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Axfood
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Headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden
Company typePublic Aktiebolag
Traded asNasdaq StockholmAXFO
IndustryRetail
Founded2000 (2000)
HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
Number of locations1,137 stores, of which 274 are Group-owned
Area servedSweden
Key peopleKlas Balkow (CEO)
RevenueIncrease €4.6 billion (2017)
OwnerAxel Johnson AB (51%)
Number of employees9,903 (2017)
Websitewww.axfood.com Edit this at Wikidata

Axfood AB (Nasdaq StockholmAXFO) is a Swedish company that operates in Sweden. It was formed in May 2000 through a merger between the Swedish grocery store chains Hemköp, D&D Dagligvaror, Spar Sverige, and Spar Inn Snabbgross.

The Group's retail operations are conducted through the Willys, Hemköp, and Axfood Snabbgross chains, comprising 300 group-owned stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a large number of proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements. These include stores within the Hemköp chain as well as stores run under the Handlar'n, Direkten and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with some 840 proprietor-run stores.

Wholesale business is conducted via Dagab and Axfood Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel Johnson AB is the principal owner with 50.1 percent of the shares.

Axfood's private labels consist of Willys, Hemköp, Axfood Snabbgross, Garant, Eldorado (discount food brand), Såklart (body care, laundry and cleaning), Prime patrol (meat), Minstingen (baby products), Falkenberg Seafood (seafood products) and Fixa (kitchen supplies).

Axfood is a member of the European Marketing Distribution, a European purchasing organization for grocery stores, and United Nordic.

History

  • 2017 – Axfood acquired Mat.se and Middagsfrid.
  • 2024 – Axfood acquired City gross.

Market shares and competitors

Axfood is Sweden’s second largest food retailer and has a 20% market share in Sweden.

Sustainability and CSR

Axfood's sustainability and CSR work is based on its Code of Conduct. The company has numerous sustainability goals. The six central work areas are sustainable products, climate and energy, employees, transports, responsible suppliers, and corporate social responsibility and influence.

See also

References

  1. "Our history". Axfood. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  2. Zangana, Beri. "Axfood köper City gross". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-06-11.
  3. "Axfood annual and sustainability report 2017" (PDF).
  4. "Targets and results". Axfood. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

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