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February 14, 2012
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The following articles have been tagged with "Svensk_handel":
'There's no reason to fear another attack'
National: 9 Dec 11
December 11th marks the one year anniversary of the attack by a suicide bomber on a Stockholm street that left Sweden reeling. The Local's Rebecca Martin examines what, if anything, has changed.
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Mild autumn weather leaves Swedish retailers sweating
Business & Money: 2 Nov 11
While several parts of Sweden are enjoying the warmest autumn in 130 years, the country's retailers are sweating buckets over the dwindling sales of outerwear.
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Swedish shoplifters prefer meat: study
Business & Money: 18 Oct 11
Swedes are the worst shoplifting offenders in the Nordic region, costing every resident 779 kronor ($117) per year in higher retail prices, according to a new study, which also found that meat is among the most popular items stolen.
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Swedish corruption rise 'a myth': expert
Business & Money: 10 Oct 11
A leading expert has refuted claims that corruption is becoming more widespread in Sweden, arguing there is no evidence to back up the claims.
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Strömstad named Sweden's top tourist spot
Travel: 2 Nov 10
Strömstad in western Sweden has been named as Sweden's primary tourist municipality for the third consecutive year, a new annual report shows.
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Halloween magic fails to bewitch Sweden
Society: 29 Oct 10
Only two in ten Swedes plan to celebrate Halloween this year, according to a new survey, much to the dismay of many shop owners.
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Foreign tourists boost Swedish retail sales
Business & Money: 25 Aug 10
Last year was a bumper year for tourism in Sweden, with foreign tourists spending more money in Sweden than Swedish tourists spent overseas, according from retail group Svensk Handel.
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No evidence of royal wedding tourist boom
National: 19 May 10
A predicted rush of tourists to Stockholm for the upcoming royal wedding has so far failed to materialise, with no more bookings than in previous years, according to hoteliers in the capital.
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Retail union calls off strike action
Business & Money: 8 Apr 10
The threat of strike action at Swedish retailers is no more after the union and employer groups concluded a new collective agreement.
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Risk of Easter strike looms
National: 21 Mar 10
Negotiations between the Commercial Employees´ Union (Handelsanställdas förbund) and the Swedish Federation of Trade (Svensk Handel) employers' organisation have stalled, according to the trade union.
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Post-Christmas sales give much needed boost
National: 27 Dec 09
The post-Christmas shopping frenzy is in full swing, giving the Swedish economy a much needed boost. Consumer spending is also up compared to the same period last year.
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Petrol station names and shames 'pump and run' thieves
National: 30 Oct 09
A petrol-station owner in Växjö in southern Sweden grew so tired of customers filling up and driving off without paying that he identified them with a photo at the entrance to his station. The man is now subject to a police investigation.
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Helicopter heist causes cash flow concerns
Business & Money: 23 Sep 09
While police continue to gather evidence, traders and store owners in the Stockholm area are concerned over a possible shortage of cash following the spectacular robbery of a cash depot south of the city.
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Stockholm Fashion Week aims to buck the recession
Business & Money: 10 Aug 09
Stockholm Fashion Week opens on Monday. Despite the impact of the recession on the industry arrangers are hopeful that buyers will be ready to open their wallets.
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Royal dish rags hit Swedish stores
Society: 12 Jul 09
A plethora of souvenirs commemorating the engagement between Princess Victoria and Daniel Westling has begun to flood the market. At Designforum, a shop in Gävle, a royal dish rag has become a best seller.
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Business leaders demand pay freeze
Business & Money: 26 May 09
Swedish business leaders have demanded a pay freeze, lower pay for young people and more flexible employment regulations, warning union leaders not to inflate expectations before the 2010 pay talks.
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Outrage over licence fee demand for CCTV
Science & Technology: 14 May 09
Swedish business owners are up in arms over a recent push by the country’s television licencing bureau to collect fees from companies using surveillance cameras.
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Christmas shoppers to boost flagging clothing sales
Business & Money: 23 Dec 08
Clothing retail sales in Sweden are set to decline by 5 percent in December and zero growth is forecast for 2009, according to a new forecast. Designer and expensive items are set to be the hardest hit as household feel the pinch.
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Job loss insurance plans shed 500,000 members
Business & Money: 4 Aug 08
An estimated half million Swedes have left unemployment insurance funds (a-kassa) in the last two years, leading some to worry about the effects of potential job losses that may result from Sweden’s slowing economy.
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Debt payments eat up tax rebates
Business & Money: 15 Jun 08
The first wave of tax rebates are on their way out to Swedish taxpayers. This year the money will be spent paying off debts, a new survey shows.
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Swedish royal wedding 'would benefit economy'
Society: 20 May 08
Crown Princess Victoria has no need to worry about the cost for the taxpayer of an eventual wedding date with her boyfriend Daniel Westling, a new report has shown.
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Shop strike averted by deal
Business & Money: 30 Mar 07
A planned shopworkers' strike over the Easter weekend has been averted after unions and employers agreed on a three-year pay deal. The deal snubs the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise, which barred an identical deal at the weekend.
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Axfood slams employers' organization for blocking wage deal
Business & Money: 27 Mar 07
Axfood has accused the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise of damaging the credibility of the current round of wage negotiations when it intervened to block a deal in the trade sector.
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Shop workers strike called for April 5th
Politics: 26 Mar 07
The Commercial Employees Union has called for a complete stoppage at 94 workplaces around the country. 6,000 employees across the country will be called out of work.
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Shop workers face strike call
Business & Money: 26 Mar 07
A strike call could be issued to people working in the retail trade at 4pm on Monday. Industrial action could hit shoppers as early as Easter weekend.
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Easter strike threatens Sweden's retail sector
National: 25 Mar 07
One of Sweden's largest blue-collar unions is expected to announce an Easter strike on Monday after weekend talks with employer organisations broke down on Sunday.
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Sweden rings in Iranian new year
Lifestyle: 20 Mar 07
As Tuesday night turns to Wednesday morning, 140,000 people in Sweden are expected to begin celebrating Norouz - the Iranian new year.
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Skimming attack planned in Sweden
National: 22 Dec 06
Swedish shoppers and store owners have been warned that a major credit card cloning, or 'skimming', attack is being planned by criminal gangs over the Christmas period.
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Card fees halved in new deal
Business & Money: 9 Mar 06
The cost to shops of receiving payment in plastic is to be cut by fifty percent following a new deal between retail organisation Svensk Handel and leading bank Nordea.
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Government defiant over EU Apoteket ruling
National: 1 Jun 05
Government minister, Ylva Johansson, comes out with all guns blazing after the European Court appeared to rule state pharmacist Apoteket an illegal monopoly. Not so, she says: re-write a few contracts, bring in some new rules and it'll be business as usual.
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20 things to know before moving to Sweden
As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
How far can English take you in Sweden?
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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Fin means anyhting from sweet to proper. When someone says, Du är så fin it's quite a compliment.
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