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SWEAH-doktoranden Samantha Svärdh i forskargruppen Tillämpad Gerontologi vid Lunds universitet, höll sitt kappaseminarium ”Välfärdsteknik - Vägen framåt för hemtjänst” på torsdagen. Läs hela artikeln på CASE:s hemsida.
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/nya-resultat-pa-gang-om-hemtjanstens-valfardsteknik - 2026-04-25
Direkt efter att ha deltagit i SWEAH:s workshops om "impact" och samverkan omsatte doktoranden Jerry Norlin, Högskolan Dalarna, teorierna i praktiken. Norlin presenterade sin forskning om ”Äldres ensamhet: Relationer, vardagliga strategier och utformning av stöd” på Region Gävleborgs samarbetskonferens ”Forskare och praktiker möts” i Söderhamn den 23 oktober.Samtidigt presenterade ordföranden för
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/forskning-och-praktik-mots-mycket-korsbefruktning-av-ideer - 2026-04-25
SWEAH-doktoranden Glenn Möllergren, Socialhögskolan i Lund, är i full gång med att intervjua äldre personer under sin stipendieresa i Rumänien. Han har fått sin rumänska etikprövning godkänd och gör intervjuer med äldre som bor kvar i egna hemmet. De måste klara vardagen utan hjälp från kommunen, trots att behoven ofta är stora. Offentligt finansierad hemtjänst saknas i princip i landet.– Första
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/pa-plats-i-transsylvanien-maste-jobba-med-det-de-kan - 2026-04-25
Den här veckan gästar 20-talet SWEAH-doktorander partnerlärosätet Högskolan Dalarnas campus i Falun. Det är dags för höstens doktoranddagar, 4-5 november, fullmatade med föreläsningar, workshop, diskussioner och nätverkande. Denna gång är temat ”Framtida karriärväg”. Det gäller att ha en väl genomtänkt plan för att bli en fullfjädrad forskare inom åldrande och hälsa. Hur ser din drömkarriär ut?– J
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/dags-att-dromma-om-framtiden - 2026-04-25
Ny teknik kan underlätta äldre personers aktivitet, men då måste de involveras i teknikutvecklingen. Det framgår i en ny avhandling av William Son Galanza, SWEAH-doktorand i forskargruppen Tillämpad gerontologi i Lund, som har tagit fram en AI-modell som kan kategorisera äldres vardagsaktiviteter. Den äldre befolkningen växer och teknikanvändningen ökar. – Teknik bidrar till bättre livskvalitet om
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/battre-koll-pa-aldres-vardagsaktiviteter-med-ai - 2026-04-25
SWEAH representerades på konferensen ”Ageing is Living: Building Age-Friendly Communities in the Nordic-Baltic Region”, som arrangerades i Köpenhamn i veckan av WHO, Nordens Välfärdscenter och Senteret for et aldersvennlig Norge. Två doktorander fick presentera sina forskningsprojekt på plats i UN City i Köpenhamn, med efterföljande diskussion. En av dem var SWEAH-doktoranden Helena Bjurbäck, Link
https://sweah.lu.se/artikel/sweah-bidrog-pa-who-mote-om-aldersvanliga-samhallen - 2026-04-25
Expectations of what constitutes a positive customer experience have changed over time. Developments in technology and digital services have enabled new kinds of customer experience. As have new store formats and diversified retail offerings. Regardless of the form it has taken, customer experience has always been of paramount importance to retail managers. And it continues to be so. Over 50% of p
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/excitement-not-only-experience - 2026-04-25
There is no doubt that retailing is undergoing a significant structural transformation. During the last decade or so, many stores have closed. Yet, at the same time, online retailers are opening physical stores and showrooms and many long-established retailers are investing in new and innovative store formats. This suggests that the physical store is not ‘dead’ but that its role and function is ch
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ease-or-excitement - 2026-04-25
What made IKEA go against the grain and move into town? This week, IKEA opened a bedroom store in central Stockholm. The store in The Lobby on Regeringsgatan is the latest in a series of smaller, city-centre formats that IKEA is currently testing in various parts of the world. It is an interesting development, at a time when other retailers are moving out of the city. And it represents another imp
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/ikea-bedroom - 2026-04-25
Individuals cannot solve the climate crisis, argue researchers Carys Egan-Wyer and Jack Coffin. Policy makers should direct their attention to the (im)moral market structures that influence consumer and corporate decision-making. In the fight against climate change, it is more important to make markets more moral than to make consumers more ethical. Individual consumers are, by now, well used to b
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/why-we-need-more-moral-markets-not-more-ethical-consumers - 2026-04-25
