Preliminary sales figures for ICA stores during April
Preliminary sales figures for ICA stores during April
Solna: May 9, 2006
On ICA Day today, ICA Group CEO Kenneth Bengtsson presented the preliminary sales growth for ICA stores during April.
The preliminary figures for April show ICA stores in Sweden enjoyed a 9.4 percent increase in sales, compared with the same month last year.
On Friday May 12, ICA will present the ordinary, more detailed, trend in sales for Swedish ICA stores during April.
For further information, please contact: ICAs press hotline, cell phone +46 70 253 66 60 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About ICA The ICA Group is one of the Nordic regions leading retail companies, with around 2,300 of its own and retailer-owned stores in Sweden and Norway. The Group includes the sales companies ICA Sverige, ICA Norge and Etos. ICA Meny specializes in distribution to restaurants, the foodservice sector and convenience stores. ICA also offers financial services to Swedish customers through ICA Banken. ICA owns half of the companies Rimi Baltic, with just over 170 stores in the Baltic countries, and Netto Marknad, with just over 70 stores in Sweden. ICA AB is a joint venture 40% owned by Hakon Invest AB and 60% by Royal Ahold of the Netherlands. Due to shareholder agreement, neither party has control of the company and both share equal voting power. Through Royal Ahold, ICA AB is part of an international retail network. For more information, please visit http://www.ica.se