Pressbyrån is a chain of convenience stores in Sweden that sells magazines and

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s such as chilled drinks,

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s, candies,

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s and

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products. They also sell tickets for public transport, prepaid

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s, top-ups and stamps. Stores are often located adjacent to metro stations, commuter railway stations and bus terminals.

History

The company was founded in 1899, and started out by selling newspapers in railway stations. In 1917, Pressbyrån started a subsidiary ''Alga'' to manufacture postcards and

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. The name derives from the initials of the two directors' wives: Anna Lundquist och Anna Gadh. Alga later developed into a major publisher of board games in Sweden, was spun off as an independent company by Pressbyrån's owner

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in 1940, and was acquired by BRIO in 1983. It has since grown to around 300 stores, all

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d, and is now owned by the

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, which also owns the Swedish, Danish and Norwegian rights to franchise its historical direct competitor 7-Eleven. Since the 2010s, both brands have faced increased competition from new convenience store chains such as

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, Direkten and MyWay. On 11 July 2020, Pressbyrån opened its first

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called Pressbyrån Go in a small section of an existing staffed store in Kungsholmen, Stockholm. The first true standalone Pressbyrån Go store opened just outside

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on 19 January 2021.

References

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* Convenience stores Retail companies of Sweden Retail companies established in 1899 Swedish companies established in 1899 {{sweden-company-stub