QAPITAL

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

02.5k5k2012: 1,41620122013: 1,4612014: 1,60320142015: 1,7342016: 1,76120162017: 1,8652018: 1,98720182019: 2,0152020: 2,38620202021: 2,7172022: 2,39920222023: 2,7802024: 2,78820242025: 2,9582026: 2,082 (year to date)2026
Companies still on the register, by the year they were incorporated. 2026 is the year to date. Companies dissolved since are not counted, so earlier years understate how many were formed. 15% are under three years old, against 15% across all sectors.

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

  1. Detaljhandel med bredt vareutvalg med hovedvekt på nærings- og nytelsesmidler NACE 47.110
    4,0867.9%
  2. Detaljhandel med motorvogner NACE 47.810
    3,6507.1%
  3. Detaljhandel med klær NACE 47.710
    3,3106.4%
  4. Engroshandel med maskiner og utstyr ellers NACE 46.640
    3,0485.9%
  5. Engroshandel med andre husholdningsvarer NACE 46.490
    1,7743.4%
  6. Engroshandel med tømmer, trelast, byggevarer og sanitærutstyr NACE 46.830
    1,7713.4%
  7. Detaljhandel med sportsvarer NACE 47.631
    1,5042.9%
  8. Detaljhandel med jernvarer, byggevarer, fargevarer og glass NACE 47.520
    1,4102.7%
  9. Engroshandel med informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologiutstyr NACE 46.500
    1,4062.7%
  10. Annen detaljhandel med andre nye varer NACE 47.780
    1,0612.1%
  11. Uspesifisert engroshandel NACE 46.900
    1,0582.0%
  12. Engroshandel med klær og skotøy NACE 46.420
    1,0362.0%
The main activity each company registered, largest first.

Where they are registered

  1. 8,33116%
  2. 9911.9%
  3. 9341.8%
  4. 8361.6%
  5. 8341.6%
  6. 7481.4%
  7. 6841.3%
  8. 5591.1%
  9. 5521.1%
  10. 5131.0%
Registered town, which is often an accountant's or a director's address rather than where the business trades.

Legal forms

  1. Private limited company (AS)
    43,94285%
  2. Norwegian branch of a foreign company (NUF)
    4,6659.0%
  3. General partnership, shared liability (DA)
    1,4262.8%
  4. General partnership (ANS)
    1,3772.7%
  5. Cooperative (SA)
    2560.5%
  6. AS
    27<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

Only companies that report employees to the register are counted, so this describes the larger end of the sector, not all of it.

Compare wholesale & retail in Norway with the United Kingdom and Finland →

Companies

CompanyTownIncorporated
.Eagl Technologies ASHvalstad2019
1 Klikk ASMoss2012
1 Øre ASOslo2025
1-3 Miljø ASKrokelvdalen2022
10 X Holding ASLier2013
1000 Mile Norge ASEgersund1993
1000SKIS ABSe-118 25 Stockholm2023
1001 Natt ASMo I Rana2012
101 Copenhagen ApsDk-1100 København K2025
102 Asia Mat ASDrammen2019
111 Holding ASLillestrøm2024
113FØRSTEHJELP ASFlisa2016
11:11 Skincare ASOslo2023
11TH Moon ASHaugesund2020
123 Landbruk ASEvje2021
123 Louie ASLysaker2026
123 Utleie ASFjellhamar2022
123BILMEGLER Hardanger ASØystese2009
123SPORT DaÅlgård2007
1313 Selah ASOslo2023
1423 Norge ASOslo2021
1534 Crowns ASTrondheim2023
18 Cafe Og Interiør ASHorten2020
1852 Båt Og Motor ASAvaldsnes2020
18KCHRONO ASStabekk2026
1912 Top Holding ASOslo2013
1BYGG ASLierstranda2021
1CONZEPTDk-7120 Velje Ø2019
1DEKKBUTIKK.NO ASHaugesund2024
1ST Brands ASHaugesund2014
2 Carat Gull Og Diamanter AnsOslo1998
2 Hjul Invest ASTorp2021
2 Play ASOslo2013
2 Soler ASFlekkefjord2013
2 Under Par ASSofiemyr2015
2-BIZ Norway ASCharlottenlund2005
2-HAND International Machinery and Production Equipment ASBlommenholm2013
2040 Norway ASMolde2022
20:20 Logistics LtdOslo1999
221 Consulting ASSki2015
2322 Ril ASRidabu2016
24 Salg ASSande I Vestfold2023
24 Sèvres SASFr-75008 Paris2022
24 T Materialer ASSiggerud2025
24GRUPPEN ASTønsberg2023
24HSHOP NorgeSe-392 32 Kalmar2017
24SEVEN Soccercards ASLoddefjord2023
263 Agency ASOslo2024
2BPERFECT DaBryne2002
2CARE4 Aps NufGrimstad2014
2CARE4 Generics Aps NufDk-5710 Esbjerg V2018
2CHANCE DaKjerrgarden2023
2GEN ASOslo2022
2HAVEDk-9530 Støvring2018
2HENDER ASSolbergelva2022
2HJUL Eiendom ASGjøvik2016
2HOME ASHylkje2017
2INSTINCTS ASTertnes2011
2M-LOCATELOslo2006
2MENN AnsHis2010
2ND Hand ASJakobsli2023
2ND Norge ASOslo2022
2ND Sign ApsOslo2005
2NDBEAUTY.NO ASKristiansand S2022
2NDONE Aps NufDk-2200 København N2017
2RE-2NE-R2 3KKSPILLTROLL AnsOslo2000
2RENT Norway ASKokstad2014
2SPECIAL ASValestrandsfossen2024
2T TradingDk-6270 Tønder2003
2TG Event ASMosjøen2024
2THRIVE ASVettre2019
2WEAR ASHaugesund2023
3 B Sogn Og Fjordane DaFørde1989
3 Fuegos Pci LimitedOslo2021
3 N Logistics ASBillingstad2016
3 N Support ASBillingstad2016
3 Piker ASStord2019
3 Søstre AnsHonningsvåg1992
3-BYGG Østfold ASGrålum2009
356 Holding ASOslo2018
360 Eiendom ASHarstad2019
361EUROPE - NLNl-2132 Nc Hoofddorp2026
365 DaysFr-75002 Paris2026
365ECOM ASSlemmestad2021
365WINES ASJar2015
377 Sport ASOslo2014
3B Agro ASOslo2019
3B Auto ASVestnes2017
3B Lux S.À.R.L. NufLu-2449 Luxembourg2021
3BROTHERS ASOs2021
3D Innovation Nordic ASOslo2018
3D Invest ASSki1985
3D-BEDRIFT ASSki2002
3D-ELEKTROSENTER ASSki1985
3DPRINTA ASDigermulen2025
3F Brannvern ASKløfta2005
3FM, L.L.C. NufOmaha, Ne 68106-36202026
3HUS Bygg ASSkien2023
3INTERIØR ASSandefjord2022
3L Office ProductsHarestua2019
Page 1 of 518
Next →