Hardware & DIY store in Varberg
Opportunity score
Crowded
High confidenceMore competition than similar areas, or a weak trend.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (35/100)
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 Varberg - 3.1 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 9.
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 Varberg against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Varbergs kommun), from 4 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.
| Varberg | Sweden | Varberg Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 31% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 0% | 5% | Fewer here | |
| Median equity ratio | 31% | 43% | Weaker | |
| Revenue per employee | SEK 2.0m | SEK 2.6m | Lower | |
| Staff costs per employee | SEK 715k | SEK 563k | Higher | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 42% | 25% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VarbergThis 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 – Varbergs 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 Varberg.
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 in the municipality.
Jobs – Varbergs kommun
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 |
|---|---|---|
| · Enskild firma | Morkullegatan 19 Lgh 1301, 432 42 Varberg | 2025 |
| · Jula Sverige AB · chain | Kamremsgatan 5, 432 32 Varberg | 2017 |
| · Aktiebolag | Prästgatan 29, 432 44 Varberg | 2016 |
| · Aktiebolag | Härdgatan 33, 432 32 Varberg | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Lindbergsvägen 2 C, 432 32 Varberg | 2006 |
| · Aktiebolag | Kardanvägen 12, 432 32 Varberg | 2005 |
| · Kommanditbolaget Jem & Fix · chain | Birger Svenssons Väg 16, 432 40 Varberg | 2003 |
| · Aktiebolag | Sejernäsvägen 51, 432 74 Träslövsläge | 2001 |
| · chain | Susvindsvägen 22, 432 32 Varberg | 1995 |
| · Flügger Sweden AB · chain | Monarkvägen 4, 432 40 Varberg | 1988 |
| · chain | Birger Svenssons Väg 19, 432 40 Varberg | – |
| · Aktiebolag | Östra Långgatan 39, 432 41 Varberg | – |
Nothing matches.
Recently opened
Morkullegatan 19 Lgh 1301, 432 42 Varberg | Sep 2025 |
Recently closed
| None in the last 2 years. |
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skellefteå | 39,146 | 9 | 2.3 | 55 |
| Åkersberga | 37,714 | 7 | 1.9 | 61 |
| Nyköping | 39,770 | 9 | 2.3 | 49 |
| Falun | 39,939 | 11 | 2.8 | 35 |
| Skövde | 40,422 | 11 | 2.7 | 43 |
| Karlskrona | 36,423 | 8 | 2.2 | 54 |
Population of Varberg
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.