Retail
Hardware & DIY store
Byggemarked og isenkram
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for hardware & diy store in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 13.9 years on average.
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 341 companies.
Competition
| 145 places | |
| 79 places | |
| 51 places | |
| 49 places | |
| 44 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest hardware & diy store
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 4.8 km |
| 2791 Dragør | 17,389 | 3.5 km |
| 6705 Esbjerg Ø | 14,703 | 3.4 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 3.0 km |
| 8400 Ebeltoft | 10,647 | 3.0 km |
| 6430 Nordborg | 11,321 | 2.9 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 2.9 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 2.9 km |
| 9210 Aalborg SØ | 14,903 | 2.4 km |
| 2665 Vallensbæk Strand | 12,166 | 2.2 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Vallensbæk Kommune | 80 |
| Ishøj Kommune | 78 |
| Herlev Kommune | 76 |
| Greve Kommune | 75 |
| Fredensborg Kommune | 75 |
| Rebild Kommune | 74 |
| Sorø Kommune | 73 |
| Odder Kommune | 72 |
| Aarhus Kommune | 69 |
| Skanderborg Kommune | 69 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Skanderborg Kommune | 13 | +63% |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune | 14 | +40% |
| Faxe Kommune | 9 | +29% |
| Høje-Taastrup Kommune | 9 | +29% |
| Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune | 11 | +22% |
| Lemvig Kommune | 6 | +20% |
| Herlev Kommune | 6 | +20% |
| Fredensborg Kommune | 6 | +20% |
| Aarhus Kommune | 59 | +18% |
| Lejre Kommune | 7 | +17% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Syddjurs Kommune | 4 | -50% |
| Hillerød Kommune | 8 | -43% |
| Nyborg Kommune | 5 | -29% |
| Holstebro Kommune | 10 | -29% |
| Frederikshavn Kommune | 11 | -27% |
| Tårnby Kommune | 7 | -22% |
| Slagelse Kommune | 18 | -22% |
| Helsingør Kommune | 12 | -20% |
| Fredericia Kommune | 12 | -20% |
| Struer Kommune | 4 | -20% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Billund Kommune | 3.7 |
| Lolland Kommune | 3.7 |
| Bornholm Kommune | 3.6 |
| Ringsted Kommune | 3.3 |
| Vejen Kommune | 3.3 |
| Lemvig Kommune | 3.2 |
| Odsherred Kommune | 3.1 |
| Vordingborg Kommune | 3.1 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 3.1 |
| Thisted Kommune | 3.1 |
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 341 | DKK 714k | DKK 50k – DKK 2.5m | 60% |
| 2024 | 344 | DKK 831k | DKK 56k – DKK 2.7m | 62% |
| 2023 | 349 | DKK 766k | DKK 90k – DKK 2.7m | 60% |
| 2022 | 355 | DKK 787k | DKK 46k – DKK 3.0m | 57% |
| 2021 | 354 | DKK 1.0m | DKK 110k – DKK 3.3m | 74% |
| 2020 | 348 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 134k – DKK 3.2m | 72% |
| 2019 | 337 | DKK 886k | DKK 39k – DKK 2.8m | 62% |
| 2018 | 322 | DKK 972k | DKK 112k – DKK 3.0m | 63% |
| 2017 | 184 | DKK 1.1m | DKK 157k – DKK 3.4m | 68% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 316 | 1.6 | -2% |
| Region Midtjylland | 253 | 1.8 | -2% |
| Region Nordjylland | 105 | 1.8 | -10% |
| Region Sjælland | 186 | 2.2 | -7% |
| Region Syddanmark | 255 | 2.1 | -5% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
4752… | Farve- og tapetforretninger |
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