Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's sales in February 2010

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12.03.2010 AT 09.00 1(2)

The Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, totalled €598.1 million in February
2010, which is down by 2.7% compared with the previous year.

In the food trade, sales in February were €284.2 million, an increase of 0.9%.
The sales to the K-food store chains were up by 4.2%.

In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in February were €104.2 million,
an increase of 2.3%. The best sales performance was achieved by furniture and
K-citymarket's home and speciality goods.

In the building and home improvement trade, sales in February were €155.0
million, a decrease of 4.6%. Sales in Finland were down by 2.5%. In foreign
countries, sales decreased by 6.6% in terms of euros, and by 12.0% in terms of
local currencies. In the Baltic countries, sales were down by 37.3%. In Russia,
sales decreased by 11.6% in terms of euros and by 20.4% in terms of the local
currency.

In the car and machinery trade, VV-Auto's sales in February were €47.6 million,
down 17.4%. The car tax levied on cars after 1 April 2009 is not included in the
sales figures, and the comparable sales matched the level of the previous year.
In February, Volkswagen was the passenger car with most registrations.
Konekesko's sales in February were €19.4 million, down 22.0%, because of the
downsizing of the Baltic agricultural trade.

The Kesko Group sales in euros, excluding VAT, in February 2010:

                                          February  2010       1.1. - 28.2.2010

                                         € million Change,% € million  Change,%

 Food trade, total                           284.2      0.9     556.8      -2.2

 Home and speciality goods trade,
 Finland                                     102.3      2.4     222.8       2.7

 Home and speciality goods trade, other
 countries                                     1.9     -5.7       4.2     -24.4

 Home and speciality goods trade, total      104.2      2.3     227.0       2.0

 Building and home improvement trade,
 Finland                                      77.9     -2.5     146.6      -3.8

 Building and home improvement trade,
 other countries                              77.1     -6.6     150.6      -9.9

 Building and home improvement trade,
 total                                       155.0     -4.6     297.2      -7.0

 Car and machinery trade, Finland             58.2    -18.3     134.2     -20.7

 Car and machinery trade, other
 countries                                     8.7    -22.8      21.6       3.1

 Car and machinery trade, total               66.9    -18.9     155.7     -18.1

 Common operations and eliminations          -12.2              -23.4



 Finland, total                              510.0     -1.7   1,036.1      -4.2

 Other countries, total                       88.2     -8.5     177.3      -9.0

 Grand total                                 598.1     -2.7   1,213.4      -4.9


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

In February 2010, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale was 20, which
is the same as in February 2009. The total number of selling days in
January-February was one less than in the previous year. The number of retail
selling days in February was 28, which is four more than in the previous year.
The total number of retail selling days in January-February was eight more than
in the previous year.

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 Jukka
Erlund, tel. +358 1053 22338.


Kesko Corporation



Paavo Moilanen
Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility


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