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Clas Ohlson's April sales rise by 3%

Sales increased by 3 per cent in April to 520 MSEK (505). In local currencies, sales increased by 8 per cent.

Sales in April was positively affected by a calendar effect of about 6 percentage points, due to additional trading days compared with the previous year.

Compared with the same month previous year, the net store portfolio was expanded by
7 stores. At the end of the period, the total number of stores was 205.

Sales were distributed as follows:

Countries, MSEK	April 2015/16	April 2014/15	Percentage change	Percentage change, local currency
Sweden	239	231	+3	+3
Norway	201	201	+0	+11
Finland	56	49	+15	+16
Outside Nordic countries	24	24	-2	+8
	520	505	+3	+8

Total sales during the fiscal year (May 2015 to April 2016) increased by 4 per cent to
7,602 MSEK (7,330). In local currencies, sales increased by 6 per cent.

The Year-end Report 2015/16 will be published at 07:00 CET on Wednesday 8 June 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.

Source : Clas Ohlson Press Release
www.clasohlson.com

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13 May 2016