For ICA Gruppen, innovation is about continuous improvement and about creating new opportunities. It takes ability to take action and courage to try something new. We always want to get better and when we discover new needs, we create new opportunities for our business.
ICA and Min Doktor (My Doctor) launches the first joint pilot project to support patients to a healthier everyday life, by allowing customers to get in touch with licensed dietitians through digital care appointments.
A multitude of restrictions and measures have been instituted to slow the spread of Covid-19. Recommendations have been issued for good hand hygiene, on staying home when feeling the slightest symptoms, on practicing social distancing and avoiding crowds.
The corona pandemic will in all likelihood have an impact on public health, both short- and long-term. To get an indication of how Swedes are feeling as a result of the pandemic, the market research company Sifo has been commissioned by Apotek Hjärtat to conduct a nationwide survey. The result shows that young people are feeling worse than older age groups, both mentally and physically.
Early diagnosis is one of the most important factors for surviving cancer. Regular self-exams are a good preventive measure. But a new Sifo survey shows that less than half of all Swedes actually do this – mainly because they forget or lack sufficient knowledge about how.
ICA Insurance presents a new digital service that makes it easier for consumers to get an overview of their complete insurance holdings, as well as comparing different insurances. “Försäkringsutmanaren" (The Insurance Challenger Service) will increase transparency in the insurance industry by giving consumers more power and knowledge around their insurance, to be able to make active and informed decisions.
At ICA Gruppen we work continuously with innovation and development of technical solutions that make every day a little easier for the customers.
Innovation of private label products is one of the ways ICA Gruppen creates: unique products, stronger customer loyalty and profitability for the Group. Our private label products enable us to improve our offering and the prices we offer our customers.
Looking back we can see that the ICA Idea itself is our first and perhaps our most important innovation. The idea of allowing individual retailers to join forces and form purchasing centres so that, through coordinated purchasing and other forms of collaboration, they could achieve the same economies of scale as chain enterprises.