Rimi Baltic’s store sales January – February 2009
Rimi Baltics store sales January – February 2009
Solna 9 March, 2009
Rimi Baltics store sales excluding VAT, in January – February 2009, totaled approximately EUR 197 million representing growth of 1 percent compared with the same period last year.
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT, January – February 2009:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 59.5 3% Rimi Latvia 95.4 1% Rimi Lithuania 42.1 -1% Rimi Baltic total 197.0 1%
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT in February 2009:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estland 28.9 1% Rimi Lettland 45.8 -4% Rimi Litauen 19.8 -7% Rimi Baltic totalt 94.5 -3%
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 237 stores in the Baltic region; 75 are located in Estonia, 99 in Latvia, and 63 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