Retail
Shoe & leather goods store
Sko- och lädervarubutik
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for shoe & leather goods store in Sverige.
Survival
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.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 195 companies.
Competition
| 103 places | |
| 71 places | |
| 39 places | |
| 30 places | |
| 18 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each neighbourhood centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest shoe & leather goods store
Towns with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the town centre – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Town | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Härnösand | 18,236 | 34.5 km |
| Nybro | 13,584 | 25.6 km |
| Ulricehamn | 11,794 | 24.3 km |
| Finspång | 13,186 | 23.6 km |
| Ronneby | 12,636 | 19.3 km |
| Skara | 11,475 | 16.4 km |
| Bålsta | 16,205 | 16.2 km |
| Svedala | 13,433 | 12.7 km |
| Bjuv | 11,209 | 11.8 km |
| Åstorp | 10,063 | 11.6 km |
Active in Sweden over time
This 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.
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Sigtuna kommun | 91 |
| Härryda kommun | 89 |
| Enköpings kommun | 88 |
| Vallentuna kommun | 85 |
| Norrtälje kommun | 83 |
| Haninge kommun | 82 |
| Ale kommun | 81 |
| Upplands Väsby kommun | 81 |
| Österåkers kommun | 81 |
| Svedala kommun | 80 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026. |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Not available yet: closures are only known from 4 October 2026. |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Falkenbergs kommun | 1.9 |
| Alingsås kommun | 1.9 |
| Ystad | 1.9 |
| Kävlinge kommun | 1.8 |
| Mjölby kommun | 1.7 |
| Eksjö kommun | 1.7 |
| Varbergs kommun | 1.6 |
| Borlänge kommun | 1.4 |
| Karlstad | 1.3 |
| Vimmerby kommun | 1.3 |
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on digitally filed annual reports from Bolagsverket. Sole traders don't file annual reports.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median revenue | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 195 | SEK 2.5m | SEK 240k – SEK 5.3m | 61% |
| 2024 | 199 | SEK 2.5m | SEK 382k – SEK 5.3m | 65% |
| 2023 | 164 | SEK 2.9m | SEK 339k – SEK 5.9m | 61% |
| 2022 | 120 | SEK 3.0m | SEK 1.0m – SEK 5.6m | 70% |
| 2021 | 19 | SEK 2.9m | SEK 1.5m – SEK 5.4m | 53% |
| 2020 | 11 | SEK 2.6m | SEK 2.2m – SEK 4.3m | 55% |
| 2019 | 5 | SEK 4.6m | SEK 894k – SEK 10.0m | 80% |
| 2018 | 2 | – | – – – | – |
| 2017 | 1 | – | – – – | – |
By region
| County (län) | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blekinge län | 7 | 0.4 | – |
| Dalarnas län | 22 | 0.8 | – |
| Gävleborgs län | 20 | 0.7 | – |
| Gotlands län | 4 | 0.7 | – |
| Hallands län | 41 | 1.2 | – |
| Jämtlands län | 9 | 0.7 | – |
| Jönköpings län | 31 | 0.8 | – |
| Kalmar län | 20 | 0.8 | – |
| Kronobergs län | 16 | 0.8 | – |
| Norrbottens län | 14 | 0.6 | – |
| Örebro län | 25 | 0.8 | – |
| Östergötlands län | 30 | 0.6 | – |
| Skåne län | 125 | 0.9 | – |
| Södermanlands län | 17 | 0.6 | – |
| Stockholms län | 196 | 0.8 | – |
| Uppsala län | 19 | 0.5 | – |
| Värmlands län | 26 | 0.9 | – |
| Västerbottens län | 19 | 0.7 | – |
| Västernorrlands län | 14 | 0.6 | – |
| Västmanlands län | 21 | 0.7 | – |
| Västra Götalands län | 158 | 0.9 | – |
What's included
Businesses whose main Swedish industry code (SNI 2025) starts with:
47.72… | Detaljhandel med skodon |
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