Svensk Handel Swedish Trade Federation

Membership structure in 2010 Number of companies, by number of employees Employees

Svensk Handel is located throughout Sweden svenskhandel.se Umeå Sundsvall Stockholm Örebro Göteborg Jönköping Malmö Falun Gotland Linköping Skövde Uppsala Växjö

Political decisions making in Sweden EU Government officies Authoritiy AuthorityParliament

Examples ■Bill for Cash Registers ■Bill for receipts ■Better regulation ■Proposal on bill for closed Cash systems

Lobbying Nationally ■Member companies ■Confederation of Swedish Enterprise ■Trade Associations ■Cabinet Office ■Ministries ■NGO’s

Lobbying Internationally ■Nordic Sister Organisations ■Business Europe through the Confederation ■EuroCommerce - Board (STF, IKEA, Hakon) - Steering Committee - repr in 11 committees ■EU Commission ■EU Parliament

Recent events ■Retail Market Monitoring report - hearing with Corazza-Bildt ■Invitation to Secretary General Dr. Christian Verscheuren to attend STF’s board meeting in October ■Contacts with Members of the European Parlament - STF’s priorities ■EU Näps visit to Brussels - meeting with Kerstin Jorna Internal Market

How has criminality towards shops developed ■Robberies of stores ■Theft by thieves ■Payment card fraud ■Stolen identity ■Threats on the Internet ■Eco-terrorism

How to enhance the safety of personnel and customers? ■13-point program against robbery ■CCTV ■Security guards ■Smart DNA together with the Police ■”The retail companies in Sweden invest 6 billion SEK each year in safety solutions”

What the society has done to improve security in stores? ■Education in the police force ■Higher focus from the police to solve robbery