Kesko Group's and K-Alliance's sales in January 2005

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Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January 2005:
 
Change, % indicates the percentage change over the corresponding period in the previous year.
 
In January 2005, the number of trading days in Kesko's wholesale was 20, which was the same as in January 2004.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
K-Alliance's retail sales in euros (incl. VAT) in January 2005 (advance information):
 
 
January
2005
 
EUR million
Muutos, %
K-Alliance's food stores
 
 
K-citymarket
112.8
-8.0
K-supermarket
99.0
-8.9
K-market
78.0
-7.7
K-extra
22.4
-14.5
K-pikkolo
6.7
-1.7
Other K-food stores and mobile stores
 
10.0
 
41.7
Finland, total
328.9
**-7.6
Rimi Baltic AB (50%)*
34.6
45.6
Other countries, total
34.6
45.6
Food stores, total
363.5
-4.2
 
 
 
K-Alliance's builders' supplies and home improvement stores
 
 
K-rauta
29.1
5.8
Rautia
22.0
7.4
Finland, total
51.1
6.5
K-rauta, Sweden
8.3
28.4
K-rautakesko, Estonia
3.8
7.7
K-rauta, Latvia
2.2
47.4
Senukai, Lithuania
21.4
28.2
Other countries, total
35.7
26.7
Builders' supplies and home improvement stores, total
86.8
14.0
 
 
 
K-Alliance's agricultural stores
 
 
K-maatalous
28.6
-7.4
Finland, total
28.6
-7.4
Kesko Agro Eesti
2.2
-44.8
Kesko Agro Latvija
2.5
-18.6
Kesko Agro Lietuva
3.7
32.9
Other countries, total
8.4
-14.3
Agricultural stores, total
37.0
-9.1
 
 
 
K-Alliance's home and speciality goods stores
 
 
Anttila department stores
27.2
-3.5
Kodin Ykkönen department stores for home goods and interior decoration
10.5
3.8
Anttila distance sales (NetAnttila and Mail Order)
 
7.6
 
7.7
Intersport
21.6
-18.3
Kesport
2.4
-4.4
Musta Pörssi
13.8
-1.2
Specialist shoe stores
4.3
-12.7
Tähti Optikko chain
3.8
4.2
Finland, total
91.2
-5.8
Anttila Mail Order, Estonia and Latvia
2.3
12.0
Other countries, total
2.3
12.0
Home and speciality goods stores, total
93.5
-5.5
 
 
 
K-Alliance's car stores
 
 
Helsingin VV-Auto and
Turun VV-Auto
 
16.9
 
100.0
Car stores, total
16.9
100.0
 
 
 
Finland, total
516.7
-4.3
Other countries, total
81.0
27.0
Retail sales, total
597.7
-1.0
**The change has been calculated from the year 2004 sales that have been periodised on a comparable basis.
 
*Rimi Baltic AB is a joint venture owned 50/50 by Kesko Food Ltd and ICA Baltic AB.
 
1 K-rauta store and 44 Rautia stores also operate as K-maatalous stores. Their sales are partly included in the sales figures of the builders' supplies and home improvement stores and partly in the sales figures of the agricultural stores.
 
Further information is available from Senior Vice President Erkki Heikkinen, Corporate Communications, tel. +358 1053 22721.
 
 
Kesko Corporation
Corporate Communications
 
 
 
Erkki Heikkinen
Senior Vice President

 
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