Here are Arttu’s comments on, among other things, how Kesko’s target market grew in July, driven particularly by the grocery trade. 
According to figures reported by the Finnish Grocery Trade Association (PTY), the Finnish department store and hypermarket chain market, which is key for Kesko and Tokmanni, grew by 2% in July. Sales of groceries rose by as much as 4%, while sales of non-food items fell by 2% during July. Within the non-food category, sales declined in both clothing (-3%) and home and leisure (-1%) categories.