Continued stable development during the quarter
The MQ Group has improved its operating profit and cash flow, in part due to a significantly higher gross margin as a result of fewer items in clearance sales. Drive and a high level of activity in line with our established plans are behind the improvement. The MQ retail chain is performing strongly while the Joy chain was adversely affected during the quarter by the dispute at the Port of Gothenburg in the summer. Efforts to develop two strong chain concepts while at the same time benefiting from synergies are being intensified. Joy has been included in the consolidated statements