Tag: retailing
Sunday shopping reform suspended
Norway's conservative coalition government is giving up its efforts, at least during this parliamentary period, to reform the country's laws that severely restrict shopping on Sundays. A...
REMA checks out of Sunday battle
Norway's grocery store battle over Sunday openings took a new twist in the middle of the long holiday weekend, when the REMA 1000 chain announced it...
Norway ‘closes’ for holiday weekend
As Norwegians headed into an unusually long holiday weekend on Friday, many were stocking up in advance. The country's state-run liquor stores (Vinmonopolet) were due to...
Mood changes at ‘Moods of Norway’
The once high-flying Norwegian clothing chain "Moods of Norway" has been suffering some wear and tear of late. A new survey by trade association Virke...
IKEA loses ‘tax tricks’ case in Norway
The giant home furnishings retailer IKEA can expect a large bill for back taxes from the Norwegian state after it lost a second round in...
‘Lime’ fraud case gets underway
Three prosecutors, 26 defense attorneys and 13 defendants finally assembled in an Oslo courtroom this week, as the so-called "Lime case" got underway. It's...
Absurdity rules in Sunday shopping
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's debate over shopping on Sundays took off again this week, after the three most powerful grocery chains that wield control over consumers ended up...
More petrol station changes loom
Norwegian drivers need to brace for major changes when they're out driving this year. The country's three largest petrol station chains are all set...
Statoil stations soon to disappear
Norway is about to lose one of its biggest international brand names, when all of the hundreds of Statoil gasoline stations and convenience stores in Europe are...
Shopping season showed sobriety
It's been another rollicking pre-Christmas party season in most Norwegian cities, but local residents have been more subdued when it comes to spending money....
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