Reitan Servicehandel renews supplier agreement with Axfood Närlivs

Reitan Servicehandel renews supplier agreement with Axfood Närlivs

A new 3-year agreement has been reached between Axfood Närlivs AB and Reitan
Servicehandel AB, which runs the Pressbyrån, 7-Eleven and Easy 24 chains in
Sweden. The deal is worth approximately SEK 500 million per year and SEK 1.5
billion during the term of the contract. The agreement covers deliveries of
newsstand and retail food products to all of Reitan Servicehandel's stores in
Sweden. It also covers the 112 7-Eleven stores that will be established within
Shell's service station network in Sweden in 2008. 

Axfood Närlivs has served as a supplier to Pressbyrån and 7-Eleven since 2004.
The Shell service station stores, which will now be converted to 7-Eleven, have
also been supplied by Axfood Närlivs."We are happy that Reitan Servicehandel have chosen us as their supplier of
newsstand and retail food products and that they appreciate the cooperation we
have today," says Ragnar Landin, head of Axfood Närlivs' Wholesaling business
area. "Reitan Servicehandel is a market leader in its niche and a very
professional customer. We see the new agreement as an affirmation of the high
level of delivery quality we offer our customers."

For further information, please contact:
Ragnar Landin, Head of Wholesaling business area, Axfood Närlivs AB, tel.
+46-706-58 56 75 
Stig Tornell, Purchasing Director, Reitan Servicehandel AB, tel. +46-703-33 77
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Ingmar Kroon, Press Manager, Axfood AB, +46-702-89 89 83

Axfood Närlivs is an open wholesaling operation. Its business concept is to
offer a complete system of products as well as market and concept support to the
wide range of customers in the convenience store sector. Axfood Närlivs is part
of Axfood AB which conducts retail trade through the wholly owned store chains
Hemköp, Willys and Willys hemma, comprising roughly 240 stores, and wholesale
trade through Dagab and Axfood Närlivs. In addition, Axfood collaborates with a
number of proprietor-run stores that are tied to Axfood through agreements.
These include stores within the Hemköp chain as well as stores run under the
Handlar'n and Tempo brands. In all, Axfood collaborates with over 500
proprietor-run stores. Axfood is listed on the The Nordic Exchange, Large Cap.
Axel Johnson AB is the principal owner, with approximately 45% of the shares.