Axfood

Axfood AB is one of Sweden's leading food retail companies, operating as a family of distinctive concepts focused on affordable, good, and sustainable food. Headquartered in Stockholm, the company conducts food retail and wholesale business primarily through its key brands Willys, Hemköp, City Gross, and Axfood Snabbgross.

Axfood was formed in May 2000 through the merger of Swedish grocery chains including Hemköp, D&D Dagligvaror, Spar Sverige, and Spar Inn Snabbgross. The Axel Johnson Group is the principal owner with approximately 50.1% of shares, and Axfood is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm under the ticker AXFO.

The company's retail operations feature around 400 group-owned stores and collaboration with over 700 retailer-owned stores, serving approximately five million customer meetings weekly. Willys, Sweden’s leading discount grocery chain, offers a broad range of groceries in stores and online, aiming to provide the cheapest bag of groceries. Hemköp focuses on quality supermarkets, while City Gross operates as hypermarkets. Convenience formats include Tempo, Handlar’n, and Matöppet for retailer-owned mini-marts and personal grocery stores.

In the B2B segment, Axfood Snabbgross serves restaurants, fast food operators, and cafés with physical stores, online shopping, and personal service. Dagab manages assortment, purchasing, and logistics for Axfood and external customers. Additional ventures include the partly-owned online pharmacy Apohem, Eurocash convenience stores, and Urban Deli restaurant-market halls.

Axfood emphasizes sustainability, with a strong focus on sustainable food production and consumption. It holds a significant market share in Sweden's grocery market, which comprises over 3,000 stores nationwide. The company offers private labels such as Garant, Eldorado (discount), and others in food, body care, and household products.

In 2025, Axfood reported consolidated net sales of SEK 84,057 million and an average of 15,620 full-time equivalent employees. The group continues to drive development in the Swedish food retail sector through innovation, e-commerce,