Icakuriren Explained

Icakuriren (sv|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

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

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]

Notes and References

1. Book: Mary Kelly. Gianpietro Mazzoleni. Denis McQuail. The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. https://books.google.com/books?id=HYCVxSFNNpkC&pg=PA240. 2004. SAGE Publishing. 978-0-7619-4131-6. 240. Sweden. Olof Holten. London. 3rd.
2. News: Icakuriren. 18 June 2016. Sveriges Tidskrifter. sv. 24 June 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624180856/http://sverigestidskrifter.se/tidskrifter/178-icakuriren.
3. Book: Karl Erik Gustafsson. Per Rydén. A History of the Press in Sweden. 2010. Nordicom Sverige. Gothenburg. 978-91-86523-08-4.
4. Mart Ots. PhD. Understanding value formation. 2010. Jönköping International Business School. 978-91-86345-11-2.
5. Fredrik Sandgren. From 'peculiar stores' to 'a new way of thinking': Discussions on self-service in Swedish trade journals, 1935–1955. Business History. 2009. 51. 5. 745. 10.1080/00076790903125636. 154003258.
6. News: Egmont Publishing acquires Forma Publishing Group. 18 June 2016. FIPP. 22 October 2014.
7. News: The weekly magazine for all of Sweden. 18 June 2016. Egmont Group. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807071758/http://www.egmont.com/Upload/Publishing/se/PDF/Mediafakta%202016/Icakuriren_Media_Information_2016.pdf. dead.
8. Book: The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. 2004. Europa Publications. 978-1-85743-255-8. 4022. London; New York.
9. Book: Eva Harrie. The Nordic Media Market. 2009. Nordicom. Göteborg.
10. News: Martin Schori. TS 2008: Affärsvärlden tappar halva upplagan. 11 January 2017. Dagens Media. 19 February 2009. sv.
11. News: Filters upplaga rasar. Resume. sv. 14 September 2016. 20 February 2015.