Kesko Oyj - Company Announcement

Kesko's sales increased in December in all divisions

KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18.01.2016 AT 09.00 1(2)

Kesko's sales increased in December in all divisions

Kesko Group's sales in December 2015 totalled €781.8 million. In comparable
terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 3.0% in local currencies.

"In December, Kesko's sales increased in all divisions, especially in the car
trade and the home improvement and speciality goods trade. Sales grew also in
the grocery trade, although prices continued to decline further," says Kesko's
President and CEO Mikko Helander.

In Kesko's grocery trade, sales in December were €483.1 million, an increase of
0.6% in local currencies.

In the home improvement and speciality goods trade, sales in December were
€235.4 million, and comparable sales excluding Anttila increased by 4.9% in
local currencies. In Finland, comparable sales were up by 2.4%. Outside Finland,
comparable sales grew by 7.7% in local currencies. In the building and home
improvement trade, sales increased by 2.7% in local currencies.

In the car trade, sales in December were €62.5 million, up 18.3% from the
previous year.

Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in December 2015:

                                December 2015                          Change, %

                                € million Change, %    in local currencies excl.
                                                                         Anttila

Grocery trade, total                483.1      +0.7                         +0.6

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, Finland                118.6     -29.2                         +2.4

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, other countries        116.8     +17.5                         +7.7

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, total                  235.4     -11.8                         +4.9

Car trade, total                     62.5     +18.3                        +18.3

Common operations and
eliminations                          0.8

Grand total                         781.8      -2.0                         +3.0



Finland, total                      651.6      -5.5                         +1.8

Other countries, total              130.2     +19.6                        +10.4

Grand total                         781.8      -2.0                         +3.0




Kesko Group's sales in euros, excluding VAT, in January-December 2015:

                                 1.1. - 31.12.2015                     Change, %

                                € million Change, %    in local currencies excl.
                                                                         Anttila

Grocery trade, total              4,733.8      -1.4                         -0.7

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, Finland              1,757.9     -13.9                         -1.0

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, other countries      1,565.6      -2.2                         +5.8

Home improvement and speciality
goods trade, total                3,323.5      -8.8                         +2.3

Car trade, total                    770.2      -2.1                         -2.1

Common operations and
eliminations                          8.4

Grand total                       8,835.9      -4.1                         +0.3



Finland, total                    7,163.7      -4.6                         -1.4

Other countries, total            1,672.2      -1.9                         +7.6

Grand total                       8,835.9      -4.1                         +0.3



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

In December 2015, the number of selling days in Kesko's wholesale in Finland was
21, which was one more than in the previous year. The total number of selling
days in January-December was one more than in the previous year. The number of
retail selling days in December was 28, which was the same as in the previous
year. The total number of retail selling days in January-December was the same
as 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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