Fluctuating Kesko sales

Sales of the Finnish Kesko Group in its home improvement and speciality goods trade from January to November amounted to € 3.0881 bn, 8.5 per cent down on the previous year. The decline in sales is due primarily to the 12.5 per cent contraction in sales in the domestic market in Finland, along with poorer exchange rates and the sale of the Anttila division. In local currencies excluding Anttila, sales were up by 2.1 per cent.