Tokmanni to open four new stores – Stores will be opened in Helsinki, Iitti, Lahti and Jyväskylä
Tokmanni Press release 8 December 2020 at 2:15 p.m.
Tokmanni, Finland's largest general discount retailer, has signed agreements on the opening of four new stores. The agreements will result in the expansion of Tokmanni's store network to Kannelmäki in Helsinki and Kausala in Iitti. In addition, Tokmanni will move to new, larger commercial premises in shopping centres in the centres of Lahti and Jyväskylä.
In Kannelmäki, Helsinki, Tokmanni will open a store in the Kauppakeskus Kaari shopping centre, which is located by the crossroads of the Kehä I ring road and the Hämeenlinnanväylä highway, the busiest sections of road in Finland. The store with a total surface area of approximately 2,000 square metres, will be located on the second floor of the shopping centre. The store and its garden department of about 500 square metres located by the store will be easy to access from both the street level of the shopping centre and the parking level of the second floor. The aim is to open the Tokmanni store in Kauppakeskus Kaari to customers in May–June next year. The store will supplement Tokmanni's sales network in western Helsinki. Tokmanni currently has nine stores in Helsinki.
The Tokmanni in Kausala, the municipal centre of Iitti, will be located in a new retail building to be built in a central commercial location on Kymenrannantie by highway 12 near the Kausala roundabout. The store will have about 2,500 square metres of total surface area. A solar power plant consisting of solar panels will be installed at the store to provide it with renewable electricity. The opening of the Tokmanni store in Kausala is planned for next summer.
In addition, Tokmanni will move its stores to larger and more centrally located retail premises in the Trio shopping centre in Lahti and in the Forum shopping centre in Jyväskylä. The stores’ product assortments will be expanded to become significantly larger than the assortments in the current premises. The new store in Trio will be opened next spring and the new store in Forum next autumn. Both shopping centres are located in town centres. Tokmanni has three stores in Lahti and two stores in Jyväskylä.
“Tokmanni's aim is to open about five new or expanded stores each year. These store openings announced now will perfectly supplement Tokmanni's store network, which currently comprises 192 stores and the online store. Tokmanni most recently opened new stores in Pietarsaari in November and in Helsinki in the REDI shopping centre in October,” says Harri Koponen, Store Network and Concept Director.
Diverse product selection, pleasant shopping experience and smart energy solutions
Tokmanni offers its customers a wide and attractive assortment of, in particular, beauty, health and wellbeing, interior decoration, cleaning, clothing, leisure, home electronics, home renovation and seasonal products as well as non-perishable foods at very low prices.
New and remodelled stores are designed in accordance with Tokmanni's latest store concept, which emphasises convenient shopping experiences. The stores in this concept feature wide aisles, informative signage and well-defined departments for different products.
Tokmanni also focuses considerable attention on smart energy solutions. Tokmanni's stores typically feature a recycling point for electrical and electronic equipment waste, energy-efficient LED lighting and, if possible, remotely controlled building technology. All electricity purchased by Tokmanni is renewable electricity, and almost 40 of Tokmanni’s stores already have their own solar power plant, for example. In the future, if possible, new Tokmanni stores will also feature charging points for electric and rechargeable hybrid cars, for example.
A list of the most significant changes to the Tokmanni store network over the years 2016–2020 and the changes that will take place in the near future that have already been announced can be found at the address ir.tokmanni.fi/en/investors/tokmanni-as-an-investment/new_stores.
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For further information, please contact:
Harri Koponen
Store Network and Concept Director
Tel. +358 20 728 6030
harri.koponen(at)tokmanni.fi
Maarit Mikkonen
Head of IR and Communications
Tel. +358 40 562 2282
maarit.mikkonen(at)tokmanni.fi
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Tokmanni is Finland’s leading general discount retailer. Some 3,700 Tokmanni employees make customers’ everyday life and special occasions easier by offering a versatile and up-to-date assortment of Finnish and international brand-name products and other high-quality products at prices that are always affordable. With nearly 200 stores around Finland and an online store, Tokmanni is always close to its customers. Tokmanni’s revenue in 2019 amounted to EUR 944.3 million. Tokmanni’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
