Football fever at Netto

PRESS RELEASE FOOTBALL FEVER AT NETTO Feel the fever of the World Cup and get right behind your nation with Netto’s range of England football products. From Thursday 22nd April, the Discounter of the Year* has a great selection of items to help you get into the spirit of football’s biggest event. There is no need to use jumpers for goal posts when you can purchase an Inflatable goal, just £4.99. Perfect for the children in the back garden or taking down to the park. Get comfortable in front of the television with the inflatable chair, £4.99, which sports an England flag design. Great for those who like to relax in front of the football. Re-live England’s greatest football memories with the World Cup DVD & CD Box set. The set includes England’s 100 greatest goals DVD, World Cup Fever 1966 DVD and World Cup anthems CD. Again, all for just £4.99 Bent Holm, Trading Director for Netto, said: “With the football leagues coming to an end, it’s now time to start World Cup fever. At Netto we recognise that the nation of England has a strong thirst for football. “To quench this, we have everything from England flags to England pyjamas. So visit your local store to find that it is not just goalkeepers who can make a great save!” Other England football based essentials: • Boys & Girls England Shortie PJ Set (Ages 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10) - £4.49 each • Cool Bag (Holds up to 10 cans) - £2.99 • Wag’s Apron - £2.00 • Adult Folding Chair - £4.99 • Kids Folding Chair - £4.99 • Woven Scarf - £2.49 • Boys England Boxers, 2 pack (Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10) - £2.99 • Football (Size 5) - £3.00 Items available for £2: • St George Flag, 5’ x 3’ • Bunting Flags, 10 flags (approx 5m) • St George Large Hat • England Baseball Cap (available in Red and White) • Wag’s Visor Hat • Oven Glove and Tea Towel Set Items available for £1: • Car Flags, 2 pack • England Air Horn • Car Window Sticker • St George Face Paint • Cheer Sticks, 4 pack • England Cups, 11 pack • 9” Plates, 11 pack • England Napkins, 24 pack • Plastic Table Cloth • Sports Bottle, 500ml Ends. 14/04/2010 Issued on behalf of Netto by Public. More information: Chris Woolford or Liam Grady, Tel: 01302 730303 or email: chris.woolford@publicgroup.co.uk or liam.grady@publicgroup.co.uk About Netto in the UK The first Netto store in the UK opened in Leeds in 1990. Today, Netto has 196 supermarkets across the UK, 3,500 employees and plans to open a number of brand new stores over the next 12 months. The UK stores support centre is based in Pontefract, West Yorkshire with facilities of over 300,000 square feet which include customer care, training and recruitment departments. As “The UK’s leading discounter”, Netto prides itself on its streamlined and highly efficient distribution and management which enable it to deliver great service and the lowest prices around. Netto History & Family There are currently more than 1000 Netto stores across Denmark, Germany, Poland, Sweden and the UK. Key facts about Netto include: • According to research, Netto is the most competitive food retailer in the UK. • Netto stores offer a range of 1,400 lines in food and non-food items. • In addition, Netto regularly stocks 160 weekly special offer items at major discounts. • Netto stocks a range of well-known branded items as well as it own quality value brands. • Netto is the pioneer of low cost, great value retailing in the UK. It aims to deliver the best quality products to its customers at the lowest prices. Netto can do this through its ability to broker the best deals with suppliers throughout the globe; its ability to maintain low overhead costs and one of the most efficient distribution networks in European retailing. The Dansk Supermarket group operates five major retail chains in Denmark. These chains are Netto (Discount Food), FOTEX (Supermarkets), BILKA (Hypermarkets), TOJ & SKO (Discount Clothing and Footwear) and A-Z (Variety Stores). Dansk Supermarket Group is owned by F. Salling and the A.P. Møller Group. For more information about Netto, visit www.netto.co.uk