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


 
Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in March 2004:
 
March
 2004
1.1.-
 
31.3.2004
 
EUR million
Change, %
EUR million
Change, %
Kesko Food, Finland
307.2
9.6
808.7
1.5
Kesko Food, foreign countries
26.0
36.5
70.7
33.0
Kesko Food, total
333.2
11.3
879.4
3.5
Rautakesko, Finland
75.9
15.5
176.1
14.5
Rautakesko, foreign countries
28.9
64.7
76.0
125.2
Rautakesko, total
104.8
25.9
252.1
34.4
Kesko Agro, Finland
60.4
5.0
147.4
1.1
Kesko Agro, foreign countries
18.4
83.2
45.6
90.0
Kesko Agro, total
78.8
16.6
193.0
13.7
Keswell, Finland
65.5
11.6
171.8
16.1
Keswell, foreign countries
1.8
38.3
6.6
6.9
Keswell, total
67.3
12.2
178.4
15.7
VV-Auto, Finland
63.3
35.4
193.6
34.0
VV-Auto, foreign countries
1.8
41.9
3.2
-8.1
VV-Auto, total
65.1
35.6
196.8
33.0
Kaukomarkkinat, Finland
18.5
-2.0
50.3
-5.1
Kaukomarkkinat, foreign countries
 
10.0
 
60.5
 
27.1
 
52.7
Kaukomarkkinat, total
28.5
13.5
77.4
9.4
Others / eliminations
-0.8
-
-0.5
-
 
 
 
 
 
Finland, total
590.0
13.3
1,547.4
8.1
Foreign countries, total
86.9
56.8
229.2
65.7
Grand total
676.9
17.5
1,776.6
13.2
 
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 March 2004, the number of trading days in Kesko's wholesale was 23, which was two more than in March 2003. In January-March 2004, there was one more trading day compared to 2003.
 
 
 
 
 
K-Alliance's retail sales in euros (incl. VAT) in March 2004 (advance information):
 
 
March
2004
1.1.-
 
31.3.2004
 
EUR million
Change, %
EUR million
Change, %
K-Alliance's food stores
 
 
 
 
K-citymarket
126.7
5.8
357.0
8.1
K-supermarket
99.3
3.1
322.4
2.6
K-market
79.9
-3.2
254.2
-3.5
K-extra
24.4
-20.0
75.6
-14.8
K-pikkolo
7.0
25.0
21.4
16.0
Other K-food stores and mobile stores
 
10.4
 
82.5
 
26.2
 
17.3
Finland, total
347.7
2.1
1,056.8
1.9
Citymarket, Estonia
7.5
47.1
21.3
56.5
Säästumarket, Estonia
12.8
11.3
36.0
11.0
Citymarket, Latvia
4.1
95.2
11.8
117.5
Supernetto, Latvia
2.7
800.0
6.0
607.5
Foreign countries, total
27.1
31.6
75.1
32.2
Food stores, total
374.8
3.8
1,131.9
3.4
 
 
 
 
 
K-Alliance's hardware and
builders' supplies stores
 
 
 
 
K-rauta
34.1
16.7
88.6
13.2
Rautia
22.4
11.8
63.5
10.2
Finland, total
56.5
14.7
152.1
12.0
K-rauta, Sweden
7.2
-1.0
20.0
10.8
K-rauta, Estonia
4.3
33.7
11.3
32.4
K-rauta, Latvia
2.1
16.9
5.2
4.7
Senukai, Lithuania
20.1
-
52.9
-
Foreign countries, total
33.7
174.0
89.4
183.7
Hardware and builders' supplies stores, total
 
90.2
 
46.5
 
241.5
 
44.3
 
 
 
 
 
K-Alliance's agricultural stores
 
 
 
 
K-agriculture
41.3
-2.3
110.2
-1.6
Finland, total
41.3
-2.3
110.2
-1.6
Kesko Agro Eesti
4.2
46.2
11.9
47.0
Kesko Agro Latvia
5.8
108.8
12.2
103.0
Kesko Agro Lietuva
8.7
276.4
16.5
245.0
Foreign countries, total
18.7
135.4
40.6
115.0
Agricultural stores, total
60.0
19.5
150.8
15.2
 
 
 
 
 
K-Alliance's home and speciality stores
 
 
 
 
Anttila department stores
26.3
10.6
76.9
17.9
Kodin Ykkönen department stores for home goods and interior decoration
 
 
11.4
 
 
7.9
 
 
30.7
 
 
14.0
Anttila distance sales (NetAnttila and mail order sales)
 
5.5
 
20.7
 
17.3
 
18.3
Intersport
16.7
8.9
61.3
23.0
Kesport
1.7
1.3
6.2
21.8
Musta Pörssi
13.1
27.0
37.4
16.4
K-kenkä
1.3
-10.9
4.3
-2.9
Andiamo
1.5
-19.9
4.4
-8.6
Kenkäexpertti
1.0
-4.2
3.1
-1.5
Finland, total
78.5
11.4
241.6
17.3
Foreign countries, total
1.6
40.0
5.9
5.8
Home and speciality goods, total
80.1
11.9
247.5
17.0
 
 
 
 
 
Tähti Optikko chain
4.3
5.2
12.0
5.3
 
 
 
 
 
Finland, total
528.3
4.3
1,572.7
4.7
Foreign countries, total
81.1
93.1
211.0
87.1
Retail sales, total
609.4
11.1
1,783.7
10.4
 
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
 
 
 
Erkki Heikkinen
Senior Vice President

 
 
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