
Organisation
Axfood conducts food retail and wholesale business in Sweden. Axfood’s organisation comprises five operating segments and Joint Group functions. Axfood’s head office is located in Stockholm, Sweden. In 2024, the average number of employees (FTEs) was 13,709.
The Axfood Group includes the grocery chains Willys, Hemköp and City Gross, as well as Tempo, Handlar’n and Matöppet. B2B sales are conducted through Snabbgross, and the support company Dagab is responsible for assortment, purchasing and logistics. The Group also includes Urban Deli as well as partly owned Apohem and Eurocash.
Axfood works to develop an innovative, customer-oriented and dynamic organization in which efficiency and cost control are in focus.
Joint-Group functions
Joint-Group pertains to head office support functions, such as the Executive Committee, Finance, Legal Affairs, Communications, Business Development, HR and IT. Development and operation of IT solutions takes place within the IT function.
Willys
Willys is Sweden’s leading discount grocery chain, offering a broad range of products in both Group-owned stores and online. With the ambition to offer the country’s cheapest bag of groceries, Willys aspires to lead and develop the discount segment of food retail. The Willys operating segment also includes the partly owned cross-border grocery chain Eurocash.
Hemköp
Hemköp offers a broad, attractively priced assortment with a rich offering of fresh products. Group-owned stores, retailer-owned stores and e-commerce aim to inspire good, tasty meals in a simple and well thought-out manner. The operating segment Hemköp also includes Tempo, a mini-mart format comprising retailer-owned stores.
City Gross
City Gross’ stores and e-commerce offer customers a combination of a food market hall and hypermarket, along with one of the market’s widest assortments of food. With knowledge and extensive commitment to food, City Gross challenges the other players in the hypermarket segment of the food retail market. Axfood acquired City Gross on 1 November 2024, and City Gross was consolidated into the Group’s financial statements as of this date.
Snabbgross
Snabbgross is one of Sweden’s leading restaurant wholesalers with a customer base of restaurants, fast food operators and cafés. Through a broad presence with physical stores, Snabbgross has a unique position in the market, and along with online shopping, it offers personal service, accessibility and quality. The Snabbgross operating segment also includes the Snabbgross Club concept, which targets consumers.
Dagab
Dagab handles the assortment, purchasing and logistics for all of Axfood as well as for external B2B customers. The Dagab operating segment also includes the retailer concepts Handlar’n and Matöppet as well as the partly owned online pharmacy Apohem and the Urban Deli restaurant chain.