Stockmann - Company Announcement

Stockmann Group's revenue in February 2012

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-03-09 09:45 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOCKMANN plc,
Company Announcement 9.3.2012 at 10:45 EET 

The Stockmann Group's revenue in February increased by 9.5 per cent and was EUR
137.0 million. This year February had one sales day more than in 2011. 

The Department Store Division's revenue increased by 8.8 per cent. Revenue was
up 3.2 per cent in Finland and 24.6 per cent in international operations. The
euro-denominated revenue of Russian operations increased by 30.5 per cent,
boosted by very good comparable growth in the St Petersburg department store. 

Lindex's revenue was up 10.6 per cent; up 15.4 per cent in Finland and 10.0 per
cent in international operations. Revenue in Sweden turned into growth after
several months' slow performance. Strong growth continued in all other markets. 

Seppälä's revenue was up 11.4 per cent. Growth was 12.0 per cent in Finland and
10.1 per cent in international operations. Revenue grew in all operating
countries. 


Revenue (exclusive of VAT) in February

                                       2/2012  Change   1-2/2012  Change
                                    EUR mill.       %  EUR mill.       %
Department Store Division, Finland       61.7     3.2      122.8     3.1
Department Store Division,               26.5    24.6       62.2    24.5
international operations                                                
Department Store Division, total         88.2     8.8      185.0     9.4
Lindex, Finland                           4.4    15.4        9.5    11.9
Lindex, international operations         35.6    10.0       73.4     8.6
Lindex, total                            39.9    10.6       82.9     9.0
Seppälä, Finland                          5.8    12.0       12.8    13.9
Seppälä, international operations         3.0    10.1        7.2    18.1
Seppälä, total                            8.7    11.4       20.0    15.3
Other operations                          0.0                0.1        
Operations in Finland, total             71.9     4.6      145.1     4.5
International operations, total          65.1    15.5      142.9    15.5
Stockmann total                         137.0     9.5      288.0     9.7


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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