New cooperation agreement between Axfood Närlivs and Preem

Axfood Närlivs and Preem have signed a new 2-year agreement covering the supply of service station products, retail food products, fast food and convenience foods.

“We are extremely pleased that Preem has chosen us as its partner and look forward to working together,” says Nicholas Pettersson, President of Axfood Närlivs AB.

For more information, please contact:
Nicholas Pettersson, President of Axfood Närlivs AB, +46 702-61 28 72

Axfood AB conducts food retail and wholesale business in Sweden. Retail business is conducted through the wholly owned store chains Willys, Hemköp and PrisXtra, comprising 225 stores in all. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a number of proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements. These include stores within the Hemköp and Willys chains as well as stores run under the Handlar’n and Tempo profiles. In all, Axfood collaborates with approximately 840 proprietor-run stores. Wholesaling is conducted through Dagab and Axfood Närlivs. Axfood is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list. Axel Johnson AB is the principal owner, with approximately 46% of the shares.

Axfood Närlivs AB is an open wholesaling operation comprising three business areas: Axfood Närlivs – Wholesaling, Axfood Snabbgross and Tempo. Axfood Närlivs AB is focused on both distribution and cash and carry operations. In retailing, the company relies on the strong store profiles of Tempo, Handlar'n and Direkten, as well as the NetXtra online shopping concept. Axfood Närlivs AB is responsible for market development of nearly all stores not owned by Axfood in the mini-market and convenience store segments. Our business concept is to make it easy for our customers to do good business. Axfood Närlivs AB had sales of SEK 5,571 million in 2009 and is part of Axfood AB, which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm AB's Large Cap list.