Style index from Svensk Handel Stil shows that sales of clothing in the dealer channel, measured in comparable units and in current prices, fell by 0.3 percent in March compared with the same month last year. The corresponding figure for sales in shoe stores show a decrease of 3.8 percent. So far this year, from January […]
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Swedish retailers more pessimistic
Swedish retailers does not have a strong belief in next year’s development. According to Svensk Handel’s Trade Barometer, an increasing amount forecast a decline in sales, falling profitability and reduced staff due to new regulations. (more…)
”Chinese shopping tourists a future goldmine for retailers”
Tourists importance for retail commerce continues to grow. For many of the foreign tourists who visit Sweden are shopping often the main purpose of the trip. Svensk Handel’s new report shows that shopping tourism in Sweden has annual sales of 73.7 billion SEK and employs 30,000 people. (more…)
This is how the new budget will affect Swedish retail
The Swedish government presented the budget for 2016 yesterday. But the Swedish Trade Federation are concerned that the costs for young employees will increase by 3.5 billion SEK. “The government should make it easier to hire, not harder”, Svensk Handel CEO Karin Johansson comments on the government’s budget. (more…)
Pessimistic future views from Swedish retailers
Swedish retailers have sold more than ever this year, but profitability goes down due to the large summer sales. And next month, it will be more expensive to hire young staff. Now, the indicators of future faith drops to the lowest level this year. (more…)
Swedish retailers: Reduced profit margins in the summer
Swedish retailers have a declining faith in the development of sales and continued weak profitability makes Svensk Handel’s Future indicator drop from -7 in May to -16 in June. (more…)
Disaster May-sales in Swedish clothes and shoe fashion
May-sales among Swedish specialist retailers in fashion was the worst for three years. ”May was i bit of a perfect storm”, says Mikael Sandström, industry-president of Svensk Handel Stil. (more…)
Norwegian-Swedish border shopping up 4%
Norwegians who travel across the border to shop increased their purchases in Sweden by 600 million SEK during 2014. (more…)
Swedish retailers expect declining profitability
The joy of the retail sales growth in Sweden is deleted by declining profitability. More retailers now believe profitability will decline the next three months. (more…)
This is the new Board of Svensk Handel
On Svensk Handel’s, the Swedish Trade association’s , annual meeting three new names were elected into the Board. The new board members are Ann Carlsson, CEO of Apoteket, Klas Balkow, President of Clas Ohlson and Leif Lindholm, CEO of Fresks and Gärdin & Persson. Fredrik Persson, Axel Johnson AB, was re-elected as Chairman. In addition […]
He is the new nutrition policy director at Svensk Handel
Mats Hedenström has been hired as the new nutrition policy director at Svensk Handel. ”I am very pleased to have recruited Mats Hedenström to the important post of nutrition policy director. He has a solid background and has worked on issues that have a direct bearing on the Swedish Trade Federation’s business,” said Swedish Trade CEO Karin […]
Swedish Trade Federation to open office in Brussels
Swedish Trade Federation Svensk Handel, is opening an office near the European Parliament in Brussels. “60 -70 percent of all new legislations affecting the Swedish merchant’s are EU legislations, so it is important for the Swedish Trade to be on location in Brussels,” says the new office manager Stefan Kvarfordt to Dagens Handel. (more…)
She is the new Communication Manager at Svensk Handel
Tina Thorsell has been recruited as the new Head of Communications at the Swedish Trade Federation, Svensk Handel. (more…)
Less store robberies – but more violence in Swedish retail
Store robberies in Sweden decreased by five percent last year. In particular, the number of robberies with firearms decreased – while more thefts of goods leads to violent robberies. (more…)
Swedish Christmas shopping increasingly digital
28 percent of the Swedish consumers plan to do their majority of shopping online which is ten percent more than last year. As usual, many plan to cut back on gift-giving – but there will probably be a new sales record again. (more…)
”The budget reduces consumer purchasing power by around 2 billion SEK”
The Swedish Trade Federation is very critical to Swedish government’s autumn budget. And the trade union Handels thinks it is not enough. ”Swedish trade receives a double punch from the government”, says Svensk Handel’s chief economist Jonas Arnberg. (more…)
Swedish retailers: We will cut down on staff now
Swedish Retail will start to cut down on employees. That’s a conclusion after the election from Svensk Handel’s survey Handelsbarometern. (more…)
Political uncertainty decreases retailers optimism
Swedish retail traders’ optimism drops marginally in September. Political uncertainty decreases their confidence. (more…)
Consumer demand slowdown in August
Svensk Handel’s, the Swedish Trade Federation’s, consumption indicator, Köpsuget, landed at plus 4 in August, compared with plus 20 in the previous poll conducted in June. (more…)
Swedish merchants very positive about the future
The trade indicator Handelsbarometern from the Swedish Trade Union shows continued good times for retailers. The futureindicator remains at a historically high level. Not since 2010 have confidence been so high during the summer months. Traders’ confidence falls only slightly in July and the futureindicator falls from last month’s low of 15 to the current […]
State of Swedish retail: Excellent
Swedish E-commerce is more profitable than regular trade. But both the retail trade as well as wholesale and e-commerce shows stable profitability in a survey of traders ratios made by Svensk Handel. “There is no question anymore that it may be profitable to invest in e-commerce. Though many e-retailers are still in a start-up stage, […]
Svensk Handel, the Swedish Trade Federation, has signed a frame agreement with Seamless regarding the mobile payment solution SEQR. In a recent study by HUI Research, 90% of the merchants stated that card fees is one of the largest expenses. “By challenging the dominance of the big four banks, we want to reduce costs for our […]
Generation switch in the Swedish trade association
The Swedish association, Svensk Handel, will get five new board members in two weeks. The Nomination Committee also proposes Fredrik Persson, CEO of Axel Johnson, as new chairman. (more…)