KESKO GROUP'S AND K-ALLIANCE'S SALES IN JANUARY 2004

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Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January 2004:
 
January
2004
 
EUR million
Change, %
Kesko Food, Finland
253.5
-1.2
Kesko Food, foreign countries
22.0
27.5
Kesko Food, total
275.5
0.6
Rautakesko, Finland
47.0
13.0
Rautakesko, foreign countries
23.8
190.6
Rautakesko, total
70.8
42.2
Kesko Agro, Finland
42.2
-5.8
Kesko Agro, foreign countries
12.5
81.9
Kesko Agro, total
54.7
5.9
Keswell, Finland
57.1
24.4
Keswell, foreign countries
2.3
-17.7
Keswell, total
59.4
21.9
VV-Auto, Finland
83.0
34.4
VV-Auto, foreign countries
0.8
-27.4
VV-Auto, total
83.8
33.3
Kaukomarkkinat, Finland
15.7
-7.9
Kaukomarkkinat, foreign countries
9.3
70.3
Kaukomarkkinat, total
25.0
11.0
Others / eliminations
0.9
-
 
 
 
Finland, total
499.4
7.3
Foreign countries, total
70.7
69.5
Grand total
570.1
12.4
 
Change, % indicates the percentage change over the corresponding period in the previous year.
 
Kesko acquired a majority in the Lithuanian hardware and building supplies company Senukai, whose sales are included in Rautakesko's sales figures as from 13 March 2003.
 
In January 2004, the number of trading days in Kesko's wholesale was 20, which was one less than in January 2003.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
K-Alliance's retail sales in euros (incl VAT) in January 2004 (advance information):
 
 
January
2004
 
EUR million
Change, %
K-Alliance's food stores
 
 
K-citymarket
122.7
14.6
K-supermarket
123.7
2.1
K-market
95.4
-2.9
K-extra
27.7
-12.2
K-pikkolo
7.8
9.8
Other K-food stores and mobile stores
6.7
-12.1
Finland, total
384.0
3.0
Citymarket, Estonia
6.7
63.4
Säästumarket, Estonia
11.6
11.0
Citymarket, Latvia
3.9
133.7
Supernetto, Latvia
1.5
448.1
Foreign countries, total
23.7
31.7
Food stores, total
407.7
4.3
 
 
 
K-Alliance's hardware and
builders' supplies stores
 
 
K-rauta
27.6
11.8
Rautia
19.8
4.9
Finland, total
47.4
8.8
K-rauta, Sweden
6.5
23.8
K-rauta, Estonia
3.5
24.6
K-rauta, Latvia
1.5
-8.0
Senukai, Lithuania
16.7
-
Foreign countries, total
28.2
196.7
Hardware and builders' supplies stores, total
75.6
42.1
 
 
 
K-Alliance's agricultural stores
 
 
K-agriculture
33.3
-6.9
Finland, total
33.3
-6.9
Kesko Agro Eesti
3.9
52.6
Kesko Agro Latvia
3.1
95.6
Kesko Agro Lietuva
2.8
216.2
Foreign countries, total
9.8
94.9
Agricultural stores, total
43.1
5.6
 
 
 
K-Alliance's home and speciality stores
 
 
Anttila department stores
28.1
25.5
Kodin Ykkönen department stores for home goods and Interior decoration
10.1
27.0
Anttila distance sales (NetAnttila and mail order sales)
 
7.0
 
22.2
Intersport
26.5
45.5
Kesport
2.3
38.3
Musta Pörssi
14.0
22.3
K-kenkä
1.9
1.6
Andiamo
1.8
2.9
Kenkäexpertti
1.3
0.8
Finland, total
93.0
28.8
Foreign countries, total
2.4
-17.7
Home and speciality goods, total
95.4
27.0
 
 
 
Tähti Optikko chain
3.6
3.8
 
 
 
Finland, total
561.2
6.4
Foreign countries, total
64.2
80.7
Retail sales, total
625.4
11.0
 
2 K-rauta stores and 43 Rautia stores 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: Erkki Heikkinen, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, tel. +358 1053 22721.
 
 
Kesko Corporation
Corporate Communications
 
 
 
Atte Kaksonen
Communications Manager
 
 
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