Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Timing of Easter caused Kesko's sales to decline in April

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18.05.2015 AT 09.00 1(2)

Timing of Easter caused Kesko's sales to decline in April

Kesko Group's sales in April 2015 totalled €764.3 million. In comparable terms
excluding Anttila, sales decreased by 3.9% in local currencies. Sales
performance was impacted by the timing of Easter wholesale sales in March in
contrast to the previous year.

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in April were €390.4 million, a decrease of
6.3% from the previous year.

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in April were €276.1
million, and in terms of local currencies, comparable sales excluding Anttila
decreased by 1.5%. In Finland, comparable sales decreased by 4.4%. Outside
Finland, comparable sales grew by 2.2% in local currencies.

In the car and machinery trade, sales in April were €96.8 million, a decrease of
2.1%. VV-Auto's sales in April were €66.9 million, down 1.7% from the previous
year. Konekesko's sales in April were €29.8 million, a decrease of 3.1% from the
previous year.

Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in April 2015:

                                    April 2015                         Change, %

                                € million Change, %          in local currencies
                                                               excluding Anttila

Grocery trade, total                390.4      -6.3                         -6.0

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, Finland                151.7     -15.1                         -4.4

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, other countries        124.3      -3.0                         +2.2

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, total                  276.1     -10.0                         -1.5

Car and machinery trade, total       96.8      -2.1                         -2.1

Common operations and
eliminations                          1.1

Grand total                         764.3      -6.9                         -3.9



Finland, total                      618.8      -8.0                         -5.5

Other countries, total              145.5      -2.1                         +3.4

Grand total                         764.3      -6.9                         -3.9


Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January - April 2015:

                                    1.1. - 30.4.2015                   Change, %

                               € million   Change, %         in local currencies
                                                               excluding Anttila

Grocery trade, total             1,506.3        -1.4                        -0.6

Home improvement and
speciality goods trade,            591.7        -8.8                        -2.5
Finland

Home improvement and
speciality goods trade, other      419.2        -3.3                        +5.5
countries

Home improvement and
speciality goods trade, total    1,010.9        -6.6                        +1.0

Car and machinery trade, total     361.6        -4.1                        -4.1

Common operations and
eliminations                        -2.3

Grand total                      2,876.5        -3.4                        -0.6



Finland, total                   2,398.1        -3.2                        -1.8

Other countries, total             478.3        -4.6                        +5.3

Grand total                      2,876.5        -3.4                        -0.6


Change, % indicates the change compared to the corresponding period of the
previous year.

In April 2015, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
20, which was the same as in the previous year. The total number of selling days
in January- April was the same as in the previous year. The number of retail
selling days in April was 27, which was the same as in the previous year. The
total number of retail selling days in January-April was the same as in the
previous year.

Kesko releases advance information on the K-Group's retail sales quarterly, in
connection with interim reports.


Further information is available from Vice President, Group Controller Eva
Kaukinen, tel. +358 105 322 338.


Kesko Corporation



Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Group Communications


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