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2009-10-13 07:30:00 CEST 2009-10-13 07:30:01 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Tiimari Oyj Abp - Company AnnouncementTiimari Group's net sales in September 2009 (preliminary)Tiimari Plc Stock Exchange Release 13 October 2009 at 8.30 TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN SEPTEMBER 2009 (preliminary) Tiimari Group's preliminary net sales in September 2009 were MEUR 5.8 (6.0), down 3% from the same period last year. Sales in Tiimari business segment were 5% below September 2008 levels, while Gallerix business segment sales increased by 5% compared to last year. Gallerix's sales to franchise shops and from own shops picked up in Sweden. The weak demand in the Baltic region and Poland continued and the development of the currency exchange rates made the effects on the sales in euro still bigger. The business operations in Norway were ceased at the end of August and Tiimari Sweden sales were included in the sales figures for September 2008. The nine-month preliminary cumulative sales of the Tiimari Group were EUR 48.7 million (51.9), down approximately 6% from the corresponding period last year. The sales for Sweden also include the sales from the shops acquired at the end of last year by Tiimari Sweden. The number of sales days during the first half of the year was three less compared to last year. The Tiimore business gift merchandiser was sold at the end of September and will in the future be reported under discontinued operations. Tiimari Group's sales in September 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | monthly sales | | accumulated sales | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | 9/2009| 9/2008 | chg | 1-9/2009 | 1-9/2008 | chg | 12/2008| | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tiimari | 4 478 | 4 716 | -5 % | 38 897 | 42 055 | -8 % | 70 926 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Gallerix | 1 232 | 1 174 | 5 % | 9 303 | 9 079 | 2 % | 13 624 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | TiiMore | 64 | 91 | -30 % | 512 | 786 | -35 % | 1 094 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Group total | 5 773 | 5 981 | -3 % | 48 711 | 51 920 | -6 % | 85 644 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Finland | 3 907 | 4 129 | -5 % | 34 966 | 38 424 | -9 % | 63 875 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Sweden | 1 471 | 1 306 | 13 % | 10 144 | 9 064 | 12 % | 14 317 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Other | | | | | | | | | countries | 332 | 455 | -27 % | 3 097 | 3 890 | -20 % | 6 337 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Retail | | | | | | | | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | concepts | | | | | | | | | total | 5 710 | 5 890 | -3 % | 48 207 | 51 378 | -6 % | 84 529 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Tiimore | | | | | | | | | (Finland) | 64 | 91 | -30% | 512 | 786 | -35 % | 1 115 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Group total | 5 773 | 5 981 | -3 % | 48 711 | 51 920 | -6 % | 85 644 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hannu Krook CEO Tiimari Plc Further information: CEO Hannu Krook tel. + 358 (0)3 812911, e-mail hannu.krook@tiimari.fi Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki important news media www.tiimari.com Tiimari Plc is a listed company. The group consists of two retail shop concepts: Tiimari and Gallerix. These two concepts do business in seven countries within the Baltic Sea region and there are altogether nearly 300 shops. All three concepts belong to the forerunners of their market segment. |
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