RNB’s sales in July 2006

RNB’s total sales in proprietary stores in July 2006 amounted to SEK 123.3 M, compared with SEK 98.1 M in the corresponding month a year earlier, which is an increase of 25.7%.

Sales in comparable stores in July 2006 increased by 0.6%, compared with the corresponding month in the preceding year. The number of proprietary stores amounted to 117 at July 31, 2006, compared with 93 a year earlier. For further information, contact: Mikael Solberg, President and CEO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS +46 (0)8-670 95 95, +46 (0)708-18 44 40, e-mail: mikael.solberg@rnb.se Göran Blomberg, CFO, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS +46 (0)8-670 95 99, +46 (0)733-97 95 99, e-mail: goran.blomberg@rnb.se