Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes:

          2002/03  2003/04  2004/05  2005/06

December 16       11       13       14(4)
January  18       14       5        15(5)
February 10       13       6        11(2)
March    8        7        20       0(-8)
April    12       13       15       9(1)
May      9        7        18       13(5)
June     8        15       18       9(1)
July     8        14       12       11(2)
August   5        15       17       15(5)
September6        10       7        9(0)
October  10       9        10
November 4        24       11

Whole
 year    9        12       13

The figure in paranthesis represents the sales development in comparable stores.

Total number of stores amounted to 1,300 (1,160)on 30 September 2006.

Sales development in the month of October will be published on 15 November 2006 at 8.00 CET.

Rolf Eriksen Managing Director

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