Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's sales in August 2010

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.09.2010 AT 09.00 1(2)

The Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, totalled €767.5 million in August 2010,
showing an increase of 6.8%.

In the food trade, sales in August were €336.0 million, an increase of 2.9%. The
sales to K-food store chains were up by 3.8%.

In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in August were €131.9 million, an
increase of 1.1%. The sales of K-citymarket's home and speciality goods and the
sales of Intersport developed best.

In the building and home improvement trade, sales in August were €239.7 million,
an increase of 15.5%. Sales in Finland were up by 14.5%. Sales abroad increased
by 16.3% in terms of euros and by 8.6% in terms of local currencies. In Russia,
sales increased by 34.6% in terms of euros and by 17.3% in terms of the local
currency. In the Baltic countries, sales were down by 1.0%.

In the car and machinery trade, sales in August were €72.2 million, an increase
of 8.0%. VV-Auto's sales in August were €49.6 million, up 30.7%. In Finland, new
registrations of passenger cars increased by 40.5% in August. Konekesko's sales
in August were €22.6 million, down 22.0%. The sales performance was lowered by
Konekesko's discontinuation of its agricultural supplies trade in the Baltic
countries.

Kesko Group sales in euros, excluding VAT, in August 2010:

                                             August  2010       1.1. - 31.8.2010

                                          € million Change,% € million  Change,%

Food trade, total                             336.0      2.9   2,574.6       1.4

Home and speciality goods trade, Finland      130.4      1.4     940.2       1.2

Home and speciality goods trade, other
countries                                       1.4    -23.5       9.8     -30.1

Home and speciality goods trade, total        131.9      1.1     950.0       0.7

Building and home improvement trade,
Finland                                       104.1     14.5     796.7       5.5

Building and home improvement trade,
other countries                               135.7     16.3     883.7       4.3

Building and home improvement trade,
total                                         239.7     15.5   1,680.5       4.9

Car and machinery trade, Finland               62.7     19.6     614.6       6.6

Car and machinery trade, other countries        9.5    -34.2      78.4     -26.6

Car and machinery trade, total                 72.2      8.0     693.1       1.4

Common operations and eliminations            -12.3             -104.5



Finland, total                                621.0      6.0   4,821.8       2.7

Other countries, total                        146.5     10.3     972.0       0.4

Grand total                                   767.5      6.8   5,793.7       2.3



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

In August 2010, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
22, which is one more than in August 2009. The total number of wholesale selling
days in January-August was one more than in the previous year. The number of
retail selling days in August was 31, which is the same as in the previous year.
The total number of retail selling days in January-August was sixteen more than
in the previous year.

The sales from operations in Finland presented in this release include the
export sales of the companies in Finland (previously exports were included in
the sales of other countries). The comparative figures have been restated to
reflect the change in presentation.

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

Further information is available from Senior Vice President, CFO Arja Talma,
tel. +358 1053 22113.


Kesko Corporation



Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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