"Kesko's sales in December decreased by 6.4%, or by 7.3% in comparable terms. The number of delivery days was down by one year-on-year in grocery trade and by two in building and technical trade. One delivery day has an approximately 2-4 percentage point impact on Kesko's wholesale. In car trade, sales decreased as new car sales declined. Sales of used cars and services continued to grow," says
Sales in the grocery trade division totalled E570.8 million in December, down by 1.4%. Sales to
Sales in the building and technical trade division totalled E251.1 million in December, down by 15.4%, or by 18.6% in comparable terms. Sales in building and home improvement trade decreased by 26.2% in comparable terms. Sales in technical trade decreased by 4.3%, or by 11.9% in comparable terms. Sales in comparable terms decreased by 23.8% in
Sales in the car trade division totalled E86.1 million in December, a decrease of 10.4%. Car trade sales decreased by 7.3% in comparable terms. Sports trade sales decreased by 16.4%.
Comparable | |||
E million | Change, % | change, % | |
Grocery sales to | 477.6 | -1.7 | -1.7 |
Kespro | 93.1 | +0.4 | +0.4 |
Grocery trade, total | 570.8 | -1.4 | -1.4 |
Building and home improvement trade | 101.5 | -28.1 | -26.2 |
Technical trade | 153.3 | -4.3 | -11.9 |
Building and technical trade, total | 251.1 | -15.4 | -18.6 |
Car trade | 71.6 | -9.1 | -7.3 |
Sports trade | 14.5 | -16.4 | -16.4 |
Car trade, total | 86.1 | -10.4 | -9.0 |
Common functions and eliminations | -2.0 | ||
Grand total | 905.9 | -6.4 | -7.3 |
769.3 | -6.3 | -6.2 | |
Other countries, total | 136.6 | -6.9 | -13.7 |
Grand total | 905.9 | -6.4 | -7.3 |
1.10.- | Comparable | ||
E million | Change, % | change, % | |
Grocery sales to | 1,367.6 | +0.7 | +0.7 |
Kespro | 294.6 | +5.1 | +5.1 |
Grocery trade, total | 1,662.2 | +1.4 | +1.4 |
Building and home improvement trade | 424.0 | -20.6 | -17.0 |
Technical trade | 597.3 | -0.6 | -9.4 |
Building and technical trade, total | 1,005.4 | -9.9 | -13.0 |
Car trade | 249.3 | +6.6 | +9.0 |
Sports trade | 52.2 | -15.4 | -15.4 |
Car trade, total | 301.5 | +2.0 | +3.8 |
Common functions and eliminations | -6.0 | ||
Grand total | 2,963.2 | -2.6 | -3.6 |
2,425.8 | -2.5 | -2.3 | |
Other countries, total | 537.3 | -3.2 | -9.4 |
Grand total | 2,963.2 | -2.6 | -3.6 |
1.1.- | Comparable | ||
E million | Change, % | change, % | |
Grocery sales to | 5,248.9 | +2.5 | +2.5 |
Kespro | 1,186.0 | +11.2 | +11.2 |
Grocery trade, total | 6,434.9 | +4.0 | +4.0 |
Building and home improvement trade | 1,981.0 | -19.5 | -16.0 |
Technical trade | 2,420.9 | +2.6 | -4.7 |
Building and technical trade, total | 4,334.9 | -8.6 | -10.5 |
Car trade | 1,087.1 | +18.4 | +20.6 |
Sports trade | 188.5 | -14.3 | -14.3 |
Car trade, total | 1,275.4 | +12.0 | +13.7 |
Common functions and eliminations | -24.1 | ||
Grand total | 12,021.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
9,862.6 | +1.2 | +1.4 | |
Other countries, total | 2,158.6 | -5.8 | -9.6 |
Grand total | 12,021.1 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
Change % indicates the change when compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The comparable change % has been calculated in local currencies and excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestments completed in 2022 and 2023.
The reported sales for
Sports trade has been part of the car trade division from
In December, October-December, and January-
Kesko publishes advance information on the retail sales of
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