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 2015/16 |
January 2014/15 |
Percentage change | Percentage change, 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.