NorgesGruppen ASA

NorgesGruppen is a Norwegian grocery retail and wholesaling group which traces its origin back to 1866, when wholesaling company Joh. Johannson was established. The Johannson family still controls the company, with 74.4% of the shares and the votes. NorgesGruppen is the market leader in Norway. It had a 44% share of the domestic retail grocery market in 2020. The company has a countrywide presence, with stores in nine out of 10 municipalities. Its five grocery store chains are independent businesses which are competing with each other. Some 52% of the company's 1,820 grocery stores are retailer owned. NorgesGruppen also runs delicatessens, bakeries, coffee shops, and a fast-food chain. It has a total of 43,800 employees, including 14,200 employed at retailer-owned stores