Here are Arttu’s comments on Kesko’s (and Tokmanni’s) performance in June 
According to the figures reported by PTY (Finnish Grocery Trade Association), the department store and hypermarket chain market, which is key for Kesko and Tokmanni, grew by 2% in June. For the entire H1, the growth rate has been at a solid level of approximately 3%, which, in our view, signals a slight improvement in domestic consumer demand.
Food sales rose by 3%, while sales of non-food goods fell by one percent during June. Within non-food goods, sales fell by approximately one percent in both the clothing and the home and leisure categories. Sales growth for non-food goods has slowed since the beginning of the year, with total growth for H1 being around 2%.