Kesko
Sign in to savethumb|right|Kesko headquarters in Kalasatama, [[Helsinki, Finland]] thumb|right|Former Kesko headquarters in Katajanokka, [[Helsinki, Finland]] Kesko Corporation (, ) is a Finnish retailing conglomerate with its head office in Kalasatama, Helsinki. It is engaged in the grocery trade, building and technical trade, and car trade. It also has operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Kesko Corporation
- Company.logo
- Kesko logo.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 150px
- Company.type
- Julkinen osakeyhtiö
- Company.location_city
- Helsinki
- Company.location_country
- Finland
- Company.key_people
- Jorma Rauhala (President and CEO), Esa Kiiskinen (Chairman)
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.services
- Supermarkets and hypermarkets, hardware retail, auto sales, department stores, consumer durables
- Company.num_employees
- 22,476 (average, 2016)
- Company.homepage
- www.kesko.fi
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Divisions
- Grocery trade
- Building and technical trade
- Car trade
- Market share and competitors
- Acquisition of Suomen Lähikauppa
- Notable changes in company structure
- Retail chain closures
- Sales of retail chains
- References
- External links
thumb|right|Kesko headquarters in Kalasatama, [[Helsinki, Finland]] thumb|right|Former Kesko headquarters in Katajanokka, [[Helsinki, Finland]] Kesko Corporation (, ) is a Finnish retailing conglomerate with its head office in Kalasatama, Helsinki. It is engaged in the grocery trade, building and technical trade, and car trade. It also has operations in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland.
==History== Kesko was formed when four regional wholesaling companies that had been founded by retailers were merged in October 1940.