Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's sales in November 2010

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15.12.2010 AT 09.00 1(2)

The Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, totalled €763.6 million in November
2010, an increase of 10.7%.

In the food trade, sales in November were €332.8 million, an increase of 8.7%.
The sales to K-food store chains were up by 9.1%.

In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in November were €148.6 million,
an increase of 3.1%. The sales of clothing and winter sports goods increased
most.

In the building and home improvement trade, sales in November were €220.4
million, an increase of 22.8%. Sales in Finland were up by 29.4%. Sales abroad
increased by 17.7% in terms of euros and by 14.1% in terms of local currencies.
In the Baltic countries, sales were up by 7.7%. In Russia, sales increased by
23.2% in terms of euros and by 21.2% in terms of the local currency.

In the car and machinery trade, sales in November were €74.4 million, a
comparable increase of 20.7% VV-Auto's sales in November were €56.1 million, up
22.9%. In Finland, new registrations of passenger cars increased by 31.6% in
November. The market share of passenger cars represented by VV-Auto was 16.5%
(17.1%). Konekesko's sales in November were €18.4 million, down 36.8%.
Konekesko's comparable sales development was 14.5%. The comparable sales
development in the car and machinery trade in January-November was 10.4%. The
impact of the car tax reform (starting from 1 April 2009) and the
discontinuation of the grain and agricultural supplies trade in the Baltic
countries have been eliminated from the comparable sales.

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

                                          November  2010       1.1. - 30.11.2010

                                         € million Change,% € million   Change,%

Food trade, total                            332.8      8.7   3,553.4        1.8

Home and speciality goods trade, total       148.6      3.1   1,366.0        0.9

Building and home improvement trade,         100.3     29.4   1,111.3        9.3
Finland

Building and home improvement trade,         120.1     17.7   1,266.7        7.3
other countries

Building and home improvement trade,         220.4     22.8   2,378.0        8.2
total

Car and machinery trade, total                74.4     -0.3     915.6        0.4

Common operations and eliminations           -12.5             -147.6

Grand total                                  763.6     10.7   8,065.4        3.4



Finland, total                               637.5     11.7   6,692.3        3.7

Other countries, total                       126.1      5.9   1,373.1        1.6


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

In November 2010, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
22, which was one more than in November 2009. The total number of wholesale
selling days in January-November was one more than in the previous year. The
number of retail selling days in November was 28, which was one less than in the
previous year. The total number of retail selling days in January-November was
24 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 Vice President, Corporate Controller Eva
Kaukinen, tel. +358 1053 22338.


Kesko Corporation



Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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