Sweden

Essity Misses Profit Forecasts On Staff, Marketing Costs

Swedish hygiene products maker Essity's second-quarter core earnings missed market expectations, hit by wage inflation and higher marketing costs even as i...

Sweden's Axfood Outperforms The Market In Second Quarter

Swedish retailer Axfood reported a 16.6% increase in retail sales, to SEK 16.1 billion (€1.4 billion) in the second quarter of its financial year, wit...

Willys Appoints Nicholas Pettersson As New Managing Director

Swedish retailer Axfood has announced the appointment of Nicholas Pettersson as the new managing director of Willys, effective 1 February 2024.

Swedish Retailers Slightly Optimistic About The Future: Svensk Handel

Swedish retailers traders across all sub-sectors now see the future 'somewhat brighter', according to the latest data from Svensk Handel – a group th...

Axfood Building Sweden’s Largest Solar Park In Hallstavik

Axfood has announced it is partnering with photovoltaic firm Alight to build Sweden’s largest solar park, in Hallstavik.

Billerud Forecasts Second-Quarter Results Below Expectations

Sweden's Billerud expects second-quarter results below market expectations due to lower sales volume and revaluation of finished goods inventory.

Norwegian Cross-Border Trade Declines 9.1% In First Quarter

Cross border trade in Norway declined by 9.1% year-on-year to NOK 1.9 billion (€160 million) in the first quarter of 2023, according to latest data fr...

DSV To Use On-Site Renewable Energy To Power New Facilities

Danish logistics firm DSV is constructing two new warehouses spanning 175,000 square metres, which it says will be powered entirely by on-site renewable en...