Grocery retail industry in Norway - statistics & facts

The grocery retail industry in Norway includes groceries sold in grocery stores, convenience stores, drug stores, whole chains, and food service outlets. The overall retail sector of the Nordic country has shown continuous growth in recent years, exceeding revenues of 592 billion Norwegian kroner. Taking a closer look at the grocery retail trade in Norway, steady growth can also be seen here – in 2021, the revenue of grocery retailers in Norway amounted to roughly 208 billion Norwegian kroner. That same year, NorgesGruppen was the leading grocery retailer with a market share of 44 percent, based on sales. It was ahead of Coop, Rema 1000, and Bunnpris. The Norwegian grocery retail and wholesaling group Norgesgruppen operates the supermarkets Kiwi, Meny, Jacob’s, Spar, Eurospar, Joker and Nærbutikken, the kiosks Deli de Luca and MIX, the Dolly Dimple’s restaurants as well as the wholesaler ASKO.

Performance of the big players

Compared to previous years, NorgesGruppen achieved an exceptionally high operating profit in 2020 and 2021. In both years, the profit amounted to around five billion Norwegian kroner. Another major player, Coop Norge AS, also generated particularly high revenues in the same period. The Norwegian cooperative peaked with operating revenues of approximately 60 billion Norwegian kroner. At the same time, Reitangruppen, a Norwegian company operating in Scandinavia, Finland, and the Baltic region, generated its highest sales in Norway. One of its supermarket chains is Rema 1000, a chain operating in Norway and Denmark. That same year, Rema 1000’s revenue reached a value of approximately 64 billion Norwegian kroner.

Spending capacity

Simultaneous with the steady increase in revenues of Norwegian grocery retailers, the consumption expenditure of Norwegian households on food and non-alcoholic beverages also grew. A notable increase can be seen in the period from 2019 to 2021, which was also visible for consumer spending on alcoholic beverages and tobacco. This is partly due to the coronavirus pandemic and its restrictions - people went out less and consumed more groceries at home - while price increases are another reason for this increase. Several factors play into the price increase, including increased energy costs, hidden price increases, as well as the difficult international political situation and labor shortages.
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Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 10, 2024

Key insights

Revenue of grocery retailers in Norway
208bn NOK
Market share of Coop Norge AS
43.5%
Leading shopping center in Norway, by revenue
Lagunen Storsenter
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