Today starts the rebranding of Statoil petrol stations in Europe. The first inauguration takes place in Sweden when Statoil Länna / Skogås outside Stockholm becomes Circle K. However in Norway the launch is postponed… Read more »
The ABC chain is renewed, after about 20 service station stores begin to run their operations under the name Lähi ABC! with services targeted primarily to local customers, who are… Read more »
Kesko Group’s sales in February 2016 totalled 656.8 million EUR. In comparable terms excluding Anttila, sales increased by 5.6 percent in local currencies. “In February, Kesko’s sales increased in all strategic growth… Read more »
Reitangruppen is more solid than ever. Total turnover in 2015 was 85.6 billion NOK, an increase of 4 billion from 2014. ”Thanks to talented people with strong values and aspirations… Read more »
Home delivery of food growing in Norway. Now even the pets will get the same service. Two start-ups are focusing on delivering animal food to people’s doors.
Ikea is in focus with the new taxation package from the EU-commission. ”Ikea has a very aggressive solution aiming to not pay any tax at all”, says former prosecutor Eva Joly,… Read more »
S-Group launches a world unique solution for the ABC-stations in Finland. Car drivers will be able to pay for a refill of fuel through their phones – without leaving the car.
Jula’s rapid expansion in Norway continues. During spring opens Jula all four new stores in the Norwegian market. ”Jula in Norway is one long success story since the first store opened… 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 »
Statoil Fuel and retail will change all petrol station signs in Scandinavian to Circle K in May. But parallel to the huge brand change, new Statoil stations are inaugurated. This week… Read more »
A hybrid car and a contactless loyalty card is the new high tech sustainable offer for Finnish consumers from Kesko. Owners of both will soon be able to charge their cars… Read more »
Stockholm suburb center in Haninge will get an entertainment centre, Rollers n ‘Bowlers, targeting families and associations.
Malmö-based flower delivery company EuroFlorist acquires competitor iFlorist in England. ”iFlorist has a well-developed B2B sales that we reach,” says Laszlo Varga, CEO of Euroflorist
Supermarket chain Føtex launches a new kind of customer club, for pregnant women and parents. Tips and advices online and free kits for newborns and toys for children up to… Read more »
This week Sweden launches new money. Four new banknotes with a new look – and a new denomination – is valid from 1 October. The new banknotes will contain portraits of… Read more »
Flower chain EuroFlorist has a new Swedish CEO, Laszlo Varga 34 years has been appointed as the new CEO, starting in September 2015. He recently served as COO of Euroflorist… Read more »
Statoil Fuel & Retail renames all full-service stations in Europe to Circle K, a new global brand. The stations in Norway and Sweden will be the first to be converted…. 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 »
Finnish St1 is disappointed. To buy Shell’s 420 Norwegian gas stations, St1 must sell all their present stations in Norway. That is the Norwegian Competition Authority’s conditions for approval.
S Group’s lower prices campaign saved th first half of 2015 – making the sales volumes increase on a declining market. ”We can continue to cut prices thanks to the… Read more »
Resurs Bank, the pan-Nordic consumer finance specialist, expands by acquiring its smaller competitor yA Bank. ”The acquisition of yA Bank will strengthen our Norwegian operations significantly,” says Kenneth Nilsson, CEO of… Read more »
Kesko Group’s sales in June 2015 totalled 765.8 million EUR. Excluding Anttila, sales increased by 1.2 percent in local currencies. But the grocery trade went down 1.7 percent. ”Given the… Read more »
On Friday opens the Swedish Match’s first snuff shop on Kungstorget in Gothenburg. The shop offers snuff interested customers a unique experience of snuff crafts, history and quality.
Flower Giant Interflora in Sweden establishes a completely new service for the development of its 700 voluntary member stores. For the new service are Marie Holmqvist recruited who gets the title… Read more »
Narvesen cleans up on the newspaper shelves. Only three international dailies will be for sale in Norway.
Gothenburg is undertaking a comprehensive trading investigation of the city’s future need for retail trade and consumption and where it should be located. ”The city is in an extremely interesting growth… Read more »
Six years after the first store, WHSmith opens a second Swedish unit today. At Gävle Central Station.
Norgesgruppen has signed a 10-year alliance agreement with Esso Norway AS and buy all shares in the subsidiary Tiger AS with 105 petrol stations. The agreement means that NorgesGruppen Servicehandel… Read more »
Citycon makes two youth initiatives at its Swedish shopping centers. In Tumba a vacant room will be used as a meeting place – and in Kista opens a basketball court.
Here is another Danish sensation going for a serious world expansion. Fast-growing stuff- chain Tiger increased its sales by 44 percent – and earnings by 68 percent – during the last year. Now… Read more »