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Clas Ohlson: Year-end report 1 May 2012 – 30 April 2013

6/11/2013 2:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Fourth quarter * Sales totalled SEK 1,274 M (1,272). In local currencies, growth was 3%. * Operating loss of SEK 19 M reported (profit: 10). * Loss after tax amounted to SEK 17 M (profit: 7). * Loss per share was SEK 0.27 (earnings: 0.11). 12 months * Sales totalled SEK 6,519 M (6,260), up 4%. In local currencies, growth was 5% * Operating profit amounted to SEK 431 M (561), down 23%. * Profit after tax...

Contract signed for a new store in Lund, Sweden

5/30/2013 4:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Clas Ohlson has signed a contract regarding a new store at Nova Lund (Nova 2), Lund, Sweden. The retail space will amount to a total of 1,330 square metres. The store’s catchment area comprises approximately 110,000 residents and the store is scheduled to open in November 2013.
Future store establishments that have been contracted to date are: Sogndal, Norway in June 2013; Heiane Shopping Centre in Stord,...

Contract signed for a new store in Sandefjord, Norway

5/29/2013 4:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Clas Ohlson has signed a contract regarding a new store in Sandefjord, Norway. The retail space will amount to a total of 1,600 square metres. The store’s catchment area comprises approximately 42,000 residents and the store is scheduled to open in autumn 2014/winter 2015.
Future store establishments that have been contracted to date are: Sogndal, Norway in June 2013; Heiane Shopping Centre in Stord, Norway in...

Clas Ohlson sales development in April 2013

5/15/2013 2:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Sales rose 7% in April to SEK 439 M (412). In local currencies, sales increased 9%. The calendar effect, due to more trading days compared with the preceding year, is estimated to amount to a positive 6 percentage points. Compared with the same month in 2012, 17 stores have been added and the total number of stores on April 30 2013 was 174. Mail order/Internet sales during the month was SEK 8 M (10).

Clas Ohlson sales development in March 2013

4/15/2013 2:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Sales decreased 3% in March to SEK 421 M (433). In local currencies, sales increased 1%. The calendar effect, due to fewer trading days compared with the preceding year, is estimated to amount to a negative 6 percentage points.
Compared with the same month in 2012, 19 stores have been added and the total number of stores on March 31 2013 was 174. Mail order/Internet sales during the month was SEK 7 M...

Clas Ohlson to move the store at Tegnér Shopping Centre in central Växjö to Gran...

4/10/2013 6:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Clas Ohlson will move the store in central Växjö to Grand Samarkand Shopping area. The new location will strengthen our position in Växjö and we will be able to reach even more customers in the region. The new store is scheduled to open in September 2015 and the retail space will amount to a total of 1,286 square metres. The store’s catchment area comprises approximately 150,000 residents.

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Contract signed for a new store in Umeå, Sweden

3/26/2013 7:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Clas Ohlson has signed a contract regarding a new store at Umeå Syd, Umeå, Sweden. The retail space will amount to a total of 1,316 square metres. The store’s catchment area comprises approximately 120,000 residents and the store is scheduled to open in March 2015.
Future store establishments that have been contracted to date are: Pasaati Shopping Centre, Kotka, Finland in May 2013; Maxinge Centre Shopping area...

Clas Ohlson: Interim report, 1 May 2012 – 31 January 2013

3/12/2013 3:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

Third quarter

* Sales totalled SEK 2,169 M (2,049), up 6%.

In local currencies, growth was 6%

* Operating profit amounted to SEK 247 M (307), down 19%

* Profit after tax was SEK 204 M (220), down 7%

* Earnings per share were SEK 3.22 (3.46), down 7%

Nine months

* Sales totalled SEK 5,245 M (4,988), up 5%.

In local currencies, growth was 6%

* Operating profit amounted to SEK 450 M (550), down 18%

*...

Scania truck with a pantograph on the roof

Scania and Siemens to develop electrically powered vehicles

3/11/2013 7:51 AM EST - Scania

Scania and Siemens have entered into a partnership which involves the integration of Siemens technology to power vehicles with Scania's expertise in the electrification of powertrains in trucks and buses. The partnership means that Sweden may become the world's first country with electrically powered trucks and electrified roads for commercial use.
Scania has for a long time explored the possibilities of...

Clas Ohlson to launch club for modern hardware customers

3/5/2013 9:00 AM EST - Clas Ohlson

As an important feature of the company’s multi-channel strategy – whereby we offer several interacting sales and service channels – the Club Clas loyalty program is being launched in Sweden at the beginning of March.
The objective of the customer club is to reward loyal customers and generate conditions for boosting sales through a rise in visitor frequency and an increase in average ticket value. The programme...

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