Tag: retailing
Retailer shuts down 51 clothing stores
Norway's Varner Group, which runs various men's and women's clothing chains around the country, is giving up on its formerly popular Vivike chain. It...
Slow start to shopping season
Norway's Christmas shopping season got off to a slow start, reports retail trade association Virke. Total sales during the traditional kick-off week at the...
Anti-wolf activists target Stormberg
Norwegian sportswear producer Stormberg has become the latest target of farmers, hunters, landowners and others who want to all but rid Norway of wolves....
Moods founders buy back the shop
Some of the founders and employees of the bankrupt Norwegian retail clothing chain Moods of Norway have submitted the highest bid to buy back...
Extra plastic bag fee earmarked for new fund
Nowegian retailers are taking the initiative themselves to boost plastic bag fees by 50 percent, and send the money to a new fund earmarked...
Moods of Norway files for bankruptcy
They were once jumping for joy and declaring how they made "happy clothes for happy people." Now the mood has changed dramatically among those working...
Pharmacy prices set off protests
Norwegians have long had to deal with food and beverage prices that are as much as double those in neighbouring Sweden. Now the spotlight...
Johaug clothing sales halted in Finland
Doping-charged skier Therese Johaug hasn't only lost this season's potential winnings on the ski trails, she's also losing money on sales of her line...
Rema 1000 drops major suppliers
Grocery shopping in Norway has generated lots of criticism and complaints over the years, because of market concentration, high prices and relatively poor selection. Now one...
IKEA tests out new ‘showroom concept’
Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA has been best known for its large warehouse-style stores on the outskirts of urban areas, but now it's testing...
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