Kesko’s sales grew in October
Kesko Group's sales totalled €985.7 million in October 2021, representing an increase of 5.0% on the previous year. In comparable terms, sales grew by 3.7%.“Kesko’s sales grew in October thanks to the strong sales performance in building and technical trade,” says Mikko Helander, Kesko’s President and CEO. Sales in the grocery trade division totalled €498.3 million in October, a decrease of 1.2%. Grocery sales to K-food stores decreased by 5.1%, impacted by the fact that in 2020 sales for All Saints' Day fell on October. Sales grew in K-Citymarket’s home and speciality goods trade.