Sales in ICA stores increased by 1.0% in March 2021 compared with the corresponding month last year. Sales in like-for-like stores increased by 0.8% compared to last year.

March 2021 January - March 2021
Store sales
excl VAT		 MSEK Change  all stores Change like-for-like MSEK Change  all stores Change like-for-like
Maxi ICA Stormarknad 3,648 3.2% 2.7% 10,143 5.7% 4.9%
ICA Kvantum 2,726 0.9% 0.3% 7,682              2.1%              2.1%
ICA Supermarket 3,174 -0.4% -0.6% 8,902 0.2% 0.1%
ICA Nära 1,637 -0.9% 0.2% 4,574 2.0% 3.4%
Total 11,183 1.0% 0.8% 31,300 2.7% 2.6%

In March 2021, sales in ICA stores totalled SEK 11,183 million excluding VAT, which is an increase of 1.0% compared with the same month in the previous year. Sales in January-March 2021 amounted to SEK 31,300 million, an increase of 2.7% compared with the previous year.

The calendar effect in March is estimated to be +3.2% and is mainly attributable to Easter falling slightly earlier than in 2020. Sales in March a year ago were positively affected by substantial stockpiling in connection with the outbreak of the pandemic.

On 31 March 2021 the number of ICA stores was 1,266. Store sales for April will be published on 10 May at 08:45 CET.

To see all publication dates in 2021, please visit ICA Gruppen's website http://www.icagruppen.se/en/investors/calendar

For more information
ICA Gruppen press service, telephone number: +46 (0)10 422 52 52

https://news.cision.com/ica-gruppen-ab/r/swedish-ica-stores---march-sales-figures,c3322665

https://mb.cision.com/Main/7955/3322665/1399369.pdf

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