With some 1,300 stores and a market share of approximately 33%, ICA Sweden is the leading grocery retailer in Sweden. Operations are conducted in cooperation with independent ICA retailers, who own and run their own stores and meet the customers through locally adapted concepts and offerings. Many ICA retailers are also active through local community engagement.
Operations also include extensive work with, among other things, store establishments, purchasing, logistics, IT and market communication, which makes it possible to achieve economies of scale.
In addition to grocery stores, ICA Sweden includes ICA Special, which works with purchasing and sales of non-food items and handles sales of non-food items at Maxi ICA hypermarkets. ICA Special also conducts wholesale operations for ICA Kvantum, ICA Supermarket and ICA Nära stores in Sweden, and provides products to ICA’s operations in the Baltic countries.
Webpage: www.ica.se
Store profiles
Maxi ICA Stormarknad
Everything under one roof at fair prices. Wide assortment of food and non-food such as housewares, entertainment and garden supplies.
Number of stores: 90
Retail sales, SEK million: 47,668 (44,063)
Number of items: 29,000-38,000 (food and non-food)
Retail sales refer to year-end 2023 and number of stores refer to Q3 2024.
ICA Kvantum
Designed to be the leading local supermarket, with food for everyday and special occasions. Offer a variety of fresh food, alternatives for allergy sufferers, healthy and organic choices, and local products.
Number of stores: 130
Retail sales, SEK million: 34,623 (33,051)
Number of items: 12,000-19,000
Retail sales refer to year-end 2023 and number of stores refer to Q3 2024.
ICA Supermarket
Wide assortment for everyday meals or special occasions. Emphasis on personal service and a wide range of fresh food.
Number of stores: 423
Retail sales, SEK million: 41,299 (39,034)
Number of items: 7,000-11,000
Retail sales refer to year-end 2023 and number of stores refer to Q3 2024.
ICA Nära
Small convenience stores offering good service, a narrow product range and quality fresh food. Many serve as an agent for the state-run pharmacy and alcohol retailers, and handle sales for ATG, the Swedish off-track betting service.
Number of stores: 623
Retail sales, SEK million: 21,519 (20,619)
Number of items: 4,000-8,000
Retail sales refer to year-end 2023 and number of stores refer to Q3 2024.
Key figures 2023
| Sales | SEK 103,493 million (97,252) |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items: |
SEK 3,731 million (3,769) |
| Total number of stores: | 1,270 (1,267) |
| Average number of employees: | 8,473 (8,724) |
