Sweden

Women Are 'A Step Ahead' In Driving Plant-Based Food: Study

Female consumers are leading the way in the transition to a sustainable food system in Sweden, according to this year's Växa Tillsammans (Grow Togethe...

Sweden’s ICA Sees Sales Up 0.2% In May

Swedish retailer ICA Gruppen has reported 0.2% year-on-year growth in sales to SEK 11.2 billion (€1.1 billion) in May 2021. Sales in like-for-...

Alcohol Sales In Norway Hit 'Record High' In First Quarter

Alcohol sales in Norway rose by 20.8% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the corresponding quarter last year, in what Statistics Norway said was a '...

E-Commerce Could Account For 40% Of All Retail Trade In Sweden By 2030: Study

E-commerce could account for as much as 40% of all retail trade in Sweden by the end of the decade, according to a new study by Svensk Handel, the retail a...

Cloetta Launches New Sustainability Agenda

Swedish confectionery and nuts company, Cloetta, has launched a new sustainability agenda, 'A Sweeter Future', which reflects the group's 'h...

Axfood To Acquire Wholesale Business Of Bergendahls

Swedish retailer Axfood has reached an agreement with Bergendahl & Son AB (Bergendahls) to acquire 100% of Bergendahl Food AB (Bergendahl Wholesale...

Swedish Vegan Milk Maker Oatly Raises $1.4bn In IPO

Swedish vegan milk maker Oatly Group AB, which counts celebrities Oprah Winfrey and Natalie Portman among its backers, raised $1.4 billion in its US initia...

Sweden's ICA Sees Sales Decline Of 1.7% In April

Swedish retailer ICA Gruppen has reported a sales decline of 1.7% in April 2021, compared with the corresponding month last year. Sales in like-for...