Kesko Oyj - KEK

Kesko Oyj provides trading sector services. The company operates through Grocery Trade, Building and Technical Trade, and Car Trade segments. The Grocery Trade segment is involved in the retail, wholesale, and B2B trade of groceries in Finland. This segment operates approximately 1,500 K-food store chains, including K-Citymarket, K-Supermarket, K-Market, and Neste K. The Building and Technical Trade segment engages in the retail, wholesale, and B2B trade of building and home improvement, and electrical and HEPAC products. This segment is also involved in the trade of furniture; construction, environmental, agricultural, and recreational machinery; sports equipment; and leisure goods. It also imports and sells, as well as provides after-sales services for construction, materials handling, environmental, and agricultural machinery; and recreational machinery. This segment operates through K-Rauta, Byggmakker, K-Senukai, OMA, Onninen, K-maatalous, Konekesko, Intersport, Budget Sport, The Athlete’s Foot, Kookenkä, Asko, and Sotka stores in Finland, Sweden, Norway, the Baltic countries, the Russian Federation, and Belarus; and online stores, such as Intersport.fi, Budgetsport.fi, theathletesfoot.fi, and Kookenka.fi. The Car Trade segment imports and markets Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, and Porsche passenger cars, as well as Volkswagen commercial vehicles in Finland; and Seat vehicles in Estonia and Latvia. It is also involved in car retailing activities; and the provision of after-sales services at its retail outlets in the Greater Helsinki area and Turku. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.