Rimi Baltic’s store sales January - October 2007
Rimi Baltics store sales January - October 2007
Solna 8 November, 2007
Rimi Baltics store sales excluding VAT, in January – October 2007, totaled EUR 931 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 295.5 5% Rimi Latvia 436.2 28% Rimi Lithuania 199.3 30% Rimi Baltic, total 931.0 20%
Rimi Baltics store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT in October 2007:
Million, EUR Change, percent Rimi Estonia 30.2 9% Rimi Latvia 45.1 22% Rimi Lithuania 20.9 26% Rimi Baltic, total 96.2 19%
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.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About ICA The ICA Group (ICA AB) is one of the Nordic regions leading retail companies, with around 2,300 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