Hardware & DIY store in Halmstad
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (27/100)
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 28 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Halmstad - 3.8 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 18.
In the last 3 years 3 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Halmstad against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Halmstad), from 14 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.
| Halmstad | Sweden | Halmstad Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 36% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 7% | 5% | More here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 31% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 36% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.1m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 550k | SEK 563k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 29% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
HalmstadOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Halmstad
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 Halmstad.
Competition
| 2 places |
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 – Halmstad
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
28 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Spikgatan 37, 302 44 Halmstad | 2026 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lundgrens Gata 5, 302 47 Halmstad | 2025 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sliparegatan 5, 302 62 Halmstad | 2024 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kulinggatan 2, 302 63 Halmstad | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svetsaregatan 5, 302 50 Halmstad | 2020 |
| · Aktiebolag | Stormgatan 2 B, 302 63 Halmstad | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kundvägen 15 A, 302 41 Halmstad | 2018 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svetsaregatan 5, 302 50 Halmstad | 2016 |
| · chain | Flygaregatan 12, 302 38 Halmstad | 2014 |
| · Aktiebolag | Idrottsvägen 32, 302 31 Halmstad | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Verkstadsgatan 5, 302 62 Halmstad | 2013 |
| · Aktiebolag | Grötviksvägen 16 B, 302 40 Halmstad | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Knut Peters Väg 42, 302 41 Halmstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Egon Östlunds Gata 2 1601, 302 24 Halmstad | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Svenstorpsvägen 7, 302 28 Halmstad | 2010 |
| · K-Bygg Försäljning AB · chain | Kundvägen 20, 302 41 Halmstad | 2008 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skallebackavägen 12 C, 302 41 Halmstad | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Ryttarevägen 4, 302 56 Halmstad | 2007 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Orkangatan 4 C, 302 63 Halmstad | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Knut Peters Väg 40, 302 41 Halmstad | 2002 |
| · Aktiebolag | Skyttevägen 25, 302 44 Halmstad | 1999 |
| · Aktiebolag | Knut Peters Väg 40, 302 41 Halmstad | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Norra Vägen 8, 302 32 Halmstad | 1994 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Fyllebrovägen 20, 302 63 Halmstad | 1993 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Västervallvägen 2, 302 50 Halmstad | 1984 |
| · chain | Söndrumsvägen 39, 302 37 Halmstad | – |
| · Tikkurila Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Larsfridsvägen 2, 302 50 Halmstad | – |
| · Tikkurila Sverige AB · chain, 2 places here | Knut Peters Väg 44, 302 41 Halmstad | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Spikgatan 37, 302 44 Halmstad | Aug 2026 |
Lundgrens Gata 5, 302 47 Halmstad | Oct 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Växjö | 74,052 | 20 | 2.7 | 40 |
| Sundsvall och Timrå | 70,918 | 13 | 1.8 | 53 |
| Eskilstuna | 70,646 | 14 | 2.0 | 51 |
| Borås | 75,565 | 15 | 2.0 | 62 |
| Karlstad | 69,615 | 23 | 3.3 | 35 |
| Södertälje | 78,377 | 9 | 1.1 | 78 |
Population of Halmstad
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.