Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's comparable sales decreased in January by 1.0% - sales increased in the building and home improvement trade and the car trade

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 12.02.2016 AT 09.00 1(2)



Kesko's comparable sales decreased in January by 1.0% - sales increased in the
building and home improvement trade and the car trade



Kesko Group's sales in January 2016 totalled €620.5 million. In comparable terms
excluding Anttila, sales decreased by 1.0% in local currencies.



"In January, Kesko's sales increased in the car trade and in the building and
home improvement trade. In the grocery trade, negative price trend continued,"
says Kesko's President and CEO Mikko Helander.



The sales of Kesko's grocery trade in January were €336.1 million, a decrease of
3.7% in local currencies. There was one delivery day less than in the previous
year.



The sales of the home improvement and speciality goods trade in January were
€196.5 million, and comparable sales excluding Anttila decreased by 1.1% in
local currencies. In Finland, comparable sales were down by 2.8%. Outside
Finland, comparable sales grew by 0.9% in local currencies. The sales of the
building and home improvement trade increased by 1.4% in local currencies.



The sales of the car trade in January were €88.0 million, up 12.7% from the
previous year.



Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January 2016:



                                January 2016                          Change, %

                                € million Change, %   in local currencies excl.
                                                                        Anttila

 Grocery trade, total               336.1      -3.9                        -3.7

 Home improvement and
 speciality goods trade,
 Finland                            108.2     -19.5                        -2.8

 Home improvement and
 speciality goods trade, other
 countries                           88.3      -4.4                        +0.9

 Home improvement and
 speciality goods trade, total      196.5     -13.3                        -1.1

 Car trade, total                    88.0     +12.7                       +12.7

 Common operations and
 eliminations                        -0.1

 Grand total                        620.5      -5.0                        -1.0



 Finland, total                     524.8      -5.4                        -1.7

 Other countries, total              95.8      -3.0                        +2.9

 Grand total                        620.5      -5.0                        -1.0







Change, %, indicates the change compared to the corresponding period of the
previous year.



In January 2016, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
19, which was one less than in the previous year.



Kesko releases advance information on the K-Group's retail sales quarterly, in
connection with interim reports.



Further information is available from Vice President, Group Controller Eva
Kaukinen, tel. +358 105 322 338.





Kesko Corporation







Merja Haverinen
Vice President, Group Communications





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