Icakuriren
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| Categories | Family magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Forma Publishing Group |
| Founded | 1942 |
| Company | Egmont Group |
| Country | Sweden |
| Based in | Solna, Stockholm |
| Language | Swedish |
| Website | Icakuriren |
| ISSN | 0345-5068 |
| OCLC | 226304015 |
Icakuriren (Swedish: The ICA Courier) is a weekly family magazine based in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the most read weeklies in the country.[1]
History and profile
[edit]Icakuriren was started in 1942 by ICA private retail company as an alternative family magazine.[2][3] During the initial phase it was distributed free of charge in the ICA shops.[3][4] Marta Arnesen was one of the early editors of Icakuriren.[5]
The magazine was owned by the Forma Publishing Group, a subsidiary of ICA Gruppen, until October 2014 when the company was acquired by the Egmont Group.[6] Icakuriren is published on a weekly basis.[7][8] It is mostly read by women.[7] Common topics covered include food, travel guides, and buying advice.[2] The magazine has its headquarters in Solna.[7]
Circulation
[edit]In the 1950s the circulation of Icakuriren was 700,000 copies.[3] The magazine had a circulation of 184,900 copies in 2007.[9] Next year the circulation dropped to 170,200.[10] The magazine had a circulation of 98,000 copies in 2014[11] and 92,800 copies in 2015.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Olof Holten (2004). "Sweden". In Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail (eds.). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook (3rd ed.). London: SAGE Publishing. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-7619-4131-6.
- ^ a b "Icakuriren". Sveriges Tidskrifter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden. Gothenburg: Nordicom Sverige. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4.
- ^ Mart Ots (2010). Understanding value formation (PhD thesis). Jönköping International Business School. ISBN 978-91-86345-11-2.
- ^ Fredrik Sandgren (2009). "From 'peculiar stores' to 'a new way of thinking': Discussions on self-service in Swedish trade journals, 1935–1955". Business History. 51 (5): 745. doi:10.1080/00076790903125636. S2CID 154003258.
- ^ "Egmont Publishing acquires Forma Publishing Group". FIPP. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d "The weekly magazine for all of Sweden" (PDF). Egmont Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 4022. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
- ^ Eva Harrie (2009). The Nordic Media Market (PDF). Göteborg: Nordicom.
- ^ Martin Schori (19 February 2009). "TS 2008: Affärsvärlden tappar halva upplagan". Dagens Media (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- ^ "Filters upplaga rasar". Resume (in Swedish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.