Hardware & DIY store in Älmhult
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (10/100)
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There are 5 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Älmhult - 4.5 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 3.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Älmhult against all of Sweden. 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.
| Älmhult | Sweden | Älmhult Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 40% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÄlmhultThis 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 – Älmhults kommun
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
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 hardware & diy store in Älmhult.
Financial health
Too few companies here have filed annual reports to show medians (1 of at least 3).
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
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.
Existing businesses
5 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Esplanaden 6, 343 30 Älmhult | 2025 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Baldersgatan 5, 343 31 Älmhult | 2019 |
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Handelsvägen 18 F, 343 33 Älmhult | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torngatan 1, 343 31 Älmhult | 1999 |
| · B.t. Järn & Maskin Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Baldersgatan 5, 343 31 Älmhult | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Norra Esplanaden 6, 343 30 Älmhult | Oct 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Population of Älmhult
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
More people work here than live here, daytime demand (lunch, services) is higher than the resident count suggests.
* 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.