Tag: retailing
Holiday shopping decline reversed
Norwegians have opened their wallets in the past week and reversed what had been a decline in sales during retailers' important Christmas shopping season....
Stores notice fall in holiday sales
Norwegian consumers seem to be more careful with their holiday shopping this year, and sales have slipped in comparison to last year. Economists, though,...
Calls rise to bust butter ‘monopoly’
An ongoing lack of butter in Norwegian stores has sparked new calls for the country's powerful dairy cooperative Tine to be broken up. One...
Butter shortage keeps spreading
State agriculture officials cut more regulatory fees on dairy products this week, in another effort to ease a butter shortage that continues to spread...
Warm autumn snags sportwear sales
Norway's unseasonably warm autumn has left tons of down jackets, heavy sweaters and other winter sportswear piling up in retail stores and warehouses. "If...
Shopping season clicks into gear
Parking lots were full at many shopping centers in Norway through the weekend, with retailers legally allowed to stay open on Sunday during the...
Jens, stay home!
COMMENTARY - VIEWS ON THE NEWS: Has anyone else noticed the irony of how people worried about the climate - including Norwegian Prime Minister...
Butter shortage frustrates bakers
Norway's dairy cooperative Tine hasn't been able to produce enough butter in recent weeks to meet demand, leaving grocery store shelves bare of one...
Moods of Norway recalls waffle irons
The chic new Norwegian clothing chain "Moods of Norway" might have been better off sticking to fashion, instead of branching off into the appliance...
Popular coffee shop expands abroad
One of Oslo's highly acclaimed coffee shops, Fuglen, also sells vintage Norwegian design from the 1950s and 1960s, turns into a cocktail bar at...
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