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New alarms about toxic products on shopping sites

They have grown strongly in recent years worldwide and also gained ground in Sweden. Now new alarms are raised about toxic substances in products from the Chinese shopping sites Temu and Shein.

New alarms about toxic products on shopping sites

Weak month for clothing retailers

It went slowly for the fashion trade in July, worse than many retailers had hoped for, according to the Swedish Trade style index. "We have long demanded that the Swedish Central Bank lower the interest rate and thereby contribute to households regaining their purchasing power.

Weak month for clothing retailers

Vibrant Future Confidence in Trade

Confidence in the future is diverging within Swedish trade, according to this month's trade barometer. Retail and wholesale trade are declining, while e-retailers are looking more positively towards the future despite challenges and threats from third countries, writes Svensk Handel in a press release.

Vibrant Future Confidence in Trade

Store Manager: Fewer Taco Fridays in the Summer

The sale of fans and rosé wine is skyrocketing. But Swedes also dare to let loose when the temperature rises in the summer.

Store Manager: Fewer Taco Fridays in the Summer

High Street Sales Increase as Online Retailing Slows Down

Thanks to increased sales pressure during the summer, confidence in retail and wholesale trade is increasing for the next three months. At the same time, it is decreasing for e-commerce, according to the Swedish Trade Federation's latest trade barometer.

High Street Sales Increase as Online Retailing Slows Down

Online Shopping Increased in May

E-commerce increased by 29 per cent in May compared to the same month last year and amounted to 14. 9 billion kronor, according to the Swedish Trade e-commerce indicator.

Online Shopping Increased in May

Billions of kronor worth of goods are stolen every year in retail

Every year, 8. 5 billion is stolen in the retail sector, a 20 per cent increase since 2021, according to a report from the Swedish Trade Federation.

Billions of kronor worth of goods are stolen every year in retail

Warm May weather boosted clothing sales

The sale of clothes and shoes increased in May, according to the Swedish Trade Style Index. Clothing sales increased by 4.

Warm May weather boosted clothing sales