Expert is now launching the Power chain in Finland. Next stop is Sweden The first opening out of two Finnish stores this week was an expected success. “We brought the… Read more »
Style index from Svensk Handel Stil shows that sales of clothing in the dealer channel, measured in comparable units and in current prices, fell by 1.2 percent in April compared… Read more »
The fight about Sunday opening hours in Norway is taking comic proportions. Customers are jumping over barrier tapes in temporary limited stores as Rema 1000 is making a statement, claiming its… Read more »
It is still a small niche, but now also Intersport and Netonnet the trend of trunk deliveries to e-trading consumers that happens to have the right car for the service, parked in Stockholm… Read more »
Denmark’s largest chain converts døgnNetto chain to yellow Netto. ”døgnNETTO has worked really well and had great progress last year, but today consumers will have access to the entire Netto… Read more »
How good are the working conditions in a retail chain’s factories in Asia? At Clas Ohlson, some employees really know after paying a visit.
On Wednesday, the Best Nordic Shopping Center of the Year will be announced. Täby Centrum can be the first to win the award two years in a row,
Pandora is growing fast. The Danish jewelery success reports a revenue growth in the first quarter by a third. “We have had a very strong start to the year, with all geographic… Read more »
ICA has so far increased its sales this year by 3.5 percent. Due to an early Easter, store sales decreased by 0.8 percent n April compared with the corresponding month last year.
Trendsales expelled its CEO a month ago. Now, the reason is revealed: Suspicion of fraud. “We are working right now to get a more detailed overview of the extent of the… Read more »
Björn Abild, the current CEO of Hemtex and with previous experience as CEO of ICA Special, Expert and TeamSportia, has been appointed the new chairman of Woody. ”I am both… Read more »
It seems once to have been a short retail spring – and soon spring collections must go on sale. Svensk Handel’s Chief Economist Jonas Arnberg says the transition between the seasons will be… Read more »
Finnish design brand Marimekko will open a pop-up store at NK Department store for an exclusive limited edition. ”NK is a prestigious department store with a long history and a… Read more »
Runar Hollevik becomes the most powerful director in Norwegian retail. He will succeed Tommy Korneliussen as CEO of Norgesgruppen who quits this year – and therefore decide over about half… Read more »
Swedol acquires Grolls and becomes one of the leaders in work clothes and personal protection in the Nordic countries.
Komplett entries the appliances market in Sweden with free home deliveries. ”We have extensive experience in sales of appliances in Norway. We have done a lot of research into what… Read more »
Tokmanni has published its 2016 first-quarter business review, the first as a publicly listed company. Once again the budget chain outperformed the market.
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 »
Lingerie brand and chain Hunkemöller targets a larger expansion in Scandinavia. During 2016, 10 new stores are set to open with a goal of reaching 50 stores in Sweden in 2019, writes… Read more »
The brand Ilse Jacobsen stands behind a handful of store concepts. Now a new concept, that gathers them all, will open in Lyngby Mall to manifest Ilse Jacobsen as a lifestyle brand,… Read more »
The American makeup brand MAC Cosmetics is opening its first standalone store in Sweden – and now look for more store establishments in Sweden. ”The store will be one of… Read more »
IKEA is investing in a dream project. The follow up to the previous television series about life at home are shortmovies about beds with three Swedish cultural profiles.
Claes Meldgaard, the current Assortment and Purchasing Director of ICA Non Food, will become the new CEO of Team Sportia. ”I very much believe in the power of the local… Read more »
MQ announces it has completed the acquisition of the retail-clothing company Joy ”Joy adds an established retail chain brand for ladies fashion to the MQ Group,” says Christina Ståhl, CEO… Read more »
Granngården targets the consumer category and invests in improved navigation in their stores. And a new service offer for technical garden products.
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 »
Stockmann’s revenue was down in the first quarter, mostly due to the timing of the Crazy Days campaign in the department stores. But now the loss-making divestments are completed. ”The Hobby… Read more »
Lippulaiva shopping centre will be demolished for a completely new, modern and urban shopping centre that will be double the size of the current centre. “The new Lippulaiva will make… Read more »
Stockmann has signed an agreement to sell the business operations of Hobby Hall to the Finnish SGN Group. ”We want to build a multichannel operation that will consolidate its position in… Read more »
Kesko’s net sales for the first quarter of the year were at the same level as in the previous year, the operating profit increased and the return on capital employed… Read more »