A plus of nearly nine per cent

The Finnish Kesko Group completed 2010 with a significant sales increase in its builders’ merchant and DIY retail division. Sales rose by 8.9 per cent to a total of € 2.5599 bn. About € 1.1962 bn of this sum was down to the domestic market in Finland, which showed an increase of 10.2 per cent. The group’s international business grew by 7.8 per cent to € 1.3637 bn.