Hardware & DIY store in Örebro
Opportunity score
Worth a closer look
High confidenceSome signals point to room for a new business.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (60/100)
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 31 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Örebro - 2.4 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 31.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Örebro against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Örebro kommun), from 16 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.
| Örebro | Sweden | Örebro Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 25% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 43% | 43% | About the same | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 3.8m | SEK 2.6m | Higher | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 578k | SEK 563k | About the same | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 29% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
ÖrebroThis 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 – Örebro 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 Örebro.
Competition
| 2 places | |
| 2 places |
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.
Jobs – Örebro kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
31 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Varbergagatan 140, 703 52 Örebro | 2023 |
| · Aktiebolag | Engelbrektsgatan 24, 702 12 Örebro | 2022 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain, 2 places here | Firmavägen 1, 702 36 Örebro | 2022 |
| · Aktiebolag | Elementvägen 4, 702 27 Örebro | 2022 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Idrottshuset 1 A, 702 25 Örebro | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Salamandervägen 9, 702 36 Örebro | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Vagngatan 8 E, 702 27 Örebro | 2020 |
| · Skånska Byggvaror Aktiebolag · chain | Heliumgatan 2, 703 74 Örebro | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sörbyallén 6, 702 17 Örebro | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Mandaringatan 5, 703 60 Örebro | 2015 |
| · Aktiebolag | Hertig Karls Allé 20, 703 40 Örebro | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Adolfsbergsvägen 4, 702 27 Örebro | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Verkmästaregatan 18, 703 57 Örebro | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kabingatan 4 B, 702 39 Örebro | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Elementvägen 15, 702 27 Örebro | 2010 |
| · Aktiebolag | Salamandervägen 30, 702 36 Örebro | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Gamla Vägen 5 H, 702 27 Örebro | 2009 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Säljarevägen 1, 702 36 Örebro | 2008 |
| · Bauhaus & Co Kommanditbolag · chain | Säljarevägen 7, 702 36 Örebro | 2008 |
| · Enskild firma | Oskarsvägen 8 D Lgh 1201, 702 14 Örebro | 2007 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain, 2 places here | Stångjärnsgatan 8, 703 83 Örebro | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Krangatan 3, 702 27 Örebro | 2003 |
| · K-Bygg Försäljning AB · chain | Kundvägen 5, 702 36 Örebro | 2000 |
| · chain | Adolfsbergsvägen 4, 702 27 Örebro | 1997 |
| · Aktiebolag | Ormestagatan 1, 702 83 Örebro | 1994 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lertagsgatan 60, 703 47 Örebro | 1993 |
| · Aktiebolag | Bolagsvägen 9, 702 36 Örebro | 1989 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain, 2 places here | Bettorpsgatan 8, 703 84 Örebro | 1989 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kungsgatan 5, 702 11 Örebro | 1984 |
| · Aktiebolag | Elementvägen 4, 702 27 Örebro | 1984 |
| · Aktiebolag | Adolfsbergsvägen 4, 702 27 Örebro | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Västerås | 131,643 | 17 | 1.3 | 57 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 18 | 1.5 | 68 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 20 | 1.7 | 68 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 27 | 2.6 | 48 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 19 | 1.2 | 75 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 14 | 1.4 | 72 |
Population of Örebro
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.