Reports from Norwegian Competition Authority

 

Report on margins in the grocery market (2025)

The Norwegian Competition Authority has collected data from the three major grocery chains and several suppliers, covering a wide range of products in stores. The survey period is from 2020 to the first half of 2023. Based on these figures, the authority has calculated for each six month period:

• Gross and contribution margins for suppliers
• Gross margin for grocery chains (retail and wholesale combined)

In january 2025 the Norwegian Competition Authority published a two part report on these findings.
You can find the english translation of the report below:

Part 1 of the margin report (with appendix)

Part 2 of the margin report 

What effect can algorithms have on competition? (2021)
A survey conducted by the Norwegian Competition Authority shows that more and more companies in Norway use monitoring and pricing algorithms. The Authority now encourages companies to be aware that the use of algorithms may also cause harm to competition and lead to higher prices for consumers.

In February 2021 Norwegian Competition Authority published a report in the topic. This is an English translation of the main parts of a report:

English translation of the report is available for download here >>