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12.4.2012

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Stockmann Group’s revenue in March 2012

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-04-12 09:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
STOCKMANN plc, Company Announcement 12.4.2012 at 10:00 EET

Stockmann Group’s revenue in March 2012

The Stockmann Group’s revenue in March increased by 11.9 per cent and was EUR 162.2 million.

The Department Store Division’s revenue increased by 9.6 per cent. Revenue was up 6.3 per cent in Finland and 17.7 per cent in international operations. The euro-denominated revenue of Russian operations increased by 21.2 per cent, with the St Petersburg department store leading the way.

Lindex’s euro-denominated revenue was up 17.1 per cent. The successful launch of Lindex’s spring campaign, with Gwyneth Paltrow modelling the collection, boosted the revenue growth in the main markets. Revenue was up 24.0 per cent in Finland and 16.3 per cent in international operations.

Seppälä’s revenue was up 7.4 per cent; up 9.1 per cent in Finland and 4.5 per cent in international operations. Revenue grew in all market areas.

Revenue (exclusive of VAT) in March

	3/2012	Change	1-3/2012	Change
	EUR mill.	%	EUR mill.	%
Department Store Division, Finland	65.5	6.3	188.3	4.2
Department Store Division, international operations	30.0	17.7	92.2	22.2
Department Store Division, total	95.4	9.6	280.5	9.5
Lindex, Finland	6.1	24.0	15.6	16.4
Lindex, international operations	49.3	16.3	122.7	11.6
Lindex, total	55.4	17.1	138.2	12.1
Seppälä, Finland	7.2	9.1	20.0	12.1
Seppälä, international operations	4.2	4.5	11.4	12.7
Seppälä, total	11.3	7.4	31.3	12.3
Other operations	0.0		0.1
Operations in Finland, total	78.8	7.7	223.9	5.6
International operations, total	83.4	16.2	226.2	15.7
Stockmann total	162.2	11.9	450.2	10.5

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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