Kesko sales six per cent up

The builders’ merchant and DIY retail division of the Finnish Kesko Group achieved sales growth of 6.2 per cent to € 1.4436 bn in the first six months. Sales on the home market rose by 3.8 per cent to € 663.4 mio, even though the group reported a drop of 2.0 per cent here in June. In the foreign markets, on the other hand, sales in June saw an increase of 10.2 per cent. Revenue from January to June added up to € 780.2 mio, which amounts to 8.3 per cent more than the same period last year.