Coop Mega is a chain of
supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more lim ...
stores 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 J ...
and owned by local
cooperatives
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 ...
. The chain director is Stian Enbom Lysaker.
The chain brand was established by the
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-contro ...
NKL
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in 1987 as a refurbishment of
Domus
In Ancient Rome, the ''domus'' (plural ''domūs'', genitive ''domūs'' or ''domī'') was the type of town house occupied by the upper classes and some wealthy freedmen during the Republican and Imperial eras. It was found in almost all the m ...
. The first outlet was located at
Bekkestua.
In 2018 the chain held a 3.8% market share in grocery retail in Norway, a tied 9th place.
As of 2021 there is 70 Coop Mega stores throughout Norway, and the chain had a turnover of 7 247 million NOK.
References
Norwegian brands
Supermarkets of Norway
Coop Norden
Retail companies established in 1987
1987 establishments in Norway
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