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]

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] The magazine 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] The magazine sold 98,000 copies in 2014[9] 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. 1 2 "Icakuriren". Sveriges Tidskrifter (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  4. ↑ Mart Ots (2010). Understanding value formation (PDF). 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. 1 2 3 4 "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. ↑ "Filters upplaga rasar". Resume (in Swedish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2016.

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