Gifts, art & specialty shops in Borås
Opportunity score
Balanced
High confidenceSupply roughly matches similar areas.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (48/100)
The line marks 50, the average. The score compares this area with others of the same type; the gap to peers compares it with areas of similar size. Parts marked – can't be calculated here and are left out; the others count more. How the score is calculated
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There are 8 active businesses in the category “Gifts, art & specialty shops” in Borås - 1.1 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 1.0 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 8.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Gifts, art & specialty shops in Borås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Borås kommun), from 3 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: Statistics Sweden's Business Register keeps only some of the older closures, so closures are counted from 4 October 2026, when we started collecting.
| Borås | Sweden | Borås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 33% | 35% | About the same | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 6% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 48% | 48% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.2m | SEK 1.4m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 415k | SEK 419k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 38% | 12% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BoråsThis line starts on 4 October 2026, when closures start being known, and grows as we collect.
Openings and closures per year
Closures are counted from 4 October 2026; years before show openings only.
Money
Financials – Borås kommun
Only limited companies (AB) and a few other forms file annual reports with Bolagsverket – sole traders don't. Figures for Sweden are net sales from digitally filed reports.
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for gifts, art & specialty shops in Borås.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
An established market: many businesses have been here for years.
Moving in and out
A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out. A business that moves and keeps its place-of-business number isn't counted here yet, so the real number of moves is higher.
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre in the municipality.
Jobs – Borås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
8 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Hedvigsborgsgatan 16, 504 47 Borås | 2022 |
| · chain | Lilla Brogatan 24, 503 35 Borås | 2016 |
| · Panduro Hobby Aktiebolag · chain | Österlånggatan 45, 503 37 Borås | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bergslenagatan 8 Lgh 2001, 506 30 Borås | 2012 |
| · Enskild firma | Guldbrandsgatan 27 Lgh 1704, 507 64 Borås | 2009 |
| · chain | Regementsgatan 24, 504 31 Borås | 2001 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Stenkilsgatan 1, 506 35 Borås | 1990 |
| · Aktiebolag | Österlånggatan 29, 503 31 Borås | 1984 |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 14 | 1.9 | 7 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 18 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 8 | 1.0 | 50 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 14 | 2.0 | 3 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 8 | 1.1 | 45 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 16 | 2.3 | 0 |
Population of Borås
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
* Figure for the municipality – Statistics Sweden does not publish it for smaller areas.
Counts are workplaces (arbetsställen) in Statistics Sweden's Business Register with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed at the workplace's position from the register; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 14.11.2026.