In Sweden there are currently just over 3000 retail service stations. A structural rationalisation of these is to be expected, driven by increased legal requirements, difficulties with profitability and a transition to fossil-free fuels.
A conservative assessment is that about 1000 fuel retail sites will be threatened with closure in ten years' time, especially in sparsely populated and rural areas. The effects of such closures are serious for many local communities.
Business activities, such as the tourism industry, are at risk of being severely affected. which affects not only the residents who have poorer access to basic services such as fuel and parcel services, but also people who find it more difficult to carry out their tasks.
Read the ongoing thoughts of the Organisation Sveriges Servicestations and the challenges facing the Swedish fuel retailing market at 1000 gas stations threatened | US (oss.se)
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