Obs is a chain of 31
hypermarket
A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including ...
s throughout
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
managed by
Coop Norge
Coop Norge SA is a Norwegian cooperative. It is owned by 117 local cooperatives with approximately 2 million members. The company has its headquarters in Oslo.
History
The first cooperative store in Norway was opened in the 1850s and, on 27 Ju ...
and owned by local
cooperative
A cooperative (also known as co-operative, co-op, or coop) is "an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly owned and democratically-control ...
s. The chain director is Lars Midttun.
History
The first hypermarket opened in
Trondheim
Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked.
Prior to 2001 the stores were only branded as Obs! Stormarked, from 2001 to 2006 Coop obs!, from 2006 to 2016 Coop obs! Hypermarked and again from 2016 as Obs.
Some of the Obs stores have Obs BYGG construction and
hardware store
Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing suppli ...
s co-located with them.
List of stores
As of 2022 there is 31 Obs hypermarkets in Norway:
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Obs Alnabru
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Obs Arendal
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Obs Bryne
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Obs Buskerud
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Obs City Nord
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Obs City Syd
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Obs Harstad
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Obs Haugesund
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Obs Jessheim
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Obs Kvadrat
* Obs Lade
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Obs Lagunen
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Obs Lillestrøm
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Obs Mariero
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Obs Mo I Rana
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Obs Rudshøgda
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Obs Rygge
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Obs Sandefjord
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Obs Sartor
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Obs Slitu
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Obs Steinkjer
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Obs Sørlandssenteret
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Obs Tromsø
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Obs Tune
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Obs Vinterbro
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Obs Ålesund
References
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Norwegian brands
Supermarkets of Norway
Coop Norden
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