Obs is a chain of 31 hypermarkets throughout Norway 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 Ju ...

and owned by local cooperatives. The chain director is Lars Midttun.

History

The first hypermarket opened in Trondheim in 1968 under the name DOMUS Stormarked. Prior to 2001 the stores were only branded as Obs! Stormarked, from 2001 to 2006 Coop obs!, from 2006 to 2016 Coop obs! Hypermarked and again from 2016 as Obs. Some of the Obs stores have Obs BYGG construction and

hardware store Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing suppli ...

s co-located with them.

List of stores

As of 2022 there is 31 Obs hypermarkets in Norway: * Obs Alnabru * Obs Arendal * Obs Bryne * Obs Buskerud * Obs City Nord * Obs City Syd * Obs Harstad * Obs Haugesund * Obs Jessheim * Obs Kvadrat * Obs Lade * Obs Lagunen * Obs Lillestrøm * Obs Mariero * Obs Mo I Rana * Obs Rudshøgda * Obs Rygge * Obs Sandefjord * Obs Sartor * Obs Slitu * Obs Steinkjer * Obs Sørlandssenteret * Obs Tromsø * Obs Tune * Obs Vinterbro * Obs Ålesund

References

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