Rimi Baltic’s store sales January – December 2008
Rimi Baltics store sales January – December 2008
Solna 13 January, 2009
Rimi Baltics store sales excluding VAT, in January – December 2008, totaled approximately EUR 1,309.5 million representing growth of 13 percent compared with the same period last year.
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT, January – December 2008:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 391.4 8% Rimi Latvia 642.5 18% Rimi Lithuania 275.6 11% Rimi Baltic total 1,309.5 13%
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT in December 2008:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 38.0 1% Rimi Latvia 65.4 9% Rimi Lithuania 29.0 5% Rimi Baltic total 132.4 5%
Change in percent shows the change from the corresponding period last year.
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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