Axfood News and Activities

Axfood is owned by Axel Johnson.

Axel Johnson is one of the...

• Fortune 500 Europe (#329);
• TOB Iconic 10,000.

Axel Johnson has a direct presence in 3 countries.

Axel Johnson has 16 subsidiaries including Ahlens, Axel Johnson International and Axel Johnson Lifting Solutions.

They are in:

• Retail41%
• Holding12%
• Other47%

Acquisition, funding and merger involving Axel Johnson.

• Axfood has announced the acquisition of City Gross  (posted on November 4 2024).

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Most searched biographies at Axfood

• Simone Margulies, Chief Executive Officer and President
• Christian Luiga, Director
• Sara Öhrvall, Director

Popular executive movements at Axfood

• Susanna Wadegård, who was Head of Quality and Sustainability, Dagab, is promoted to Head of Sustainability  (posted on June 23 2026).
• Carl Stenbeck, Head of Strategy and Business Development, will leave the company on Sep. 4, 2026  (posted on June 5 2026).
• Lisa Wigert will join the company as Head of Strategy and Business Development on Sep. 4, 2026  (posted on June 5 2026).

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Popular executive movements at Axel Johnson

• Anders Slettengren will join the company as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Investments in Apr. 2026  (posted on November 28 2025).

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Axel Johnson has 2,934 competitors including Amazon (United States (USA)), Edeka Group (Germany) and Lidl (Germany).

Popular M&A news in Retail

• Tailored Brands is now listed under ticker MENW. (posted on July 13 2026).
• The new name of Saks Global is Exemplar Luxury Group. (posted on July 4 2026).
• Kroger has announced the acquisition of Giant Eagle  (posted on July 3 2026).

Popular contacts in Retail

• Xing Wang - Executive Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at Meituan
• Darren Rebelez - President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board at Casey's General Stores
• Thomas Plantenga - Chief Executive Officer at Vinted

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Press releases by Axfood

• Invitation to the presentation of Axfood’s second quarter 2026
• Axfood’s climate targets validated by Science Based Targets initiative
• Susanna Wadegård new Head of Sustainability at Axfood
• Lisa Wigert new Head of Strategy and Business Development at Axfood
• Lisa Wigert new Head of Strategy and Business Development at Axfood
• Lisa Wigert new Head of Strategy and Business Development at Axfood
• Axfood’s CFO Anders Lexmon will leave the company
• Increased earnings through volume growth and improved efficiency
• Invitation to the presentation of Axfood’s first quarter 2026
• Resolutions at Axfood’s 2026 Annual General Meeting
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