Hardware & DIY store in Gamleby
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (51/100)
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 2 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Gamleby - 7.2 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 1.
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 Gamleby against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerviks kommun), from 8 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.
| Gamleby | Sweden | Gamleby Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 13% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 13% | 18% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 45% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.3m | SEK 2.6m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 449k | SEK 563k | Lower |
Trend
Active businesses over time
GamlebyThis 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 hardware & diy store in Gamleby.
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.
Jobs – Västerviks kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
2 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · chain | Trädgårdsgatan 2, 594 30 Gamleby | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Torget 2, 594 32 Gamleby | 1992 |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Trädgårdsgatan 2, 594 30 Gamleby | Aug 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjärnum | 2,762 | 0 | 0.0 | 62 |
| Vålberg | 2,764 | 0 | 0.0 | 59 |
| Njurundabommen | 2,752 | 0 | 0.0 | 53 |
| Strömma | 2,737 | 1 | 3.7 | 44 |
| Hovsta | 2,734 | 0 | 0.0 | 70 |
| Vikingstad | 2,734 | 0 | 0.0 | 63 |
Other areas nearby
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Västervik Town | 8 | 3.7 | 39 |
Population of Gamleby
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 12.11.2026.