Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's sales in February 2015: Sales in the grocery trade remained the same, sales in the home improvement and speciality goods trade increased in Finland

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.03.2015 AT 09.00 1(2)

Kesko's sales in February 2015: Sales in the grocery trade remained the same,
sales in the home improvement and speciality goods trade increased in Finland

Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, in February 2015 totalled €648.8 million,
down 1.6%. In terms of local currencies, sales were at the same level as in the
previous year.

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in February were €346.2 million, which was at
the same level as in the previous year.

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in February were
€229.1 million, a decrease of 1.7%. In terms of local currencies, however, sales
increased by 2.3%. In Finland, sales increased by 0.7% and in other countries by
4.8% in local currencies, but decreased by 5.4% in euros. In Finland, sales in
the building and home improvement trade increased by 4.7% and sales in the
speciality goods trade decreased by 5.4%.

In the car and machinery trade, sales in February were €74.9 million, a decrease
of 8.0%. VV-Auto's sales in February were €59.8 million, down 5.2%. Konekesko's
sales in February were €15.1 million, a decrease of 17.7%.

Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in February 2015:
                                      February 2015           1.1.  - 28.2.2015

                                     € million Change, % € million    Change, %

 Grocery trade, total                    346.2      -0.3     696.1         -3.1

 Home improvement and speciality         141.3       0.7     266.3         -4.5
 goods trade, Finland

 Home improvement and speciality          87.8      -5.4     175.9         -6.5
 goods trade, other countries

 Home improvement and speciality         229.1      -1.7     442.2         -5.3
 goods trade, total

 Car and machinery trade, total           74.9      -8.0     166.7         -8.4

 Common operations and eliminations       -1.4                -2.8

 Grand total                             648.8      -1.6   1,302.2         -4.5



 Finland, total                          550.7      -0.1   1,105.4         -3.8

 Other countries, total                   98.1      -9.1     196.8         -8.4

 Grand total                             648.8      -1.6   1,302.2         -4.5


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

In February 2015, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
20, which was the same as in the previous year. 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 was the same as in the previous year. The
total number of retail selling days in January-February was the same as in the
previous year.

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


Further information is available from Vice President, Group Controller Eva
Kaukinen, tel. +358 105 322 338.


Kesko Corporation



Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Group Communications


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