Rimi Baltic’s store sales January - November 2007
Rimi Baltics store sales January – November 2007
Solna 10 December, 2007
Rimi Baltics store sales excluding VAT, in January – November 2007, totaled approximately EUR 1,031 million representing growth of 20 percent compared with the same period last year.
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT, January – October 2007: Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 326.2 5% Rimi Latvia 484.2 28% Rimi Lithuania 220.3 29% Rimi Baltic, total 1030.7 20%
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT in November 2007:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 30.7 9% Rimi Latvia 48.0 25% Rimi Lithuania 21.0 19% Rimi Baltic, total 99.7 18%
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 212 stores in the Baltic region; 65 are located in Estonia, 92 in Latvia, and 55 in Lithuania.
For further information, please contact: ICA press hotline, phone +46 70 253 66 60
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About ICA The ICA Group (ICA AB) is one of the Nordic regions leading retail companies, with around 2,250 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