Sector
Wholesale & retail
51,737 Norwegian companies classified under wholesale & retail. Public register information only.
Sector insights
Wholesale & retail in Norway
Counts over the Brønnøysund Register Centre register as loaded on 2026-09-14. Dissolved companies are excluded. No financial figures are involved.
51,737Companies on the register
12%of Norwegian companies423,832 across all sectors
11 yearsMedian company age10 years across all sectors
3.2%In insolvency proceedings2.5% across all sectors
New companies per year
How old they are
Wholesale & retail
All sectors
- Under 3 years 15%
- 3 to 9 years 31%
- 10 to 19 years 24%
- 20 years or more 30%
What they do
- Detaljhandel med bredt vareutvalg med hovedvekt på nærings- og nytelsesmidler NACE 47.1104,0867.9%
- Detaljhandel med motorvogner NACE 47.8103,6507.1%
- Detaljhandel med klær NACE 47.7103,3106.4%
- Engroshandel med maskiner og utstyr ellers NACE 46.6403,0485.9%
- Engroshandel med andre husholdningsvarer NACE 46.4901,7743.4%
- Engroshandel med tømmer, trelast, byggevarer og sanitærutstyr NACE 46.8301,7713.4%
- Detaljhandel med sportsvarer NACE 47.6311,5042.9%
- Detaljhandel med jernvarer, byggevarer, fargevarer og glass NACE 47.5201,4102.7%
- Engroshandel med informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologiutstyr NACE 46.5001,4062.7%
- Annen detaljhandel med andre nye varer NACE 47.7801,0612.1%
- Uspesifisert engroshandel NACE 46.9001,0582.0%
- Engroshandel med klær og skotøy NACE 46.4201,0362.0%
Where they are registered
- 8,33116%
- 9911.9%
- 9341.8%
- 8361.6%
- 8341.6%
- 7481.4%
- 6841.3%
- 5591.1%
- 5521.1%
- 5131.0%
Legal forms
- Private limited company (AS)43,94285%
- Norwegian branch of a foreign company (NUF)4,6659.0%
- General partnership, shared liability (DA)1,4262.8%
- General partnership (ANS)1,3772.7%
- Cooperative (SA)2560.5%
- AS27<0.1%
Staff on file
13,152 companies report a headcount
10 staff at the median of those
7,303 with 10 or more staff
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