Sales increased by 4 per cent in October to 652 MSEK (629). 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 end of October 2015 was 202.
Sales were distributed as follows:
| Countries, MSEK | October 2015/16 |
October 2014/15 |
Percentage change | Percentage change, local currency |
| Sweden | 300 | 282 | +6 | +6 |
| Norway | 253 | 256 | -1 | +9 |
| Finland | 67 | 63 | +7 | +5 |
| Outside Nordic countries | 31 | 28 | +9 | 0 |
| 652 | 629 | +4 | +7 |
Total sales during the first six months of the fiscal year (May to October 2015) increased by
5 per cent to 3,616 MSEK (3,457). In local currencies, sales increased by 6 per cent.
The second quarter interim report 2015/16 will be published at 07:00 CET on Wednesday
9 December 2015. The report will be presented on the same day at 08:30 CET in Clas Ohlson’s store at Drottninggatan 53 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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 Friday 13 November 2015.