Strong growth and investments in the future
President and CEO Klas Balkow’s comments on the third quarter 2018: “Axfood had good growth during the third quarter, and we strengthened our position in the market. The warm, dry summer had both positive and negative effects on operations. Willys had very strong performance at the same time that Axfood Snabbgross was at the top with growth of more than 11%. For our logistics operations, the summer heat had a negative effect with extra costs that weighed down profitability. Despite this, Axfood posted its best quarterly operating profit since the Group was established. “In addition I