REMA 1000
TypeDiscount shop
Founded1979 (1979) in Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
Number of locations
980 (2023)
Area served
Norway, Denmark
RevenueNOK 28.3 billion
€2.8 billion (2022)[1]
OwnerReitan
Number of employees
20,252 (2016)
Websitewww.rema.no
REMA 1000 shop at Vesterport Copenhagen, Denmark

REMA 1000 (Bokmål: Rema tusen) is a Norwegian multinational no-frills soft-discount grocery chain owned entirely by the Reitan Group (Reitangruppen). REMA is a short for Reitan Mat (Reitan Food), referring to Odd Reitan (founder of the company). 1000 refers to offering a selection of only one thousand different products (see the history section).

With their headquarters located in Oslo, Norway, REMA 1000 includes businesses in Norway and Denmark. The chain is based on a franchised discount concept: buying large quantities of a limited range of products and offering these to semi-independent owners under their brand. By the end of 2016, Rema 1000 had a total amount of 868 shops spread across Norway and Denmark.[2]

By 2016, the retailer captured 24,2% of the total revenue by all Norwegian grocers,[3] taking the lead over its closest rival Kiwi.

In July 2023, a Yougov poll found that it was the preferred supermarket in Denmark. [4]

The shops

REMA 1000 shops are known for not spending large sums on aesthetics. As a matter of fact one of the chain's slogans is "The simple is often the best" (Norwegian: "Det enkle er ofte det beste") and this reflects on the layout concept in the shops. Products are often positioned by crate or even by pallet to save the cost of positioning them in a more attractive way, a strategy not unique to REMA. It is still REMA 1000's official policy of not letting cost-saving damage the basic idea of simplicity (in accordance with the slogan). Wide corridors and informative signs are therefore present to simplify the shopping.

History

Odd Reitan, the founder of the company, opened the first REMA shop in Trondheim, Norway, 15 February 1979. Originally some shops were named 'REMA 600', indicating its number of food variety (later to be expanded). The owners had recently visited Germany where they had been impressed by the Albrecht brothers (Theo and Karl) hard-discount chain ALDI's success. They wanted to adapt the ALDI concept to Norwegian conditions.

Originally REMA attempted success with a selection of only 500-600 different products, but soon realised that this selection was too narrow. The success of the third REMA shop (opened in Mo i Rana, 8 May 1980) with a selection of 1,000 different products, paved way for the REMA 1000 brand. Since then, REMA 1000 have expanded their selection to more than 2,500 different products,[5] but the name does not reflect this development.

In 2004, the chain celebrated its 25-year anniversary.

In April 2010, REMA 1000 decided to stop selling eggs from cage hens by the year 2012, to coincide with the scheduled EU-wide prohibition on battery cages.[6]

In August 2023, it was announced the Danish Competition and Consumer Authority had approved REMA 1000's acquisition of 114 Aldi stores in Denmark.

Countries with REMA 1000 shops

ShopsCountryEmployeesRevenueMarket shareDebut yearComment
616 (2018)[7]Norway20,252 (2016)[2]NOK 17,621 mill (Increase 4.6%) (2004)24.2% (2016)1979Headquarters are located in Oslo
363 (2023)[8]Denmark14,000+ (2023)[9]NOK 2,935 mill (Increase 10.2%) (2004)15% (2020)1994Danish headquarters are located in Horsens
0Sweden———2003Only in Svinesund, close to the Norwegian border, closed in 2012
0Slovakia———1993sold in 2003
0Poland———1993sold in 2003
0Hungary———1998sold in 2002

References

  1. ↑ "Reitan Retail 2022: Renewal and growth in a challenging year", www.reitanretail.no
  2. 1 2 "Nøkkeltall - REMA 1000". Archived from the original on 4 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "De norske dagligvarekjedene". www.dn.no. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Her vil danskerne helst handle ind det er en drømmepositiob". bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 May 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ Fjørfe nr. 3, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Finn din matbutikk - REMA 1000".
  8. ↑ "Vores Historie - REMA 1000".
  9. ↑ "Vores Historie - REMA 1000".
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