Up 1.5 per cent in the first six months

Kesko’s building materials and DIY store trade grows more strongly at home
Sales of the building materials and DIY store division of the Finnish Kesko Group increased by 1.5 per cent in the first half of 2014. Of the total volume of sales amounting to € 1.3483 bn, € 641.2 mio was attributable to Finland, where growth came to 1.9 per cent. The group’s foreign trade increased by 1.1 per cent to € 707.0 mio.