Pressbyrån is a chain of convenience stores in Sweden that sells magazines and newspapers, convenience foods such as chilled drinks, potato chips, candies, ice cream, hot dogs, tobacco and snus products, as well as weaker alcoholic drinks (up to 3.5% ABV; under Swedish law, stronger alcoholic drinks can only be legally sold by the Systembolaget alcohol monopoly). They also sell tickets for public transport, prepaid SIM cards, top-ups and stamps. Stores are often located adjacent to metro stations, commuter railway stations and bus terminals.[1]
History
The company was founded in 1899, and started out by selling newspapers in railway stations.
In 1917, Pressbyrån started a subsidiary Alga to manufacture postcards and stationery. The name derives from the initials of the two directors' wives: Anna Lundquist and Anna Gadh. Alga later developed into a major publisher of board games in Sweden, was spun off as an independent company by Pressbyrån's owner