Stockmann - Company Announcement

Stockmann Group's revenue in March 2012

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-04-12 09:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOCKMANN plc,
Company Announcement 12.4.2012 at 10:00 EET 

Stockmann Group's revenue in March 2012

The Stockmann Group's revenue in March increased by 11.9 per cent and was EUR
162.2 million. 

The Department Store Division's revenue increased by 9.6 per cent. Revenue was
up 6.3 per cent in Finland and 17.7 per cent in international operations. The
euro-denominated revenue of Russian operations increased by 21.2 per cent, with
the St Petersburg department store leading the way. 

Lindex's euro-denominated revenue was up 17.1 per cent. The successful launch
of Lindex's spring campaign, with Gwyneth Paltrow modelling the collection,
boosted the revenue growth in the main markets. Revenue was up 24.0 per cent in
Finland and 16.3 per cent in international operations. 

Seppälä's revenue was up 7.4 per cent; up 9.1 per cent in Finland and 4.5 per
cent in international operations. Revenue grew in all market areas. 


Revenue (exclusive of VAT) in March


                                                3/2012  Change  1-3/2012  Change
                                                   EUR       %       EUR       %
                                                 mill.             mill.        
Department Store Division, Finland                65.5     6.3     188.3     4.2
Department Store Division, international          30.0    17.7      92.2    22.2
 operations                                                
Department Store Division, total                  95.4     9.6     280.5     9.5
Lindex, Finland                                    6.1    24.0      15.6    16.4
Lindex, international operations                  49.3    16.3     122.7    11.6
Lindex, total                                     55.4    17.1     138.2    12.1
Seppälä, Finland                                   7.2     9.1      20.0    12.1
Seppälä, international operations                  4.2     4.5      11.4    12.7
Seppälä, total                                    11.3     7.4      31.3    12.3
Other operations                                   0.0               0.1        
Operations in Finland, total                      78.8     7.7     223.9     5.6
International operations, total                   83.4    16.2     226.2    15.7
Stockmann total                                  162.2    11.9     450.2    10.5


Change-%: change compared with the corresponding period of the previous year.

Further information:
Hannu Penttilä, CEO, tel. +358 9 121 5801
Pekka Vähähyyppä, CFO, tel. +358 9 121 3351


www.stockmanngroup.fi


STOCKMANN plc

Hannu Penttilä
CEO


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