

Change, %

Kesko Food, Finland

317.3

1.8

1,716.2

0.7

Kesko Food, foreign countries

33.1

52.3

164.2

42.8

Kesko Food, total

350.4

5.0

1,880.4

3.4

Rautakesko, Finland

70.1

10.4

389.1

11.0

Rautakesko, foreign countries

36.0

16.4

185.4

49.9

Rautakesko, total

106.1

12.3

574.5

21.2

Kesko Agro, Finland

48.8

-5.6

333.1

-0.5

Kesko Agro, foreign countries

17.8

26.0

108.1

51.8

Kesko Agro, total

66.6

1.2

441.2

8.7

Keswell, Finland

51.5

10.8

332.1

12.2

Keswell, foreign countries

0.8

-8.9

11.0

-0.7

Keswell, total

52.3

10.4

343.1

11.8

VV-Auto, Finland

50.0

5.0

348.0

13.3

VV-Auto, foreign countries

0.7

-25.8

5.8

-6.7

VV-Auto, total

50.7

4.4

353.8

12.9

Kaukomarkkinat, Finland

17.4

18.5

102.0

2.0

Kaukomarkkinat, foreign countries

7.2

59.3

49.7

49.4

Kaukomarkkinat, total

24.6

28.1

151.7

13.9

Others / eliminations

-0.6

-

-2.7

-

Finland, total

554.5

4.2

3,217.8

4.7

Foreign countries, total

95.6

30.7

524.2

45.5

Grand total

650.1

7.4

3,742.0

9.0

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

In June 2004, the number of trading days in Kesko’s wholesale was 21, which was one more than in June 2003. In January-June, there were two more trading days compared to the corresponding period in 2003.

K-Alliance’s retail sales in euros (incl. VAT) in June 2004 (advance information):

June

2004

1.1.-

30.6.2004

EUR million

Change, %

EUR million

Change, %

K-Alliance’s food stores

K-citymarket

141.1

5.7

762.3

6.7

K-supermarket

109.7

1.7

668.8

2.5

K-market

84.1

-8.7

515.6

-5.9

K-extra

28.2

-13.5

165.6

-11.3

K-pikkolo

7.0

37.3

44.9

23.2

Other K-food stores and mobile stores

11.8

51.3

58.6

27.7

Finland, total

381.9

0.8

2,215.8

1.5

Citymarket, Estonia

10.8

103.8

51.0

72.7

Säästumarket, Estonia

14.0

3.7

77.8

10.5

Citymarket, Latvia

4.7

74.1

25.4

113.4

Supernetto, Latvia

3.7

825.0

16.0

765.6

Foreign countries, total

33.2

40.1

170.2

38.3

Food stores, total

415.1

3.1

2,386.0

3.4

K-Alliance’s hardware and builders’ supplies stores

K-rauta

59.1

10.5

247.7

11.2

Rautia

47.5

7.6

189.5

9.0

Finland, total

106.6

9.2

437.2

10.2

K-rauta, Sweden

10.0

1.7

52.2

9.9

K-rauta, Estonia

5.6

11.1

27.9

26.2

K-rauta, Latvia

2.3

4.4

12.1

5.2

Senukai, Lithuania

24.5

25.6

125.9

92.6

Foreign countries, total

42.4

15.9

218.1

48.9

Hardware and builders’ supplies stores, total

149.0

11.0

655.3

20.7

K-Alliance’s agricultural stores

K-agriculture

55.1

-3.4

282.9

1.4

Finland, total

55.1

-3.4

282.9

1.4

Kesko Agro Eesti

5.7

10.7

31.5

33.5

Kesko Agro Latvia

2.6

-47.1

30.4

48.4

Kesko Agro Lietuva

8.1

102.0

40.4

163.8

Foreign countries, total

16.4

17.2

102.3

72.3

Agricultural stores, total

71.5

0.7

385.2

13.8

K-Alliance’s home and speciality goods stores

Anttila department stores

27.6

7.6

152.6

11.4

Kodin Ykkönen department stores for home goods and interior decoration

10.9

0.9

63.5

9.7

Anttila distance sales (NetAnttila and mail order sales)

2.9

48.5

29.8

16.7

Intersport

15.4

-5.7

111.6

13.6

Kesport

2.1

15.2

12.9

19.9

Musta Pörssi

12.4

16.1

71.5

13.3

K-kenkä

1.9

-7.0

11.1

1.5

Andiamo

2.0

-8.4

11.1

-4.2

Kenkäexpertti

1.3

-9.3

7.7

1.0

Finland, total

76.5

4.9

471.8

11.6

Foreign countries, total

0.8

-12.1

9.8

-0.4

Home and speciality goods stores, total

77.3

4.7

481.6

11.3

 

Tähti Optikko chain

3.3

11.9

22.7

7.3

 

Finland, total

623.4

2.3

3,430.4

3.8

Foreign countries, total

92.8

23.4

500.4

47.7

Retail sales, total

716.2

4.6

3,930.8

7.9

2 K-rauta stores and 43 Rautia also operate as K-agriculture stores. Their sales are partly included in the sales figures of the hardware and builders’ supplies stores and partly in the sales of the agricultural stores.

Further information: Manager Atte Kaksonen, Corporate Communications, tel. +358 1053 22764 or +358 50 502 3026.

Kesko Corporation
Corporate Communications

Atte Kaksonen
Manager

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