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Sweden's ICA Sees Sales Grow By Double-Digits In Largest Stores

Swedish retailer ICA Gruppen saw like-for-like sales grow by 10% across its largest store banner, Maxi ICA Stormarknad, in July, with the banner seeing rep...

Amazon Starts Preparations To Launch In Sweden

Amazon.com Inc has started preparations to launch in Sweden, marking its first step to establish a local presence in a Nordic country. Swedish customers...

Drinks Sales In Norway Receive A Boost Due To Closed Swedish Border: Report

A new study has found that drinks sales in Norway received a boost due to the closed border with Sweden, as a result of the coronavirus crisis. The repo...

IKEA To Launch Plant-Based Version Of Its Iconic Meatball

Swedish retailer IKEA has announced plans to introduce a meat-free version of its iconic meatball as part of its strategy to make its food business mo...

Coronavirus – Retail & FMCG Updates From Sweden

As part of our efforts to keep you, the ESM reader, notified on the latest coronavirus-related developments in the retail and consumer goods sect...

Willys Leads The Charge For Sweden's Axfood In 'Turbulent' First Half

The Willys supermarket chain was the standout performer for Swedish retailer Axfood in what the operator described as a 'turbulent' first half of its finan...

Blackstone-Led Group Invests In Swedish Oat-Milk Company Oatly: Report

A group led by private-equity giant Blackstone Group Inc. has agreed to invest $200 million in Swedish oat-milk company Oatly, according to a report in The...

Sweden's Essity Posts Q2 Sales Drop As Pandemic Hoarding Loses Steam

Swedish hygiene products group Essity has reported a marginal rise in its second-quarter core earnings as the initial bulk-buying of toilet paper and other...