Sweden
This coverage examines retail activity, market trends, and brand strategies in Sweden, offering insight into its influence on and connections with the UK retail sector. Reporting highlights store openings, cross-border expansion, consumer behaviour, and sustainability initiatives shaping retail in the Swedish market. Retail executives, brand managers, and strategists can use these insights to assess opportunities and challenges in Sweden’s retail landscape.
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May- 2019 -8 MayAdvice
Why shopping centres must now focus on experience
The traditional shopping centre model is currently undergoing a seismic shift. I’ve no doubt that those centres that will thrive in the coming decades will employ an entirely customer centric experiential model. As the line between retail and leisure becomes increasingly blurred, shopping centres will need to evolve from being…
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Dec- 2018 -6 DecemberHigh Street
Clas Ohlson to close all UK stores axing 150 jobs
Home retailer, Clas Ohlson has announced it is to close all UK stores as it looks to focus on operations in Sweden and Denmark. The retailer has also closed four pilot stores in Germany after it found that “the operations will be unable to deliver on plan and therefore the…
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Oct- 2018 -9 OctoberHigh Street
H&M invests £15m stake in Klarna
H&M and Klarna have announced they have entered into a £15m global partnership as the Swedish clothing retailer acquires a less than 1% stake in the fintech company. The clothing retailer said the equity investment demonstrates a “shared commitment and vision to the continual development of smarter retail where optimisation…
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Jul- 2018 -24 JulySupermarkets
Warm weather and football fever boosts supermarket sales
The UK groceries’ market share has increased at its fastest rate this year as a result of football fever and sunny weather, new figures show. A report from consultancy Kantar Worldpanel revealed supermarket sales grew 3.6%, with sales of firelighters (47%) and fresh burgers (30%) increasing as well. The data…
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13 JulyEconomy
Bumper June footfall sees record increase of 11.4%
UK retailers benefited from record month-on-month growth in footfall for June, with a 11.4% increase in high street traffic compared with May. Compared with the same period last year, footfall was 7.8% lower, but June did deliver a reduction in the year-on-year deficit for the fourth successive month, data from…
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6 JulySupermarkets
England game could bring additional £860m in grocery sales
Grocery sales could rise by up to 5% ahead of England’s quarter-final match against Sweden on Saturday according to data from Kantar Worldpanel. The data consultancy company said an additional £860m of groceries sales could be generated on Friday and Saturday this week. An extra 1.4 million trips are expected…
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May- 2018 -2 MayOnline & Digital
Ocado announces partnership with Swedish retailer ICA
Online supermarket Ocado has announced a partnership with Swedish grocery retailer ICA to allow use of Ocado’s smart platform services. The announcement saw shares in the online supermarket raise by 5%, and will see Ocado provide solutions for ICA’s online grocery service, including a new website supported by Ocado’s online…
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Apr- 2018 -11 AprilClothing & Shoes
Asos enjoys 22% sales growth
Fashion giant Asos has generated retail sales growth of 27% for the six months to 28 February 2018. The UK had growth of 22% with strong international growth of 31%, despite a “challenging market”. The firm said “extra enhancements” such as a ‘try before you buy’ scheme had contributed to…
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10 AprilLuxury Goods
Counterfeiting hits nearly half of brands
Almost half (47%) of brands lose sales revenue to counterfeit or pirated goods, new research from brand protection firm MarkMonitor has revealed. In the study conducted by market research firm Virtuous World, one in three respondents also reported a loss of more than 10%. Respondents from the UK, US, Denmark,…
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1 AprilHigh Street
Clas Ohlson To Sell Fresh Bottled ‘Swedish Air’
To mark the brand’s 100th year birthday, homeware brand Clas Ohlson announces has today announced that it is launching going to sell bottled Swedish Air, a take away container of pure, Swedish air for British consumers to enjoy. Clas Ohlson has been synonymous with Swedish culture since its opening in…
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