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Apparel Specialist Retailers in Norway

Clothing prices continued to fall to the lowest levels since the 1980s in contrast to a significant increase in the overall consumer price index in Norway. Statistics Norway reports clothing and footwear prices were 53.4% of prices in 1998 while ...

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Direct Selling in Norway

In 2011, the growing importance of communication among individuals about products and markets created new opportunities for direct sellers. Modern consumers want to understand both the brand and the company behind the brand before making their ...

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DIY, Home Improvement and Garden Centres in Norway

Successful DIY, home improvement and garden centres outlets offer value-added services for a more demanding customer base seeking one stop shopping. The retail environment for DIY, home improvement and garden centres was characterised by more players...

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Electronics and Appliance Specialist Retailers in Norway

Electronics and appliance specialist retailers turned to megastores to sell their products in 2011. Elkjøp Nordic invested heavily in megastores and was joined by Expert with its XL stores in 2011. The megastore concept offers a new shopping ...

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Furniture and Furnishings Stores in Norway

Furniture and furnishings stores increased by 5%, which was in line with overall retailing performance in 2011. The increase was due to the expected improvement of the housing market which will drive growth in furniture and furnishings stores. ...

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Grocery Retailers in Norway

Over the review period, industry structure changed to benefit three of the four major grocery retailers. In 2010, the Norwegian government established a group call the Food Chain Evaluation Committee (Matvarekjedeutvalget) consisting of ...

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Health and Beauty Specialist Retailers in Norway

Norwegian consumers want more information about the products they purchase, especially personal care products. Consumers want assurance the products have safe ingredients, reasonable prices, and where they are sourced. The reputation of retailers has...

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Homeshopping in Norway

Homeshopping catalogues remained a source for good deals irrespective of the product offering in 2011. Norwegians traditionally associated homeshopping catalogues with low prices and inferior quality product offerings. While many of the homeshopping ...

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Internet Retailing in Norway

The rise of multi-channel distribution intensified competition as retailers became more alike in 2011. In earlier years consumers used either internet retailers to browse online and place their orders or visited a store. In 2011, consumers browsed ...

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Leisure and Personal Goods Specialist Retailers in Norway

Like other retail formats, leisure and personal goods specialist retailers experienced downward pressure on prices. Retail chains, such as XXL Sport & Villmark, were able to provide the best prices and had the highest gains in value share. Norwegians...

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