Correction of previously reported like-for-like sales for ICA Sweden
The previously reported like-for-like sales for the swedish ICA-stores for January and February 2016 were too low. The correct salesfigure were 0.3 percentage points higher than previously reported in January and 0.2 in February. The numbers for “all stores” are unchanged.
In January ICA reported a sales increase in like-for-like stores of 2.3 percent. The correct figure for the month is 2.6 percent.
In February ICA reported a sales increase in like-for-like stores of 5.2 percent. The correct figure for the month is 5.4 percent.
Corrected tables:
| January 2016 | |||
| Store sales, excl. VAT | SEKm | Change all stores | Change like-for-like |
| Maxi ICA Stormarknad | 2,646 | 4.1% | 2.5% |
| ICA Kvantum | 2,143 | 3.4% | 3.0% |
| ICA Supermarket | 2,634 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| ICA Nära | 1,253 | 2.3% | 2.7% |
| Total | 8,677 | 3.1% | 2.6% |
| February 2016 | January – February 2016 | |||||
| Store sales, excl. VAT | SEKm | Change all stores | Change like-for-like | SEKm | Change all stores | Change like-for-like |
| Maxi ICA Stormarknad | 2,502 | 7.6% | 6.0% | 5,149 | 5.8% | 4.1% |
| ICA Kvantum | 2,035 | 6.0% | 5.7% | 4,179 | 4.6% | 4.3% |
| ICA Supermarket | 2,555 | 4.5% | 4.6% | 5,189 | 3.3% | 3.4% |
| ICA Nära | 1,236 | 5.2% | 5.8% | 2,489 | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Total | 8,329 | 5.9% | 5.4% | 17,005 | 4.4% | 4.0% |
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ICA Gruppen discloses the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication at time 08.00 on Monday, march 21th 2016.
ICA Gruppen AB (publ) is a leading retail company with a focus on food and health. The Group includes ICA Sweden and Rimi Baltic which mainly conduct grocery retail, ICA Real Estate which owns and manages properties, ICA Bank which offers financial services and Apotek Hjärtat which conducts pharmacy operations. The Group also includes the companies Hemtex and inkClub. For more information see icagruppen.se
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