Swedish retailer Axfood said today (16 July) that first-half sales were propelled by growth at its wholly-owned Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra chains.

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“Sales at our group-owned stores increased at a faster rate than sales at our businesses which are operated as a partnership, as we have been making investments to grow these chains,” a spokesperson confirmed.


Retail sales at group-owned stores rose 3.3%, while like-for-like sales at group-owned outlets were up just 0.7%, reflecting store openings.


Axfood’s consolidated sales totalled SEK1.59bn (US$20m), a year-on-year increase of 2%.


However, operating profit for the January–June period was SEK503m, down from  SEK516m.

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Nevertheless, Axfood confirmed that it is aiming to generate operating profit of “at least” SEK1bn in fiscal 2009.

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