2011-08-12 08:30:00 CEST

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Tiimari Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN JULY 2011 (preliminary)


Tiimari PlcStock Exchange Release 12 August 2011 at 9.30

TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN JULY 2011(preliminary)

Tiimari group sales in July were EUR 4.6 million (EUR 4.7 million) or
approximately 1 % lower than last year. Sales in Finland were down 7 % from the
previous year. Gallerix chain's sales in Sweden were up 16 % from the previous
year in local currency, in EUR terms the growth was 19 %. Gallerix chain sales
growth in Sweden is mainly explained by the growth of its own stores in
relation to the franchise stores. 

Tiimari Group's seven-month cumulative sales stood at EUR 33.7 million which is
EUR 1.5 million and 4 % lower than year ago. Cumulative sales number in Finland
was 9 % lower. Gallerix chain's cumulative sales in Sweden increased 11 % in
local currency and in EUR terms the growth was 16 %. 


Tiimari Group's sales in July 2011

                 monthly sales         accumulated sales                  
                 7/2011  7/2010   chg  1-7/2011  1-7/2010   chg  1-12/2010
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Tiimari           3 460   3 700  -6 %    25 376    27 994  -9 %     61 889
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Gallerix          1 137     957  19 %     8 283     7 143  16 %     13 904
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Total             4 597   4 658  -1 %    33 659    35 137  -4 %     75 792
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Finland           3 238   3 497  -7 %    23 909    26 226  -9 %     58 379
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Sweden            1 143     961  19 %     8 350     7 458  12 %     14 258
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Other countries     216     200   8 %     1 400     1 454  -4 %      3 156
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Total             4 597   4 658  -1 %    33 659    35 137  -4 %     75 792
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Niila Rajala
Managing Director
Tiimari Plc


Further information:
Managing Director Niila Rajala,
tel. + 358 (0)3 812911, e-mail niila.rajala@tiimari.fi
Chief Financial Officer Kai Järvikare
tel. +358 44 7129475, email kai.jarvikare@tiimari.fi


Distribution:
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Tiimari Plc is a listed company. The group consists of two retail shop
concepts: Tiimari and Gallerix. These two concepts do business in five
countries within the Baltic Sea region and there are altogether nearly 300
shops. All concepts belong to the forerunners of their market segment.