Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's sales in May 2010

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 14.06.2010 AT 09.00 1(2)

The Kesko Group's sales, excluding VAT, totalled €765.9 million in May 2010,
showing an increase of 8.5%.

In the food trade, sales in May were €326.2 million, an increase of 5.1%. The
sales to K-food store chains were up by 6.5%.



In the home and speciality goods trade, sales in May were €113.9 million, an
increase of 2.3%. Sales of clothing and sports goods, above all, developed well.


In the building and home improvement trade, sales in May were €242.5 million, an
increase of 10.8%. Sales in Finland were up by 20.9%. In other countries, sales
increased by 2.9% in terms of euros. In Russia, sales increased by 25.2% in
terms of euros and by 11.4% in terms of the local currency. In the Baltic
countries, sales were down by 19.3%.

In the car and machinery trade, VV-Auto's sales in May were €62.1 million, an
increase of 41.1%. The market share of passenger cars represented by VV-Auto was
19.9% (17.7%). Konekesko's sales in May were €35.8 million, an increase of
6.4%. The increase can be mainly attributed to the good development in boat
sales.

Kesko Group sales in euros, excluding VAT, in May 2010:

                                                May  2010       1.1. - 31.5.2010

                                          € million Change,% € million  Change,%

Food trade, total                             326.2      5.1   1,560.4       0.9

Home and speciality goods trade, Finland      112.9      2.8     578.0       2.7

Home and speciality goods trade, other          1.0    -33.5       6.6     -29.6
countries

Home and speciality goods trade, total        113.9      2.3     584.6       2.1

Building and home improvement trade,          116.1     20.9     493.0       4.2
Finland

Building and home improvement trade,          126.3      2.9     483.2      -1.9
other countries

Building and home improvement trade,          242.5     10.8     976.1       1.1
total

Car and machinery trade, Finland               86.0     32.9     393.4      -1.5

Car and machinery trade, other countries       11.9     -7.7      44.6     -27.7

Car and machinery trade, total                 97.8     26.2     438.0      -5.0

Common operations and eliminations            -14.6              -68.1



Finland, total                                626.7     10.2   2,956.7       1.4

Other countries, total                        139.1      1.5     534.3      -5.2

Grand total                                   765.9      8.5   3,491.1       0.4



Change,% indicates the change over the corresponding period of the previous
year.
In May 2010, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was 20,
which is one more than in May 2009. The total number of wholesale selling days
in January-May was one more than in the previous year. The number of retail
selling days in May was 27, which is the same as in the previous year. The total
number of retail selling days in January-May was sixteen more than in the
previous year.

The sales from operations in Finland presented in this release include the
export sales of the companies in Finland (previously exports were included in
the sales of other countries). The comparative figures have been restated to
reflect the change in presentation.

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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