12 Apr 2019
Axel Johnson’s 2018 Annual Review
Axel Johnson’s 2018 Annual Review is now available to read here.
Read more >In ten years, 50 % of Axel Johnson’s revenue will derive from activities that currently do not form part of our business. Do you want to be part of our future?
1,5 %
of all food in Sweden today is purchased online. What happens when we reach 15 %?
The transformation of retail1,5 %
of all food in Sweden today is purchased online. What happens when we reach 15 %?
The transformation of retailWe at Axel Johnson believe that trade and services develop people and build communities. We meet over a million customers every day through our companies. We want to be a positive force for change in the communities of which they are a part.
Axel Johnson International is an industrial group that acquires and develops companies in strategic niche markets. >
Axfood is one of Sweden’s leading companies in the retail grocery industry with the mission to supply high quality, sust >
Dustin is one of the leading resellers of IT products and additional services in the Nordics. >
Åhléns is Sweden’s leading department store chain with beauty, home and fashion products under one roof. >
Novax is Axel Johnson´s investment company, that invests in small and medium-sized growth companies. >
KICKS is the leading beauty chain in Scandinavia and offers a holistic concept in makeup, fragrances, skin care and hair >
Martin & Servera is Sweden's leading restaurant and food service specialist. >
D-Ax
D-Ax is Axel Johnson’s arm for investments in small, fast-growing digital companies with significant potential. >
Latest news
15 Mar 2019
Trainee and data engineer wanted to our Axinsight team
Axinsight is a Group-wide initiative for customer and data-driven business development, where a central team work closely with our Group companies. Work include customer insight for marketing, more efficient sales tools and smarter staffing. We are now looking for a…
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12 Mar 2019
Axel Johnson’s Year End Report for 2018
Another good year for Axel Johnson 2018 was a good year for Axel Johnson. The Group’s total sales amounted to SEK 82,354 million (77,174), an increase of 7 percent. ProfitAX for the year amounted to SEK 3,021 million (3,020) on…
Read more >About Axel Johnson
Family business Axel Johnson was founded in 1873 and is now run by the fourth and fifth generations. Every day we interact with a million customers who buy goods and services from our affiliated companies.
Axel Johnson builds and develops profitable trade and service businesses in the European market, with a focus on the Nordic countries. The today wholly and partly owned companies within Axel Johnson AB had a total annual turnover of approximately SEK 77 billion (2017). All told, our operations employ approximately 20,000 people, and we are trading partners with thousands of companies worldwide, which makes Axel Johnson one of the largest trade and service companies in the Nordic region.
With commerce at its foundation, the Group has changed shape over the years, while the will and drive to change, combined with the long-term development of profitable businesses, remains intact. It is a company tradition on which Axel Johnson continues to build.