The extra sales day in February boosted Swedish retail sales significantly. The turnover increased by 8.7 percent from February 2015 to February 2016. Retail trade for consumables showed an increase of 6.4 percent, while durables increased by 10.8 percent. In constant prices and working day adjusted the retail trade sales volume increased by 3.9 percent in […]
After the strongest retail growth in eight years, the forecast for Sweden 2016 is 4.0 percent. ”Retail sales have grown every year since 1997 and will do so again this year,” said Michael Cronholm Consultant on HUI Research. Inhibiting factors like higher taxes and stricter amortization requirements, however, that growth will be lower than last […]
The Swedish retail trade increased in both turnover and volume in January. Especially durables where sports and leisure peaked with cold temperatures. (more…)
2.4 million square meters of new retail space in shopping centers and retail areas are planned in Sweden. This represents 14 Mall of Scandinavia or like the entire e-commerce would be converted into physical retail. Especially great is the interest in Gothenburg, according to a survey of shopping centers and commercial areas carried out by […]
Convenience index from the Swedish Convenience & Fast Food shows that sales, measured in comparable units and in current prices, rose 3.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015. Traders’ future confidence is now at 54 percentage points, indicating the start of 2016 also will be good. (more…)
December continued the strong trend in retail sales. An increase in 4.7 percent in current prices and 3.4 percent in adjusted prices was boosted by strong food sales and strong off-season categories such as home hardware. Toys retailers had a better Christmas than expected. The total retail sales increase for 2015 stops at 5.7 percent. (more…)
The turnover for Swedish retail trade measured in current prices increased by 7.0 percent from November 2014 to November 2015. In volume, the Swedish retail trade sales volume increased by 5.2 percent in November compared with the same month last year. Retail sales for consumables increased by 2.0 percent while retail sales for durables increased […]
Trade growth in consumer electronics stood almost still during August to October. Then came Black Friday – and raised the growth rate of 17 percent for November. (more…)
The successful year in 2015 with around 5.5 percent growth will be difficult to surpass for Swedish retail. HUI estimates that growth in the market is still strong, but will slow down somewhat because of the uncertainty factors in social development. (more…)
The growth in Swedish grocery retail sector is higher than previously reported. With the new numbers – 1.3 percentage units more than first reported, the chain concepts did not gain as many market shares as calculated. For example, ICA now has grown slower than the market this year. (more…)
It’s a Swedish tradition by HUI Research to declare Christmas gift of the year. Once again it is a smart electronics tool, the Robotic Vacuum Cleaner. (more…)
The Christmas shopping is expected to set new records. But the traditional retail trade run the risk of missing out on the sales growth. Swedes now expect to spend 25 percent of their Christmas shopping online. And the online shopping from foreign countries are increasing. Of the 5.4 billion that will be spent online for Christmas – […]
The positive retail sales this year creates high hopes for the Christmas season. HUI Research’s forecast is that we will see a record Christmas trade, growth in the month of December is expected to be 5.0 percent. (more…)
NCSC Awards 2015 took place on Thursday evening at the Grand Hôtel in Stockholm. With a total of six nominees center won Täby Centrum, owned by Unibail-Rodamco, the award Best Swedish Shopping for the second year in a row. Jury said the price was won through a high pace of development and rate of change as several […]
Swedish retail sales continues upwards, but with a slower growth speed in August. Sales of consumables grew 2.0 percent with the help from price increases. (more…)
The sales growth in the Swedish retail sector continues to be strong, and so far this year, the increase is 5.2 percent. HUI Research is now re-writing its forecast and expects that retail sales will grow by 4.5 percent in 2015. (more…)
The largest discount store in the Nordic region, Gekås in Ullared, is now also on track to become the largest shopping center in Sweden. According to Swedish Shopping Centre Directory, only Kungens Kurva outside Stockholm beats it when it comes to turnover. (more…)
PostNord’s E-Business Tendency Survey for the second quarter for the second quarter of 2015 reports an increase in Swedish online sales by 21 percent in the second quarter compared with the same period of 2014. The e-commerce survey for the second quarter will be presented in Borås on Thursday, writes Dagenshandel.se. Especially the sales from national sites is […]
The Ikea-effect has a great impact on the retail trade in Sweden, more than anything else. The two cities where Ikea has established stores and other commerce in recent years were those where retail sales grew the most in 2014. (more…)
The grocery chains take big digital steps – as their apps get more functions. But two out of three young consumers who’s downloaded an app from a grocery chain does not use it. (more…)
July was a great month for Swedish retailers. Durables showed its single strongest growth since 2007 with an increase of 12.7 percent – many subcategories reached over ten percent growth. (more…)
JLL Sweden appoints HUI Research’s sales manager Fredrik Kolterjahn as new analysis manager. He succeeds Norbert Adamek. (more…)
The building merchants are moving their sales online – following the customers. According to a report from HUI Research and Bauhaus the projected construction trade online will be doubled within five years, from 6 percent to 12 percent. This requires more digital players and well functioning logistics and supply. (more…)
Households are still benefiting from low interest rates, low inflation, good incomes and high savings. Strong price trend on the stock and housing markets have strengthened households’ financial wealth in 2014. 2015 is thus expected to be a strong year for consumption and for retailers who receive every third crown that households spend, according to […]
The retail trade sales volume in Sweden increased by 5.1 percent in January compared to the same month last year. Retail sales for consumables increased by 2.1 percent while retail sales for durables increased by 7.7 percent, working day adjusted. (more…)
The retail consumption in Sweden will increase by 2.8 percent in 2015 according to HUI research. And the forecast for this year is revised upwards. But one of five Swedish households believe the uncertain political situation with an extra election in Sweden will adversely affect their consumption. (more…)
The retail trade sales volume increased by 2.8 percent in September compared to the same month last year. Retail sales for consumables increased by 1.6 percent while retail sales for durables increased by 3.8 percent. The information is working day adjusted. (more…)
40 percent of Swedish consumers believe they will shop Christmas presents online for an amount of 4,3 billion SEK this year. This would mean a growth of six percent compared to last year. ”We plan for a record Christmas again”, says Arne Andersson, e-commerce expert at PostNord. (more…)
The optimism is bigger than ever in Swedish franchise. And it’s a growing business format. (more…)
Swedish export growth is slow, but retail is driving for the Swedish GDP. HUI Research believes retail growth for 2014 land at 3.0 percent both this year and next. But this year’s developments for durable goods might slow down. “It is a challenge for durable goods to show strong performance also this autumn “, said HUI Research […]
E-commerce in Sweden continues to have a growth rate of around 15 percent. This according to E-barometern for the second quarter. This means that Swedish e-commerce will reach 42.5 billion SEK in turnover in 2014. Toys, building trade and sports increase the most – while the retail fashion is affected by international competition. (more…)
There is a large price spread between identical non-prescription drugs, according to a new survey from HUI Research. The pure online store had the lowest price on 50 of the 51 surveyed non-prescription drugs, showing that online trade puts pressure on prices in the pharmacy market. (more…)
