News and releases

interim report Q3/2023: A fine performance in a weak market

26.10.2023 08:21

From clothing to raw material – K Group’s discarded workwear is given a new life as fibre

Discarded workwear is now recycled at K Group and converted into a new raw material for textiles. In a circular economy cooperation project with Touchpoint and Rester, discarded workwear will be recycled into fibre. Potential uses for the fibre are currently being sought in K Group’s own operations. In the future, an outfit worn by a salesperson at a K-store may end up as raw material for an interior decoration product or a new piece of clothing. The stores included in the cooperation have more than 20,000 employees, so a considerable amount of workwear is consumed.

18.10.2023 00:00

Kesko’s sales in September

Kesko Group’s sales in September 2023 totalled €1,024.0 million, representing a decrease of 5.7%.

13.10.2023 08:00

Invitation to Kesko’s Q3 interim report briefing on 26 October 2023

A stock exchange release concerning Kesko's interim report for January-September 2023 will be published on Thursday, 26 October 2023, at around 8.00 am (EET/EEST).

06.10.2023 10:00

Kesko continues updating its network of grocery store sites in line with its growth strategy

Kesko will continue to update its existing stores and also open several new grocery stores in growth centres in the coming years. Sales of Kesko’s K-Citymarket hypermarket stores in particular have been growing considerably in Finland, and the hypermarkets have a crucial impact on the profitability and market share of Kesko’s grocery store business. Kesko has already announced that it will build three new K-Citymarket stores, and in addition to these, the company plans to build several more K-Citymarket stores in growth centres.

21.09.2023 10:00

Kesko’s sales in August

Kesko Group’s sales in August 2023 totalled €1,079.2 million, representing an increase of 1.6%.

14.09.2023 08:00

Kesko to build its fifth K-Citymarket hypermarket store in Finland’s fourth biggest city Vantaa

Kesko and the building company SSA Rakennus Oy are set to build a new K-Citymarket hypermarket store in Kivistö, Vantaa. This will be Kesko’s fifth hypermarket in Vantaa, which is the fourth biggest city in Finland and part of the Helsinki metropolitan area. The premises will host the K-Citymarket and some 20 other commercial facilities, as well as integrated housing built by SSA Rakennus.

12.09.2023 11:36

150 new brands – the new K-citymarket.fi online store for home and speciality goods is now open for business

11.09.2023 15:46

Five methods that grocery stores use to prevent food waste – the popularity of red-flagged products is still growing

Grocery stores combat food waste and invest in its prevention in many ways. Customers of K-food stores can now contribute to reducing food waste by purchasing products made with food that would otherwise have been wasted, such as fruit and vegetable boxes and bread bags. At the same time, the popularity of red-flagged products continues to grow, and a variety of products made with potential waste food can now be found on store shelves. Biogas from inedible waste food is used in processes such as the production of Pirkka Amppari ice cream.

08.09.2023 08:30

Kesko Sweden to concentrate its building and home improvement trade operations under the K-Bygg chain

Kesko will concentrate its building and home improvement trade operations in Sweden under the K-Bygg chain, and will increasingly focus on serving building professionals alongside consumers. The K-Rauta stores in Sweden will either be converted into K-Bygg stores or closed. Kesko’s building and home improvement trade operations in Sweden will be concentrated under one brand by the end of 2024.

29.08.2023 12:30