Rimi Baltic’s store sales January – August 2008
Rimi Baltics store sales January – August 2008
Solna 8 September, 2008
Rimi Baltics store sales excluding VAT, in January – August 2008, totaled approximately EUR 868 million representing growth of 15 percent compared with the same period last year.
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT, January – August 2008:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 260.2 10% Rimi Latvia 425.2 22% Rimi Lithuania 182.6 15% Rimi Baltic total 868.0 16%
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT in August 2008:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 34.7 14% Rimi Latvia 56.5 28% Rimi Lithuania 25.5 25% Rimi Baltic total 116.7 23%
Change in percent shows the change from the corresponding period last year. Pegged exchange rates have been used to arrive at comparable results.
Rimi Baltic operates 223 stores in the Baltic region; 67 are located in Estonia, 95 in Latvia, and 61 in Lithuania.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About ICA The ICA Group (ICA AB) is one of the Nordic regions leading retail companies, with around 2,230 of its own and retailer-owned stores in Sweden, Norway and in the Baltic States. The Group includes the sales companies ICA Sverige, ICA Norge and Rimi Baltic. ICA also offers financial services to Swedish customers through ICA Banken. ICA AB is a joint venture 40% owned by Hakon Invest AB and 60% by Royal Ahold N.V. of the Netherlands. According to a shareholder agreement, Royal Ahold and Hakon Invest jointly share controlling influence over ICA AB. Through Royal Ahold, ICA AB is part of an international retail network. For more information, please visit http://www.ica.se