Sweden — Christina Hambäck has been appointed Head of Establishment at Axfood. With extensive experience in real estate and site development – most recently as CEO of Qarlbo Property and previously at ICA Fastigheter – she will play a key role in Axfood’s continued efforts to develop and strengthen its store network across Sweden.

Sweden — Eurocash is the second-largest food retailer along Sweden’s border with Norway, with eight stores and sales of approximately SEK 1.2 billion (EUR 126M). The group has good profitability and approximately 280 employees. The acquisition and conceived transfer to Norgesgruppen marks a deeper collaboration between Axfood and Norgesgruppen, which was previously based on purchases of certain private label products.