Stockmann Group’s revenue in August 2012

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-09-12 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
STOCKMANN plc, Company Announcement 12.9.2012 at 9:00 EET

The Stockmann Group’s revenue in August was up 4.8 per cent to EUR 164.0 million.

The Department Store Division’s revenue was up 2.9 per cent. Revenue was up 1.1 per cent in Finland and 7.2 per cent in international operations. The growth was lead by the department stores in St Petersburg and Ekaterinburg. The euro-denominated revenue in Russia increased by 13.7 per cent in the department stores and by 6.9 per cent in total, when including the Bestseller franchising stores which will be closed down by the end of 2012.

The Fashion Chain Division’s revenue grew by 7.4 percent; up 5.6 per cent in Finland and 7.9 per cent in international operations. Lindex’s euro-denominated revenue was up 8.9 per cent due to the strengthened Swedish krona and Norwegian krone. In local currencies revenue was on a par with the previous year. Revenue was down in Sweden and particularly in Norway, but continued to grow strongly in all other countries. Seppälä’s revenue was up 1.1 per cent due to good sales in Finland and the Baltic countries but weaker development in Russia.

Revenue (exclusive of VAT) in August

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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