The Danish Tiger-chain has decided to change name of the brand to Flying Tiger Copenhagen on all markets. At the same time – the store expansion is set to more than… Read more »
The Nordic toy chain leader Top-Toy’s new ownership is followed by a change of leadership. Peter Gjørup resigns and is succeeded by a recruitment from Lego. ”Coming from a family-owned company with… Read more »
Adlibris, the leading Nordic online bookstore, has agreed on a partnership with Cdon to sell books via Cdon Marketplace. In connection with the launch of Adlibris as a new marketplace merchant,… Read more »
Reitan Convenience Sweden with the brands Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven, has been named one of Sweden’s most attractive employer. It’s mainly the company’s internal training program that allows for further development and… Read more »
Convenience index from the Swedish Convenience & Fast Food shows that sales, measured in comparable units and in current prices, rose 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. Traders’… Read more »
The Danish telecom giant TDC has decided to gather its private market under the YouSee brand. This means 50 stores will change signs and concept. “The decision to merge the… Read more »
Clas Ohlson sales increased by 5 percent in December to 1,114 MSEK (1,066). In local currencies, sales increased by 7 percent. Total sales during the first eight months of the fiscal… Read more »
Clas Ohlson had a highly favourable start to Christmas shopping. Sales in November increased by 8 percent to 809 MSEK, with a particularly favourable performance in Finland where sales increased… Read more »
During the first quarter of 2016, Apoteksgruppen will open a new pharmacy in the most central part of Drottninggatan in Stockholm. The premises will be shared with the classic record store Bengans.
The Swedish electronics accessories chain Kjell & Company announced it’s market entrance in Norway in January. Now it’s time to open e-commerce and its first seven stores in Norway during… Read more »
Stockmann has completed the sale of the Academic Bookstore business to the Swedish media company Bonnier Books AB. ”We will continue to be a quality bookshop,” says the new CEO… Read more »
The resigning CEO of the bookstore chain Ark , John Tørres Thuv, is the Norwegian retail leader 2015.
This fall the online bookstore Adlibris will open a physical store in central Stockholm – rumours says it will be located right opposite to Akademibokhandeln’s flagship. “It’s a big investment… Read more »
Many Nordic retailers gets involved in refugee-aid these days. Convience chain Pressbyrån, took a great stand on Wednesday by switching signs on their biggest store and donating the whole sales… Read more »
Accent Equity’s acquisition of Akademibokhandeln is now approved by the Swedish Competition Authority. The investment fund Accent Equity’s acquisition of Akademibokhandeln AB from former principal owner of KF and 65 former shareholders have… Read more »
Four out of five sectors in the Swedish convenience & fast food sector have increased their sales this year. But minimarkets and service stations have a decreasing trend. ”The industry’s… Read more »
Ole Andersen, Chairman of Zebra A / S, the parent company of the Tiger stores, has due to time constraints and other tasks decided to resign as president and leave the… Read more »
Stockmann presented a new tenant on Wednesday. The department store chain has signed a letter of intent with London toy-icon Hamleys, the oldest toy shop in the world, to open in Stockmann’s… Read more »
A customer database of nearly 50,000 people is spread online after video store chain Hemmakväll suffered a data breach. E-mail and phone numbers belonging to Swedish parliament, authorities and military are included –… Read more »
Adlibris acquires Sweden’s largest garden site Odla.nu. “Gardening is a segment with strong local flavor where e-commerce is still underdeveloped which makes it an exciting area for us,” said Adlibris… Read more »
Swedish Clas Ohlson has signed a contract regarding a new store in Ealing Broadway Centre, London, UK. The retail space will amount to 289 square metres. The store’s primary catchment… Read more »
Narvesen cleans up on the newspaper shelves. Only three international dailies will be for sale in Norway.
Declining revenue and CEO-switch. Index Retail A / S, owner of Danish bookstore chains Bog & idé, BOGhandleren, Bøger & papir and Lege-Kæden, reports a loss of 10.75 million DKK for… Read more »
Academic Bookstore has been a part of Stockmann since 1930. Now it is sold to Swedish media group Bonnier who owns Adlibris. ”The Academic Bookstore with its impressive heritage is… Read more »
Game Stores Group Sweden AB, which since May 25, 2015 has been under reconstruction, has 8 June 2015 declared bankruptcy in Värmland district court after their application.
Akademibokhandeln AB is now sold to to Accent Equity 2012. Cooperative Union, KF, is selling its stake of 65 percent and most minority owners will follow. ”Our ambition is to… Read more »
The Nordic version of tv- och and computer games chain Game, with 32 stores in Sweden and two in Norway, is looking for a reconstruction. The company Nordic Games Group wants… Read more »
Former catalogue company Hobbex launches a new – and ”unique” – concept for multi-channel shopping. “Now the customer gets full flexibility when it comes to trade online and in store,” says… Read more »
Furniture chain Fagmøbler is the best service provider in Norwegian Retail. This according to Daymaker, who has performed and compared Mystery Shopping visits in 58 retail chains within ten categories.
Clas Ohlson is the latest addiction to Mall of Scandinavia in Solna, Sweden. Now nine out of 10-15 planned store openings are announced by the Swedish chain.