Hardware & DIY store in Simrishamns kommun
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (10/100)
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 12 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Simrishamns kommun - 6.4 per 10,000 residents.
That is more than similar-sized areas (median 2.8 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 5.
In the last 3 years 1 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
The population is 18,779 and has shrunk 2.3% over 5 years.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Simrishamns kommun against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025, from 5 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.
| Simrishamn | Sweden | Simrishamn Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 20% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 60% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 25% | 25% | About the same |
Trend
Active businesses over time
Simrishamns kommunThis 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
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 Simrishamns kommun.
Competition
No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.
New and established
A young market: many recent start-ups, dynamic, but less proven.
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.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
12 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Testgatan 1, 272 36 Simrishamn | 2025 |
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Skanshillsgatan 9, 272 36 Simrishamn | 2019 |
| · Aktiebolag | Simrishamnsvägen 6, 276 50 Hammenhög | 2012 |
| · Aktiebolag | Holmåkravägen 6, 276 60 Skillinge | 2009 |
| · Aktiebolag | Järrestad Vilhelmsbergs Gård, 272 92 Simrishamn | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Fabriksgatan 30, 272 36 Simrishamn | 2005 |
| · Enskild firma | Raskarumsvägen 52, 277 45 Sankt Olof | 2005 |
| · Aktiebolag | 1998 | |
| · Aktiebolag | Timmergatan 11, 276 30 Borrby | 1997 |
| · chain | Fabriksgatan 15, 272 36 Simrishamn | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Tumatorpsvägen, 272 33 Simrishamn | – |
| · Ekonomisk förening | Järnvägsgatan 14, 272 93 Tommarp | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · Testgatan 1, 272 36 Simrishamn | Aug 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skara kommun | 18,753 | 6 | 3.2 | 48 |
| Tranås kommun | 18,555 | 6 | 3.2 | 39 |
| Ljusdals kommun | 18,377 | 11 | 6.0 | 9 |
| Sjöbo kommun | 19,397 | 5 | 2.6 | 54 |
| Sollefteå kommun | 18,138 | 7 | 3.9 | 24 |
| Alvesta kommun | 19,687 | 4 | 2.0 | 49 |
Best spots inside Simrishamn
Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.
| Area | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simrishamn Town | 4 | 5.8 | 23 |
Population of Simrishamn
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden.
Roughly as many jobs as working residents.
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 14.11.2026.