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Many already finished with Christmas shopping

Over a million Norwegians, 20 percent of the population, say they've already completed their Christmas shopping before the first windows of advent calendars are opened...

Shopping bag tax sets off new row

NEWS ANALYSIS: A new tax on shopping bags in Norway suddenly crept into last week's difficult state budget negotiations, and it has since kicked up nearly...

Mood tumbles at ‘Moods of Norway’

For years, Norway's upbeat and expansive clothing retailer "Moods of Norway" has billed itself as making "happy clothes for happy people," and been known...

Coop to buy rival ICA grocery chain

Norway's grocery store choices are set to contract again after the large Coop chain announced Monday that it was buying up the Norwegian operations of...

Lime defendant collapses at court

A man in his 70s who's one of 20 fraud defendants following a raid on his family's Lime grocery store chain collapsed outside the local...

Travelers can avoid tax-free temptations

Norway's state airport authority Avinor has bowed to criticism and decided to redesign its airports' international terminals around the country, so that airline travelers...

Strike looms in retail sector

More than 200 employees at 48 various retail shops around Norway may be called out on strike this weekend if their union, Handel og Kontor,...

Hot summer may have driven up meat prices

Norway's record warm summer led to lots of outdoor grilling this year, and some agriculture analysts think that may be have pushed the country's already-high...

Food minister to probe price hike

Last month's sharp and surprising jump in food prices, already high in Norway, has upset the government minister in charge of agriculture and food. Sylvi...

Hot summer brews up beer profits

Record warm temperatures in Norway all summer long have led to another record, for local breweries. Two of Norway's biggest, Hansa Borg and Ringnes, were...
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