Stockmann - Company Announcement

Stockmann Group's revenue in January 2012

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-02-09 07:00 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STOCKMANN plc,
Company Announcement 9.2.2012 at 8:00 EET 

The Stockmann Group's revenue in January increased by 9.8 per cent and was EUR
151.0 million. 

The Department Store Division's revenue increased by 9.9 per cent. Revenue was
up 2.9 per cent in Finland due to lower level of merchandise on sale compared
to 2011. Revenue in international operations was up 24.3 per cent. Good
performance continued both in Russia and the Baltic countries, with the
strongest growth in the St Petersburg department store. 

Lindex's euro-denominated revenue was up 7.5 per cent; up 9.1 per cent in
Finland and 7.3 per cent in international operations. Strong growth continued
in all countries except in Sweden where performance was on a par with the
previous year. 

Seppälä's revenue was up 18.7 per cent. Revenue grew by 15.4 per cent in
Finland and by 24.4 per cent in international operations. Sales performance was
strongest in the Baltic countries. This year the merchandise arrived in time to
the stores in all markets. 


Revenue (exclusive of VAT) in January


                                                        1/2012  Change                    EUR mill.       %
Department Store Division, Finland                        61.1     2.9
Department Store Division, international operations       35.7    24.3
Department Store Division, total                          96.8     9.9
Lindex, Finland                                            5.1     9.1
Lindex, international operations                          37.9     7.3
Lindex, total                                             42.9     7.5
Seppälä, Finland                                           7.0    15.4
Seppälä, international operations                          4.2    24.4
Seppälä, total                                            11.3    18.7
Operations in Finland, total                              73.2     4.4
International operations, total                           77.8    15.4
Stockmann total                                          151.0     9.8


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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