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Tiimari Plc: TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN OCTOBER 2011 (preliminary)

Tiimari Plc         Stock Exchange Release 8 November 2011 at 11.00



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

Tiimari Group's sales in October amounted to EUR 6.4 million (EUR 6.5 million),
which was approximately 1.8 % lower than in October last year. Tiimari chain's
sales amounted to EUR 4.9 million, which was approximately 4.6 % lower than in
October last year. Sales were affected by the discounted sales that continued
in October as well as delays in certain product deliveries. 

Gallerix chain's sales in Euros amounted to EUR 1.5 million, which was
approximately 9.4 % higher than in October last year. In local currency,
Gallerix chain's growth in sales was 7.1 %. 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 ten-month cumulative sales amounted to EUR 51.2 million, which
was EUR 1.2 million and 2.2 % lower than the cumulative sales during the same
period last year. Cumulative sales in Finland amounted to EUR 36.9 million,
which was approximately EUR 2.6 million and 6.6 % lower than the cumulative
sales during the same period last year. Cumulative sales in Euros in Sweden
amounted to EUR 12.3 million, which was approximately EUR 1.5 million and 14.4
% higher than the cumulative sales during the same period last year. In local
currency, the cumulative sales in Sweden increased by 7.3 % compared to the
cumulative sales during the same period last year. In other countries, the
cumulative sales amounted to EUR 2.1 million, which was approximately EUR 0.1
million and 3.9 % lower than the cumulative sales during the same period last
year. 



Tiimari Group's sales in October 2011 (preliminary)



                monthly sales             accumulated sales                     
                10/2011  10/2010     chg  1-10/2011  1-10/2010    chg  1-12/2010
Tiimari           4 946    5 187   -4,6%     39 053     41 993  -7,0%     61 889
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Gallerix          1 468    1 342    9,4%     12 187     10 397  17,2%     13 904
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Total             6 414    6 529   -1,8%     51 240     52 391  -2,2%     75 792
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Finland           4 724    4 934   -4,2%     36 877     39 489  -6,6%     58 379
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Sweden            1 478    1 347    9,7%     12 264     10 718  14,4%     14 258
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Other               212      248  -14,5%      2 100      2 184  -3,9%      3 156
 countries                                                                      
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Total             6 414    6 529   -1,8%     51 240     52 391  -2,2%     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 Jarmo Kanervo
tel. +358 (0)3 812911, e-mail: jarmo.kanervo@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.