Stockmann - Company Announcement

STOCKMANN GROUP SALES IN AUGUST 2009

STOCKMANN plc
Company Announcement
9.9.2009 at 13.30

STOCKMANN GROUP SALES IN AUGUST 2009

In August, the Stockmann Group's sales in continuing operations amounted
to EUR 160.2 million, down by 12.6 per cent on August 2008. Stockmann
Group's euro-denominated sales were affected by the clearly weaker Swedish
krona, Norwegian krone and Russian rouble in comparison to sales in August
2008.

Hobby Hall's sales in the Baltic countries have practically ceased in
August, based on earlier informed decision to close the operations.
Therefore, from August onwards Hobby Hall's reported sales will consist of
sales in Finland only. In the enclosed table Hobby Hall's sales abroad
(the Baltic countries and Russia) are presented separately as so-called
discontinued operations from the beginning of 2009 onwards.

The Department Store Division's sales declined by 16.0 per cent; 15.1 per
cent in Finland and 18.5 per cent abroad. Sales trend in the department
stores in the Baltic countries continued to be weak. Rouble-denominated
sales in the Russian department stores increased by 13 per cent. In
Russia, there is one department store more than in August 2008.

Lindex's sales in local currencies were on a par with the previous year.
Lindex's euro-denominated sales were down 7.8 per cent; up 3.6 per cent in
Finland and down 9.3 per cent abroad.

In Seppälä, sales were down 11.1 per cent. Sales declined by 9.1 per cent
in Finland and 14.4 per cent abroad. Sales trend in the Baltic countries
was clearly weaker than in other markets. In Russia, Seppälä's rouble-
denominated sales increased by 19 per cent.

Hobby Hall's sales in Finland were down 12.2 per cent.


Sales figures in August

                           August       January-August            January-
                                                                  December
                                 change                   change          
                     2009   2008  perc.     2009     2008  perc.      2008
                      EUR    EUR  09/08      EUR      EUR  09/08       EUR
                    mill.  mill.           mill.    mill.            mill.
Department Store     57.2   67.4  -15.1    470.9    533.6  -11.8     868.5
Division, Finland
Department Store     20.5   25.1  -18.5    169.8    223.7  -24.1     350.4
Division,
international
operations
Department Store     77.7   92.5  -16.0    640.7    757.4  -15.4   1 218.9
Division, total
Lindex, Finland       7.3    7.0    3.6     51.4     50.1    2.7      77.1
Lindex,              48.8   53.7   -9.3    351.3    384.9   -8.7     595.5
international
operations
Lindex, total        56.0   60.8   -7.8    402.7    435.0   -7.4     672.5
Hobby Hall, Finland  11.3   12.9  -12.2     91.4     98.9   -7.7     157.4
Seppälä, Finland      9.5   10.5   -9.1     73.4     76.1   -3.6     121.1
Seppälä,              5.6    6.6  -14.4     35.5     39.1   -9.3      61.5
international
operations
Seppälä, total       15.2   17.1  -11.1    108.9    115.2   -5.5     182.6
Real estate +         0.0    0.1  -99.0      0.1      0.5  -86.0       0.8
others
Operations in        85.3   97.8  -12.8    687.1    759.2   -9.5   1 224.8
Finland, total
International        74.9   85.5  -12.4    556.5    647.7  -14.1   1 007.4
operations, total
Stockmann total,    160.2  183.3  -12.6  1 243.6  1 407.0  -11.6   2 232.2
continuing
operations
Discontinuing         0.2    2.6  -92.3     11.7     21.9  -46.7      33.6
operations: Hobby
Hall, international
operations
Stockmann total     160.4  185.9  -13.7  1 255.3  1 428.9  -12.1   2 265.8


STOCKMANN plc

Hannu Penttilä
CEO


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