Sales in January amounted to 558 MSEK (563). In local currencies, sales increased by 3 per cent. The calendar effect in January is estimated to a negative of just more than 2 percentage points. Compared with the same month previous year, the net store portfolio was expanded by 9 stores. At the end of the period, the total number of stores was 205. Sales were distributed as follows: +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ |Countries, MSEK |January |January |Percentage change|Percentage change,| | | 2015/16| 2014/15| | local currency | +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ |Sweden |259 |249 |+4 |+4 | +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ |Norway |209 |225 |-7 |+1 | +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ |Finland |63 |61 |+4 |+6 | +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ |Outside Nordic countries|27 |29 |-7 |-7 | +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ | |558 |563 |-1 |+3 | +------------------------+---------+---------+-----------------+---------------- --+ Total sales during the first nine months of the fiscal year (May 2015 to January 2016) increased by 5 per cent to 6,098 MSEK (5,831). In local currencies, sales increased by 7 per cent. The third quarter interim report 2015/16 will be published at 07:00 CET on Wednesday 16 March 2016. The report will be presented on the same day at 08:30 CET in Clas Ohlson’s store at Drottninggatan 53 in Stockholm, Sweden. For more information, please contact: Sara Kraft Westrell, Director of Information and Investor Relations, 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 07:00 CET on Monday 15 February 2016. For more information, please contact: Sara Kraft Westrell, Director of Information and Investor Relations, phone +46 247 649 13 Clas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business based in Insjön, Sweden. Today, the company offers products and services for the small everyday practical problems, in five countries via its over 200 stores and e-commerce. Clas Ohlson offers a wide range of affordable products in five product areas: Hardware, Electrical, Home, Multimedia and Leisure. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, has sales of 7.5 billion SEK and over 4,700 employees. Please visit Clas Ohlson at www.clasohlson.com.
Clas Ohlson sales development in January
| Source: Clas Ohlson AB
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