• Axfood Q2 2026 net sales rose 0.9% to SEK 23.2 billion; operating profit climbed to SEK 964 million, lifting the operating margin 0.1 percentage point to 4.2%.
• Net profit increased to SEK 647 million; earnings per share edged up to SEK 2.94.
• Retail sales grew 2.1% to SEK 20.71 billion in a market marked by food price deflation; CEO Simone Margulies said growth did not meet ambitions.
• Hemköp sales advanced 7.4% while Willys rose 1.0%; City Gross growth slowed but profitability improved, with a target to reach profitability in H2.
• CFO Anders Lexmon will step down in spring 2027; Lisa Wigert starts as strategy and business development director on Sept. 4.

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