The Centre's international guest researcher, Dr. George Maglaras, comments on resilience in the retail sector and, with examples from the grocery sector, illustrates how we must learn to live with the contemporary disruptions we have been experiencing. Multiple critical incidents in the last few years provided evidence of the increasing uncertainty in the business environment, which is negatively
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/learning-live-disruptions - 2026-04-25
The Smart City Expo World Congress 2023 in Barcelona put the spotlight on the future of smart and sustainable cities. Through engaging discussions and presentations, we gained unique insights into innovative solutions crucial for the cities of tomorrow. Key topics included urban mobility, logistics, technology's role, sector collaboration, and smart solution integration, shaping a vision for livea
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/integrated-ecosystems-path-tomorrows-smart-and-sustainable-cities - 2026-04-25
Having a workforce with the right skills is crucial for companies and society to tackle current and future challenges successfully. In our rapidly changing world, the ability to develop and adapt skills is more critical than ever, especially in today's knowledge-driven society. This is particularly true for the retail sector, which employs about one in ten workers in Sweden. Ongoing digital and st
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/workforce-right-skills - 2026-04-25
Perhaps not, argues Yulia Vakulenko. At least not when it comes to the delivery service needs and preferences of rural versus urban e-consumers in the age of consumer-centric supply chain management. The new age of consumer-centric supply chain management highlights the benefits of placing the consumer at the core of strategy development and operations design. Recent e-commerce shifts translate in
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/does-one-service-fit-all - 2026-04-25
Martin Moström from Retail House shares insights on the necessity for the retail sector to embrace change. Contrary to rumours, the physical store is far from obsolete; it has consistently evolved. Over the past two decades in the grocery trade, store numbers in Sweden have decreased from over 3,000 to around 1,000. This transformation is a natural part of business, but the challenge lies in how w
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/seeing-grocery-store-fresh-eyes - 2026-04-25
Recent developments in the retail sector—increased competition, a focus on sustainability, and the pervasive digitization—have prompted discussions on its long-term competitiveness and the potential for more systematic innovation alongside daily operational activities. However, understanding how the retail industry perceives and addresses innovation remains a key question. In contrast to industria
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/continuous-improvement-systematic-innovation-retail-utopia-or-opportunity - 2026-04-25
Our city centres and their development are a subject of constant debate. Ulf Johansson suggests that, if we let the market decide, our city centres will eventually be emptied of retail. Most recently, representatives from our food retailers suggested to municipalities that regulations on establishment locations be relaxed, advocating for the mantra of letting the market rule (Dagligvarunytt 2022a,
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/should-market-manage-our-city-centres - 2026-04-25
When the Covid-19 pandemic hit, some shopping geographies had difficulties while others proved to be more resilient. Devrim Umut Aslan discusses what we can learn from these resilient places. A global pandemic hit the world, radically changing how shoppers shop and how they move around in cities. Sweden’s handling of the pandemic had been rather ‘relaxed’; it had not enforced any strict lock-downs
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/how-maintain-town-centre-retail-times-crisis - 2026-04-25
Crafting positive customer experiences has become increasingly crucial for retailers and third-party logistics providers, with delivery playing a pivotal role. Deliveries play a big part in this. With more people buying things online, there are more packages to deliver. This puts a lot of pressure on the companies that deliver these packages, and it's a challenge for both online retailers and thir
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/customer-experience-key-world-class-delivery - 2026-04-25
The new retail landscape is complex. New types of touchpoints and new store formats mean messy, non-linear customer journeys with multiple online and offline touchpoints. If we want to understand these journeys, and what value customers derive from new and innovative touchpoints, we must use methods that allow them to explain their own complex customer journeys in all their messy glory! While work
https://www.lusem.lu.se/article/messy-customer-journey-self-mapping - 2026-04-25
