Supermarket & convenience store in Västervik
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 34 active businesses in the category “Supermarket & convenience store” in Västervik - 15.7 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 19.6 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 42.
In the last 3 years 13 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Supermarket & convenience store in Västervik against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerviks kommun), from 19 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.
| Västervik | Sweden | Västervik Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 47% | 43% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 11% | 9% | About the same | |
| Losses two years in a row | 38% | 28% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 18% | 42% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.0m | SEK 2.3m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 198k | SEK 429k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 27% | 8% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästervikThis 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 – Västerviks 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 supermarket & convenience store in Västervik.
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.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs – Västerviks kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
34 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Snösvängen 6, 593 37 Västervik | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Albert Tengers Väg 63, 593 35 Västervik | 2026 |
| · Enskild firma | Skogsråstigen 21, 593 52 Västervik | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Näckgatan 3, 593 52 Västervik | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Södra Varvsgatan 38, 593 31 Västervik | 2025 |
| · Enskild firma | Siversgatan 22 A Lgh 1102, 593 32 Västervik | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kolonivägen 7, 593 61 Västervik | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Skyttegatan 20 A Lgh 1002, 593 54 Västervik | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Isgatan 24, 593 37 Västervik | 2024 |
| · Normal Sweden AB · chain | Grönsakstorget 6, 593 33 Västervik | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Forellvägen 3, 593 40 Västervik | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Idgatan 7, 593 40 Västervik | 2024 |
| · Enskild firma | Fritunagatan 20, 593 36 Västervik | 2023 |
| · Enskild firma | Ekbacksgatan 29 A Lgh 1203, 593 34 Västervik | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Allén 20 A Lgh 1001, 593 35 Västervik | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Långrevsgatan 55, 593 40 Västervik | 2021 |
| · Enskild firma | Fredsgatan 6 C Lgh 1001, 593 32 Västervik | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Alabamagatan 10, 593 41 Västervik | 2021 |
| · chain | Kolonivägen 12, 593 61 Västervik | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vimpelgatan 12, 593 53 Västervik | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Folkparksvägen 31, 593 37 Västervik | 2018 |
| · Hemköpskedjan AB · chain | Västra Kyrkogatan 34, 593 33 Västervik | 2015 |
| · Enskild firma | Sankta Gertruds Väg 105, 593 41 Västervik | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Tallgatan 3, 593 41 Västervik | 2012 |
| · Clas Ohlson Aktiebolag · chain | Ljunghedsvägen 4 D, 593 62 Västervik | 2012 |
| · chain | Ljunghedsvägen 2, 593 62 Västervik | 2011 |
| · Enskild firma | Jättegatan 22, 593 54 Västervik | 2010 |
| · Coop Väst AB · chain | Vapengränd 7, 593 51 Västervik | 2008 |
| · Rusta AB (publ) · chain | Kolonivägen 13, 593 61 Västervik | 2006 |
| · Lidl Sverige Kommanditbolag · chain | Kolonivägen 16, 593 61 Västervik | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grönsakstorget 6, 593 33 Västervik | 2001 |
| · Västerviks Stormarknad AB · Aktiebolag | Ljunghedsvägen 2, 593 62 Västervik | 1994 |
| · Enskild firma | Hantverkaregatan 8 G, 593 36 Västervik | 1989 |
| · WiLLY:S AB · chain | Södra Järnvägsgatan 35, 593 32 Västervik | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Idrottsgatan 27 A Lgh 1101, 593 50 Västervik | Jun 2026 |
Snösvängen 6, 593 37 Västervik | Feb 2026 |
Albert Tengers Väg 63, 593 35 Västervik | Feb 2026 |
Skogsråstigen 21, 593 52 Västervik | Sep 2025 |
Näckgatan 3, 593 52 Västervik | Jun 2025 |
Södra Varvsgatan 38, 593 31 Västervik | Jun 2025 |
Siversgatan 22 A Lgh 1102, 593 32 Västervik | Feb 2025 |
Recently closed
Idrottsgatan 27 A Lgh 1101, 593 50 Västervik | Jun 2026 after 0 yrs |
Closures before 4 October 2026 are listed as the register has them, but it kept only some of them, so they are not counted in the figures above.
Population of Västervik
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 13.11.2026.