• Kesko's K Group retail sales in Uusimaa totaled EUR 2.7 billion.
• Helsinki metropolitan area tax-free retail sales rose 5.1% to EUR 1.96 billion.
• Grocery sales in the metropolitan area increased 6.2% to EUR 1.28 billion, the fastest growth in Finland.
• Elsewhere in Uusimaa, tax-free sales grew 4% to EUR 743.1 million, with all business divisions recording growth.
• Six new or fully refurbished stores opened across Uusimaa in late summer, including a nearly EUR 30 million investment in Järvenpää.

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