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REMA 1000

Logo: Rema 1000, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Norwegian multinational discount grocery chain owned by Reitan Group

REMA 1000 (Bokmål: Rema tusen) is a Norwegian multinational no-frills soft-discount grocery chain owned entirely by REITAN. 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).2 It is part of Reitan Retail.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1979Founded1
  • Industryfood retail sector1
  • HeadquartersOslo1
  • Websiterema.no
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI549300JQNA7P47UI62623
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressGladengveien 2, 0661 Oslo, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 883 409 4423

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Rema 1000 i Vetlandsveien 68
Photo: Kjetil Ree, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

REMA 1000 (Bokmål: Rema tusen) is a Norwegian multinational no-frills soft-discount grocery chain owned entirely by REITAN. 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).2

Corporate structure

REMA 1000 is part of a group headed by Reitan AS. 32 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Odd Reitan in 1979.1

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 breadth 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, but the name does not reflect this development.

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

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

Animal welfare

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.

REMA 1000 met the Better Chicken Commitment, adopting higher welfare standards for broiler chickens across its Norwegian supply, ahead of their 2026 deadline.

From Wikipedia’s article on REMA 1000, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

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Timeline

  1. 1979Founded Founded1

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