Shoe & leather goods store in Västerås
Opportunity score
Too small to judge
Low confidenceThe area is small, so a single business opening or closing changes the picture a lot. Look at the wider area too.
See the five reasonsWhy this score (50/100)
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There are 11 active businesses in the category “Shoe & leather goods store” in Västerås - 0.8 per 10,000 residents.
In the last 3 years 0 opened. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Compared with Sweden
Shoe & leather goods store in Västerås against all of Sweden. Annual-report figures are for 2025 (Västerås 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.
| Västerås | Sweden | Västerås Sweden | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made a loss | 25% | 37% | Fewer here | |
| Companies with negative equity | 25% | 9% | More here | |
| Median equity ratio | 20% | 39% | Weaker | |
| Run by chains (3+ places) | 46% | 39% | More chains |
Trend
Active businesses over time
VästeråsThis 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 – Västerås 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 shoe & leather goods store in Västerås.
Competition
| 2 places | |
| 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 – Västerås kommun
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Existing businesses
11 in all, newest first.
| Name | Address | Since |
|---|---|---|
| · Aktiebolag | Saltängsvägen 33, 721 32 Västerås | 2023 |
| · Nilson Group AB · chain, 2 places here | Vasagatan 25, 722 15 Västerås | 2022 |
| · Enskild firma | Kopparbergsvägen 26 A, 722 13 Västerås | 2021 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 20 A, 722 15 Västerås | 2018 |
| · Nilson Group AB · chain, 2 places here | Krankroksgatan 17, 721 38 Västerås | 2012 |
| · Scorett Footwear AB · chain, 2 places here | Krankroksgatan 17, 721 38 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Deichmann-Sko AB · chain | Krankroksgatan 17, 721 38 Västerås | 2011 |
| · Scorett Footwear AB · chain, 2 places here | Vasagatan 25 Kvarteret Igor, 722 15 Västerås | 2010 |
| · Enskild firma | Paprikavägen 36, 724 65 Västerås | 2007 |
| · Aktiebolag | Vasagatan 20 A, 722 15 Västerås | 1995 |
| · Ryns Skovaruhus Aktiebolag · Aktiebolag | Sturegatan 9 B, 722 13 Västerås | – |
Nothing matches.
Comparable areas
Same type of area, similar population.
| Area | Residents | Active | Per 10k | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Örebro | 128,658 | 14 | 1.1 | 50 |
| Linköping | 116,851 | 8 | 0.7 | 50 |
| Helsingborg | 116,029 | 5 | 0.4 | 50 |
| Upplands Väsby och Sollentuna | 156,517 | 11 | 0.7 | 50 |
| Jönköping | 103,032 | 12 | 1.2 | 50 |
| Lund (Lund) | 98,308 | 16 | 1.6 | 50 |
Population of Västerås
Statistics SwedenWho lives here
Statistics Sweden · 2026The line marks the average for Sweden. Highlighted: the age group most relevant for shoe & leather goods store.
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 13.11.2026.