Kesko increases comparable sales by 10 per cent

The Finnish Kesko group achieved a double-digit sales growth in its building and home improvement trade business field in the third quarter. From July to September, the DIY and building materials locations in Finland, the K-Rauta and K-Bygg stores in Sweden as well as the Byggmakker stores in Norway made sales of EUR 583.4 mio. That was 19.7 per cent more than the same period in the previous year, the comparable change was 9.8 per cent.