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Halens is a leading Scandinavian mail order company with a turnover of about €110 million. The assortment ranges from fashion and furniture to home electronics and cosmetics. Halens also works under the name Cellbes and sells its products through the regular catalog as well as the webshop that sees the major part of all orders. Halens is expanding and is currently active in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania. www.halens.se

Spendrups was founded in 1897 and is a family-owned beverage company with 1300 dedicated employees and total sales of SEK 2,700 million. In their breweries they produce beverages for all needs and occasions – popular types of beer, such as Spendrups, Mariestads and Norrlands Guld; market-leading bottled water, such as Loka; the global trademark Schweppes; classic soft drinks, such as Champis, Trocadero, and Hallonsoda. In addition, Spendrups distribute high-quality wines and spirits with El Coto, McPherson and Mads vodka as some of their brands. Through a cooperation with Bergstrands, a coffee roastery, they also supply coffee. www.spendrups.se

Åhléns activity within retail is concentrated in the areas of Fashion, Beauty and Home. Åhléns Group today consists of 76 Åhléns department stores in Sweden and 28 Åhléns home stores in Norway. In addition, the Åhléns group operates the cosmetics chain Kicks with 137 stores in Sweden, 19 in Finland and 10 in Norway, as well as the furniture chain Lagerhaus that has 30 stores in Sweden. www.ahlens.se

Gresvig operates the retail store chains G-Sport, Super G, Sportshuset and Intersport in the sports division and Voice of Europe, Boys of Europe, Match and VIC in the textile division. Gresvig has about 700 stores and a turnover of about € 675 million. www.gresvig.no

BONA'A PARTE is a fashion mailorder and retail company that market and sell their products through mail order, e-commerce and outlet stores in Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Switzerland and Germany. They employ about 400 people, located both in Denmark and in the local markets. www.bonaparte.dk

Gudrun Sjödén was founded i 1976 and has its head office in Stockholm, Sweden. The company sells its collections through own concept boutiques, catalogs and webshop - mainly to customers in Scandinavia, Central Europe, Germany and the UK. The company has 160 co-workers and sales total of SEK 400 million. Through their global webshop they have customers in almost 40 countries. www.gudrunsjoden.se 

With 24 retail stores, multi-market e-commerce, mail order catalogs and almost 80 years of experience, Hööks is today the largest retailer and mail order company within Horse and Hound equipment in the Nordics. www.hooks.se

Kjell & Company was founded in 1990 and sells home electronics and electronic peripherals through their 53 regular stores and their webshop. Thecompany has more than 500 emplyees and a turnover of about € 55 million. www.kjell.com 

Sport-Master is the leading chain of independent sports retailers in Denmark and the Faroe Islands, with about 100 stores and 1000 employees. Sport-Master is constantly working on improving the assortment and service, and aims to be the natural choice for everyone with an interest in sports and outdoors activities. www.sportmaster.dk 

A multi-billion-dollar company with nearly 100 years of history, ITW today designs and manufactures fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems and a variety of specialty products and equipment for customers around the world. The company's more than 840 businesses are small, decentralized and focused on their customers. By actively practicing teamwork with customers and suppliers, the men and women of ITW are creating competitively superior products, solutions and work environments. www.itw.com

The Kährs group is Europe's biggest wood flooring manufacturer, and one of the world's most innovative companies involved in processing wood. The main markets are Europe and the US, but the company is active in more than 40 markets worldwide and has its own sales force in 11 countries. Kährs has a turnover of about €240 million. www.kahrs.com 

The Manfrotto Group is a world leader in photographic, video camera and lighting supports and suspension equipment for professional photography, video, broadcast and cinematography. Gruppo Manfrotto is part of the Vitec Group Plc, a multinational group listed on the London Stock Exchange and with a turnover of about €310 million. www.manfrotto.com

Mio is a leading Swedish retailer of furniture and home furnishings with some 60 shops. Mio is owned by the merchants and driven by a strong entrepreneurial spirit. By offering personal interior design solutions and a positive reception, Mio inspires customers to renew their homes. www.mio.se 

New Wave is a growth company that creates, acquires and develops branded merchandise for corporate profiling and consumer markets, mainly clothing, accessories and gifts. With known brands like Craft, Orrefors, KostaBoda and Cutter & Buck the group's turnover is about €450 million. www.nwg.se/en

Stadium is Sweden's largest sports retailer with over 100 stores in Sweden, 10 in Denmark and 8 in Norway. Stadium has a turnover of about € 400 million and over 300 employees. Stadium's webshop was awarded "e-business solution of the year" at the Swedish Retail Awards 2008. www.stadium.se

Wulff Supplies is a part of the Wulff Group Plc. Wulff sells and markets office supplies, business and advertising gifts, IT supplies and ergonomics and works as an outsourcing partner to larger enterprises in Scandinavia. Through the Trade-it e-commerce platform they strive to actively improve their customers' purchasing process related to office supplies and computer accessories. www.wulffsupplies.se

Frans Svanström AB is the leading distributor and reseller of office supplies and computer accessories in Sweden. Svanströms offer products and services to companies, organizations and consumers. The company was founded in 1857 and is today covering all of Sweden from Malmö in the south to Umeå in the north. Svanströms also offers their customers to order via their customer centers, service partners and their e-commerce solution. www.svanstroms.com

Schneider Electric Buildings business is a leading global provider of building automation solutions with a turnover of US $1.8 billion. The buildings business within Schneider Electric is the fastest-growing, most innovative company in the building automation industry today, and have partners and branches in over 80 countries with over 5000 employees. The parent company, Schneider Electric, is the world leader in automation and electricity management, with 112,000 employees worldwide and operations in 190 countries. http://www.schneider-electric.com/

Over 60 years ago, Bauwerk invented the solid mosaic parquet. Over 30 years ago, Bauwerk developed the 2-layer bonded parquet. Bauwerk is a part of Nybron Flooring International (NFI). NFI is the leading manufacturer of parquet in Europe, complete with solid parquet and products for floating laid floors. www.bauwerk.ch

Holmbergs combines in-depth knowledge about graphical production with state-of-the-art digital printing, offset printing, production of advertising material and catalogs. www.holmbergs.com 

Baxi Group is one of Europe's leading heating groups, with a strong presence across both established markets such as the UK, Spain, Italy, France, and Germany, and fast growing areas such as Russia, Turkey, Central and Eastern European countries, China and the Middle East. It employs more than 5,000 people across Europe, and has a turnover exceeding €1.2 billion. www.baxigroup.com