Icakuriren

Icakuriren (meaning the ICA Courier in English) is a weekly Swedish family magazine based in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden. It is one of the most read weeklies in the country.[1]

Icakuriren
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherForma Publishing Group
Year founded1942
CompanyEgmont Group
CountrySweden
Based inSolna, Stockholm
LanguageSwedish
WebsiteIcakuriren

History and profile

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]

It was owned by Forma Publishing Group, a subsidiary of ICA Gruppen, until October 2014 when Forma Publishing Group was acquired by Egmont Group.[5] The magazine is published on a weekly basis.[6][7] It is mostly read by women.[6] Common topics covered include food, travel guides, and buying advice.[2] The magazine has its headquarters in Solna.[6]

In the 1950s the circulation of Icakuriren was 700,000 copies.[3] The magazine had a circulation of 184,900 copies in 2007.[8] Next year the circulation dropped to 170,200.[9] The magazine sold 98,000 copies in 2014[10] and 92,800 copies in 2015.[6]

References
  1. Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail (2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-7619-4131-6. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  2. "Icakuriren". Sveriges Tidskrifter (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 February 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. Mart Ots (2010). Understanding value formation. Jönköping: Jönköping International Business School. ISBN 978-91-86345-11-2. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. "Egmont Publishing acquires Forma Publishing Group". FIPP. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  6. "The weekly magazine for all of Sweden" (PDF). Egmont Group. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  7. The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 4022. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  8. Eva Harrie (2009). The Nordic Media Market (PDF). Göteborg: Nordicom. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  9. Martin Schori (19 February 2009). "TS 2008: Affärsvärlden tappar halva upplagan". Dagens Media (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  10. "Filters upplaga rasar". Resume (in Swedish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
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