Obs is a chain of 31

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s throughout

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managed by Coop Norge and owned by local

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s. The chain director is Lars Midttun.

History

The first hypermarket opened in

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in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked. Before 2001, the stores were only branded as ''Obs! Stormarked'', from 2001 to 2006 as ''Coop obs!'', from 2006 to 2016 as ''Coop obs!'' ''Hypermarked'' and again from 2016 as ''Obs''. Some of the Obs stores have Obs BYGG construction and

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List of stores

As of 2024, there are 31 Obs hypermarkets in Norway: * Obs Alnabru * Obs Arendal * Obs Bodø * Obs Bryne * Obs Buskerud * Obs City Lade * Obs City Syd * Obs Elverum * Obs Harstad * Obs Haugenstua * Obs Haugesund * Obs Horisont * Obs Jessheim * Obs Kvadrat * Obs Lagunen * Obs Lillestrøm * Obs Lyngdal * Obs Mariero * Obs Mo i rana * Obs Olrud * Obs Ruhøgda * Obs Rygge * Obs Sandefjord * Obs Sartor * Obs Slitu * Obs Steinkjer * Obs Stormoa * Obs Sørlandssenteret * Obs Tromsø * Obs Vestkanten * Obs Vinterbro

References

{{Reflist Norwegian brands Supermarkets of Norway Coop Norden sv:Coop Obs!