These are tough times right now and stores have closed or gone bankrupt on assembly lines all over the country.
Among other things, the popular beauty chain The Body Shop has had to close almost all of its stores in Sweden, something like News24 wrote more about.
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Both shops and grocery stores have had to close during the year
But clothing stores around the country and grocery stores have also been affected. Nyheter24 has previously written about the food giant Picard, which had to close several stores, as well as several different food stores that were affected.
In April, an Ica store in Lesjöfors had to close again, and it was only one of a number of food stores that closed again. Among other things, Gävle’s oldest grocery store has been forced to close down this spring, which also Free Trade reported on.
At the end of April, Coop Väst also closed its grocery store in Kinna, due to poor sales, something like Mark-Posten reported on.
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Record number of bankruptcies at the beginning of the year
According to See Information the number of bankruptcies in January 2024 reached record high levels. And at the beginning of the year, the industry organization Swedish Trade also came out and warned that the rent increases could affect companies and endanger thousands of jobs.
Something they seem to have been right about, as many stores have been hit by a tough financial situation.
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The toy store Lekia goes bankrupt
Now a toy store in the Gothenburg area has been affected. It is the company behind the toy store Lekia in Sisjön that has been filed for bankruptcy, which Gothenburg Post was the first to report on.
It is only the toy store in question that is affected, as it is owned by so-called franchisees.
All the toys in the store are currently being sold and about ten people will lose their jobs.
– The status right now is that we are in the process of selling off the stock that is out in the store. There are a lot of toys, which we initially have a 25 percent discount on. Then we evaluate according to how sales are going, but so far it has gone well, says Louise Ewerlöf at the Chord Center Väst to Gothenburg Post.
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