2011-10-10 10:15:00 CEST

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Tiimari Oyj Abp - Company Announcement

TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN SEPTEMBER 2011 (preliminary)


Tiimari Plc            Stock Exchange Release 10 October 2011 at 11.15

TIIMARI GROUP'S NET SALES IN SEPTEMBER 2011(preliminary)

Tiimari Group's sales in September amounted to EUR 5.2 million (EUR 5.0
million), which was approximately 4.2 % higher than in September last year.
Tiimari chain's sales amounted to EUR 3.9 million, which was approximately 2.5
% lower than in September last year. Sales were affected by the discounted
sales that continued in September as well as delays in certain product
deliveries. 

Gallerix chain's sales in Euros amounted to EUR 1.3 million, which was
approximately 32.1 % higher than in September last year. In local currency,
Gallerix chain's growth in sales was 30.7 %. Gallerix chain's sales growth was
mainly due to the growth in the number of own Gallerix stores in relation to
the number of franchise stores. 

Tiimari Group's nine-month cumulative sales amounted to EUR 44.8 million, which
was EUR 1.0 million and 2.3 % lower than the cumulative sales during the same
period last year. Cumulative sales in Finland amounted to EUR 32.2 million,
which was approximately EUR 2.4 million and 7.0 % lower than the cumulative
sales during the same period last year. Cumulative sales in Euros in Sweden
amounted to EUR 10.8 million, which was approximately EUR 1.4 million and 15.1
% higher than the cumulative sales during the same period last year. In local
currency, the cumulative sales in Sweden increased by 7.4 % compared to the
cumulative sales during the same period last year. In other countries, the
cumulative sales amounted to EUR 1.9 million, which was approximately EUR 0.1
million and 2.5 % lower than the cumulative sales during the same period last
year. 


Tiimari Group's sales in September 2011 (preliminary)

                 monthly sales          accumulated sales                   
                 9/2011  9/2010    chg  1-9/2011  1-9/2010    chg  1-12/2010
Tiimari           3 918   4 016  -2,5%    34 108    36 807  -7,3%     61 889
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Gallerix          1 256     951  32,1%    10 719     9 055  18,4%     13 904
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Total             5 174   4 967   4,2%    44 827    45 862  -2,3%     75 792
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Finland           3 689   3 795  -2,8%    32 152    34 555  -7,0%     58 379
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Sweden            1 263     950  32,9%    10 787     9 371  15,1%     14 258
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Other countries     222     222  -0,1%     1 888     1 936  -2,5%      3 156
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Total             5 174   4 967   4,2%    44 827    45 862  -2,3%     75 792
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Niila Rajala
Managing Director
Tiimari Plc

Further information:
Managing Director Niila Rajala
tel. + 358 (0)3 812911, e-mail niila.rajala@tiimari.fi



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Tiimari Plc is a listed company. The group consists of two retail shop
concepts: Tiimari and Gallerix. These two concepts do business in five
countries within the Baltic Sea region and there are altogether nearly 300
shops. All concepts belong to the forerunners of their market segment.