Hardware & DIY store in Sölvesborg
Opportunity score
Crowded
Medium confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (25/100)
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 6 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Sölvesborg - 6.9 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 2.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 1 January 2024.
Compared with Sweden
Hardware & DIY store in Sölvesborg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Sölvesborgs kommun), from 5 companies. Survival can't be calculated for Sweden yet: closures in Statistics Sweden's Business Register are only known from 1 January 2024.
| Sölvesborg | Sweden | Sölvesborg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 40% | 31% | More here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Losses two years in a row | 40% | 18% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 52% | 43% | Stronger | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.7m | SEK 2.6m | About the same | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 524k | SEK 563k | Lower | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 33% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
SölvesborgOpenings and closures per year
Money
Financials – Sölvesborgs 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 Sölvesborg.
Trouble signs
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 – Sölvesborgs kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
6 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Byggmax AB · chain | Galjalyckevägen 11, 294 77 Sölvesborg | 2018 |
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Kämpaslättsvägen 1, 294 77 Sölvesborg | 2017 |
| · Handelsbolag / kommanditbolag | Kuggeskärsvägen 14, 294 35 Sölvesborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Industrivägen 9, 294 39 Sölvesborg | 2011 |
| · Aktiebolag | Besmansvägen 2, 294 39 Sölvesborg | 1996 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sölvevägen 54, 294 39 Sölvesborg | 1988 |
Nothing matches.
Population of Sölvesborg
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.