Sales increased by 3 per cent in January to 534 MSEK (520). In local currencies,
sales increased by 7 per cent.
Compared with the same month previous year, 10 stores have been added and the
total number of stores on January 31, 2014 was 182. Mail order/Internet sales
during January increased to 11 MSEK (9).
Sales were distributed as follows:
Countries, January January 2012/13 Percentage change Percentage change,
MSEK 2013/14 local currency
Sweden 249 238 +5 +5
Norway 210 219 -4 +6
Finland 52 44 +20 +17
UK 22 20 +12 +8
534 520 +3 +7
Total sales during the first nine months of the fiscal year (May 2013 to January
2014) increased by 3 per cent to 5,422 MSEK (5,245). In local currencies, sales
increased by 6 per cent.
The interim report for Clas Ohlson’s third quarter 2013/14 will be published at
08:00 CET on Wednesday March 12, 2014.
For more information please contact:
Klas Balkow, CEO and President, phone +46 247 447 55
Sara Kraft Westrell, Director of Information and IR, phone +46 247 649 13
The information in this press release comprises information that Clas Ohlson AB
(publ) is required to disclose pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act
and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was
released for publication at 08:00 CET on Friday February 14, 2014.
Clas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business based in Insjön,
Dalarna, Sweden. Today, the company has 182 stores in four countries and sales
via the Internet, mail order, telephone and social media. Clas Ohlson helps its
customers solve every day practical problems with a range of affordable products
in the five product areas: Hardware, Electrical, Home, Multimedia and Leisure.
The company is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange and has approximately
4,300 employees. For further information about Clas Ohlson, visit
www.clasohlson.com.
Clas Ohlson increase sales in January 2014
| Source: Clas Ohlson AB
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