Kesko in brief

Kesko is a highly valued listed trading sector company. It manages retail store chains that are valued by customers, and efficiently produces services for retail store chains' purchasing, logistics, network development and data management. Kesko's operations include the food, home and speciality goods, building and home improvement, and car and machinery trades. Its division parent companies and chains act in close cooperation with retailer entrepreneurs and other partners. Kesko has about 2,000 stores engaged in chain operations in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus.

Kesko and K-retailers form the K-Group, whose retail sales totalled €12 billion (VAT 0%) in 2011. The K-Group employs around 45,000 people.

Our core competence areas

Development and management of store concepts and brands
Development, ownership and management of the store network
Efficient purchasing and logistics
International retail expertise
Combining retailer entrepreneurship and chain operations efficiently
Leveraging centralised resources and economies of scale

Kesko operates in eight countries

Finland: all divisions
Number of stores: 1,643
Sweden and Norway: building and home improvement trade
Number of stores: 131
Baltic countries: building and home improvement trade, machinery trade, furniture trade and distance sales
Number of stores: 43
Russia, St Petersburg and Moscow areas: building and home improvement trade, sports trade, machinery trade
Number of stores: 50
Belarus: building and home improvement trade
Number of stores: 6