Hardware & DIY store in Borås
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (62/100)
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 15 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Borås - 2.0 per 10,000 residents.
That is about the same as similar-sized areas (median 2.4 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 18.
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 Borås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Borås kommun), from 10 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 | 10% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 10% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 42% | 43% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.9m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 608k | SEK 563k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 27% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
BoråsOpenings and closures per year
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 hardware & diy store in Borås.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A typical mix of new and established businesses.
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
15 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Källbäcksrydsgatan 2, 507 42 Borås | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skaraborgsvägen 66, 506 30 Borås | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mårtensgatan 7, 504 41 Borås | 2019 |
| · chain | Sandlidsgatan 1 L, 504 62 Borås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hansinggatan 77, 507 53 Borås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Varbergsvägen 48, 504 30 Borås | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Källbäcksrydsgatan 2, 507 42 Borås | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kilsundsgatan 7, 504 68 Borås | 2013 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Göteborgsvägen 183, 504 63 Borås | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Källbäcksrydsgatan 1, 507 42 Borås | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skaraborgsvägen 80, 506 30 Borås | 2001 |
| · Aktiebolag | Landalagatan 6, 504 68 Borås | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Elinsdalsgatan 6, 504 33 Borås | 1994 |
| · Ahlsell Sverige AB · chain | Älvsborgsleden 12, 504 31 Borås | – |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Skaraborgsvägen 33 D, 506 30 Borås | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 20 | 2.7 | 40 |
| Halmstad | 72,979 | 28 | 3.8 | 27 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 9 | 1.1 | 78 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 13 | 1.8 | 53 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 14 | 2.0 | 51 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 23 | 3.3 | 35 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fristad Town | 0 | 0.0 | 74 |
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 11.11.2026.