Tiimari Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

TIIMARI PLC: TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN AUGUST 2011 (preliminary)

Tiimari Plc         Stock Exchange Release 8 September 2011 at 9.00

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

Tiimari Group's sales in August amounted to EUR 6.0 million (EUR 5.8 million),
which was approximately 4.3 % higher than in August last year. Tiimari chain's
sales amounted to EUR 4.8 million, which was approximately 0.5 % higher than in
August last year. Growth in sales was positively affected especially by the
improved product assortment and the opened new stores. Growth in sales was
hindered by the discounted sales that continued in August as well as delays in
certain product deliveries. 

Gallerix chain's sales in Euros amounted to EUR 1.2 million, which was
approximately 23.6 % higher than in August last year. In local currency,
Gallerix chain's growth in sales was 22.5 %. Gallerix chain's sales growth was
mainly due to the growth in the number of own Gallerix stores in relation to
the number of franchise stores. 

Tiimari Group's eight-month cumulative sales amounted to EUR 39.7 million,
which was EUR 1.2 million and 3.0 % lower than the cumulative sales during the
same period last year. Cumulative sales in Finland amounted to EUR 28.5
million, which was approximately EUR 2.3 million and 7.5 % lower than the
cumulative sales during the same period last year. Cumulative sales in Euros in
Sweden amounted to EUR 9.5 million, which was approximately EUR 1.1 million and
13.3 % higher than the cumulative sales during the same period last year. In
local currency, the cumulative sales in Sweden increased by 4.9 % compared to
the cumulative sales during the same period last year. In other countries, the
cumulative sales amounted to EUR 1.7 million, which was approximately EUR 0.1
million and 3.4 % lower than the cumulative sales during the same period last
year. 

Tiimari Group's sales in August 2011 (preliminary)



                      monthly sales           accumulated sales               
                 8/2011  8/2010     chg  1-8/2011  1-8/2010     chg  1-12/2010
Tiimari           4 818   4 796   0,5 %    30 194    32 790  -7,9 %     61 889
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Gallerix          1 189     962  23,6 %     9 463     8 105  16,8 %     13 904
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Total             6 007   5 757   4,3 %    39 656    40 895  -3,0 %     75 792
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Finland           4 554   4 534   0,4 %    28 463    30 760  -7,5 %     58 379
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Sweden            1 196     962  24,3 %     9 538     8 420  13,3 %     14 258
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Other countries     256     261  -1,7 %     1 656     1 714  -3,4 %      3 156
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Total             6 007   5 757   4,3 %    39 656    40 895  -3,0 %     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 

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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.