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Kesko will publish its financial statements release for 2024 on Wednesday, 5 February 2025, at around 8.00 am Finnish time. An English audiocast/teleconference for investors and analysts will be held at 9.00 am Finnish time, and can be accessed here.

NEWS, FINANCIALS AND SHARES

• Presentation for Kesko’s Q4 investor roadshow meetings. (presentation)
  
  

SALES DEVELOPMENT

• Kesko’s sales in October. (release)

• Kesko’s sales in November. (release)
  
  Sales figures for December will be released in mid-January.
  
  

SUSTAINABILITY

• Kesko was once again included in the Dow Jones sustainability indices the DJSI World and the DJSI Europe. In the DJSI Europe index, Kesko ranked as the best company in its industry (Consumer Staples Distribution & Retail) for the third consecutive year. In the global DJSI World index, Kesko ranked fourth highest in its industry. (release)

• Kesko updated its sustainability strategy: the four main strategic focus areas continue to be he climate and nature, value chain, people, and good governance, with increased focus now also placed on supply chain sustainability, water use and biodiversity. Kesko will be setting emission reduction targets for its own operations extending to year 2034. (release)

   
  

GROCERY TRADE

• New K-Citymarket opened in Helsinki. In its continued effort to update its store network with focus on growth centres, Kesko opened the K-Citymarket Vuokki store in Eastern Helsinki in November. This was the first of the announced 7 new hypermarkets to be opened by Kesko in 2024-2028. In total, Kesko now has 82 K-Citymarket hypermarkets. (release in Finnish) 

• More K Group grocery stores received international recognition. The UK-based Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) named K-Citymarket Vantaa Jumbo as its ”Store of the month” in November 2024 (release in Finnish), while K-Market Iso Omena in Espoo made IGD’s list of "2025 Must-see stores" (release in Finnish).
  
  

CAR TRADE

• "Profitability is central to all areas of Kesko’s car trade”, says the President of Kesko’s car trade division Johanna Ali in our investor blog interview, where she also expands on K-Auto’s competitive advantages as well as the changing landscape, growth opportunities and the division’s plans for the future. (blog post)

• Kesko is set to renovate its largest K-Auto showroom complex in Helsinki, and build a new large-scale damage repair unit in Vantaa. The projects aim to improve customer experience for Kesko’s car trade customers and support K-Auto's strategic goal of building a nationwide multichannel service network for Finnish motorists. (release).

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