NorgesGruppen news

Our global analysts share some of the latest headlines across the globe. Here's what you need to know. Europe: Salling Group have ended its Basalt format, after trailing the hard discount concept the retailer has decided to not continue  In the Netherlands, Albert Heijn’s home delivery and store supply services in the centre of Rotterdam are powered by 100% electric energy. W...

On a recent trip to Oslo, the team visited a Meny supermarket from market leader NorgesGruppen and a brand new Innom convenience concept from Reitan. Here is a roundup of the highlights from each store: Key learnings from Meny: Highlighting ‘food for tonight’ options throughout the store Digital activation used to respond to shopper needs Fresh credentials highlighted Food for...

In 2020, despite the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there was significant format innovation in the Nordics, especially so in Sweden. This theme has continued into 2021, with several new concepts launching so far this year already. Last month, we published an exclusive article, 10 Nordic stores to visit in 2021 . We described that the region offers something for everyone to be inspi...

In our recent Western European outlook 2021 article, we highlighted ‘Stepping up on sustainability’ as one of five trends that we expect to shape grocery retail in 2021. This is especially the case in the Nordics, where sustainability remains at the heart of retailer strategies despite the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the World Economic Forum in Davos revealed the Global 100 Most Sustainable ...

To protect employees and consumers from the Coronavirus (COVID-19), retailers in Denmark, Sweden and Norway have added dedicated hygiene lines and plexiglass to the checkouts. Denmark: hygiene lines and new initiative for suppliers Coop and Salling Group have introduced distancing measures with “hygiene lines”. These are tape markings on the floor of the checkout lines that work to remind s...

Norway-based NorgesGruppen has announced its H1 2019 results, posting a 2.5% increase in sales to €4.37bn (US$4.83bn). Operating profit was €182m (US$201m) for the period, compared with €160m (US$177m) in H1 2018. Good results… The retailer said the sales increase reflects the “good customer growth in [its] grocery chains” . CEO Runar Hollevik commented, “We get good results from the i...

Norway-based NorgesGruppen has released its 2018 results. The retailer reported that operating revenue increased by 2.1% to NOK 87.8bn (€9.0bn), while profit before tax increased by 20% to NOK 2.4bn (€247m). Operating margin remained stable at 3.6%. Growth driven by KIWI Performance continued to be driven by the KIWI discount format, with existing store revenue increasing by 4.1%. 2018...

We’ve been in-store at one of Deli de Luca’s last format stores in Oslo, on Torgata, to see how the concept is evolving to meet a range of food-to-go needs. Focused on food-to-go Deli de Luca forms part of Norgesgruppen, which is Norway’s number one food retailer, operating a variety of formats including Meny supermarkets and KIWI discount stores. But Deli de Luca sits apart from those busi...

We round up the latest developments from leading Nordic retailers as they invest in supermarkets, convenience, online and foodservice. Norway: NorgesGruppen’s MENY tailors formats with 'Gourmet' and 'Urban' offer NorgesGruppen’s MENY supermarket banner is launching two new internal classifications for its MENY supermarket banner. Internally, formats will be classifed as 'Gourmet' and 'U...

Ahead of our Food-to-go Summit on November 8, where one of the key themes will be future food-to-go formats, we take a look at some of the retail formats across Europe that are leading the way  in how they see the opportunity for food-to-go. 1. Franprix and Franprix noé, Paris – creating the next generation premium convenience store Casino owned Franprix has long been a feature on the pre...