We have improved our profitability in several consecutive years. This has enabled us to lower prices and pay benefits to our owners.
We have made significant investments in energy efficiency and logistics, for example, to ensure our profitability in the future. We have reduced food waste from our own operations and have also encouraged our customers to eliminate waste more efficiently.
Our tax-free retail sales result for 2018 was EUR 11,523 million, representing an increase of 2.2% in comparison with the previous year.
Our result continued to increase steadily in 2018, improving 3% on the previous year.
Most of the financial benefits we pay to our co-op members consist of Bonus benefits.
Our network of locations covers the whole of Finland.
We are the largest private employer in Finland, with a diverse group of experts in various fields.
Our energy consumption has decreased by nearly one-third since 2010. We combat climate change through renewable energy and energy efficiency, for example.
We have reduced our relative food waste by 16% since 2014. We have already exceeded our goal for 2020, which was a decrease of 15%.
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