Kesko Oy (KKOYF)

Kesko Oyj was formed in 1940. The Company'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 Food is a key operator in the Finnish grocery trade. K-food retailers, with whom Kesko Food applies the efficient chain business model, are responsible for customer satisfaction at more than 900 K-food stores. The home and speciality goods chains are K-citymarket's home and speciality goods, Anttila and Kodin1, Intersport and Budget Sport, Asko and Sotka, Musta Pörssi and Kookenkä. Rautakesko develops retail and B2B sales of building, renovation and home improvement products and services with an emphasis on customer-orientation. Rautakesko develops retail and B2B sales of building, renovation and home improvement products and services with an emphasis on customer-orientation. The Group operates in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia and Belarus. The Company's competitor's are Prisma, S-market and Alepa/Sale (S Group), Valintatalo, Siwa and Euro-market (Suomen Lähikauppa Oy), Lidl, M chain stores, Sportia, Top Sport, Stadium, department stores and hypermarkets, other speciality sports stores, stores specialising in home technology, hypermarkets, online stores, stores specialising in home technology, hypermarkets and online stores.