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The target market for Kesko’s daily goods trade, Tokmanni and Stockmann (department store and hypermarket chains) grew by 3.5% in January. A decline was seen in consumer goods (-1%), while revenue in food grew by 5.5%. In consumer goods, the decline was just like in November-December driven especially by clothing (-5%), although the revenue from home and leisure time also decreased slightly (-1%). The trend in consumer goods is unfavorable for both Stockmann and Tokmanni, as their important clothing category has fallen for the past three months.