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Norwegian figures: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so closures are only counted from 3 October 2026, when we started collecting. Until then, growth over time looks higher than it really is.

Market snapshot

Hardware & DIY store in Grimstad kommune

49Balanced High confidence Municipality · 25,569 residents
Municipality only Within 3 km Within 10 km Within 25 km Within 15 km

There are 18 active businesses in the category “Hardware & DIY store” in Grimstad kommune - 7.0 per 10,000 residents.

That is more than similar-sized areas (median 3.7 per 10,000). With the typical density you would expect about 9.

In the last 3 years 3 opened and 0 closed (net +3).

The population is 25,569 and has grown 7.0% over 5 years.

Supply roughly matches similar areas.

Active now
18
+1 vs 12 months ago
Per 10,000 residents
7.0
similar areas: 3.7 · NO: 3.6
Opened / closed (3 yrs)
3 / 0
last 12 months: 1 / 0
Population
25,569
5-year change: +7.0%

Active businesses over time

Grimstad kommune
051015202014Q2 16Q3 18Q4 202023Q2 25Hardware & DIY store

Openings and closures per year

012Opened 2017: 0Closed 2017: 02017Opened 2018: 1Closed 2018: 02018Opened 2019: 2Closed 2019: 02019Opened 2020: 1Closed 2020: 02020Opened 2021: 0Closed 2021: 02021Opened 2022: 1Closed 2022: 02022Opened 2023: 1Closed 2023: 02023Opened 2024: 2Closed 2024: 02024Opened 2025: 0Closed 2025: 02025Opened 2026: 1Closed 2026: 02026
OpenedClosed

Why this score (49/100)

Room in the market4
Population growth93
Momentum81
Survival50
Financial trend50

50 = average. The score compares this area with others of the same type and size. How it's calculated

Financials

No annual reports for this category here yet.

Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts – sole proprietorships (ENK) don't. Figures for Norway are operating revenue.

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for hardware & diy store in Grimstad kommune.

Survival

Survival can't be calculated for Norway yet: closed businesses are removed from Enhetsregisteret, so we only know closures from the day we started collecting.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)0

Annual-report figures appear when companies here have filed accounts.

Financial health

No annual accounts for this combination yet. Only limited companies (AS/ASA) file accounts.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)17% · Norway: 31%
Share of the 3 largest operators17% · 18 owners

No company runs more than one place of business here, an independent market.

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.39 · Norway: 0.16
Average age of active businesses16.0 yrs · Norway: 21.3
Younger than 2 years6% · Norway: 8%
Older than 10 years50% · Norway: 64%

A typical mix of new and established businesses.

Moving in and out

Moved here (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Moved away (3 years)0 · 12 months: 0
Net0

A move is a place of business closing and the same company opening one in another area within 90 days. Chains are left out.

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one0 · 0%
More than 10 km0
Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)1.7 km · Landvik sogn (Grimstad)

Measured from each parish centre.

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Each dot is a place of business at its registered address. Click a dot to see the company.

Existing businesses (18)

NameAddressSinceEmployees

Enkeltpersonforetak
Alvildesvei 25, 4879 Grimstad 2026 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Reddal 115, 4886 Grimstad 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Opplandsveien 180, 4885 Grimstad 2024 –

Aksjeselskap
Feviktoppen 4, 4870 Fevik 2023 –

Aksjeselskap
Østerskogen 29, 4879 Grimstad 2022 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Bergemoveien 42, 4886 Grimstad 2020 –

Aksjeselskap
Holveien 22, 4878 Grimstad 2019 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Temseveien 20, 4885 Grimstad 2019 –

Norskregistrert utenlandsk foretak
Industriveien 9, 4879 Grimstad 2018 –

Enkeltpersonforetak
Opplandsveien 180, 4885 Grimstad 2016 –

Aksjeselskap
Bark Silas' vei 8, 4876 Grimstad 2004 7

Aksjeselskap
Lillesandsveien 49, 4877 Grimstad 2003 5

Enkeltpersonforetak
Grosvold Gård, 4887 Grimstad 2002 –

Aksjeselskap
Feviktoppen 4, 4870 Fevik 1999 14

Aksjeselskap
Pharos vei 16, 4876 Grimstad 1997 14

Aksjeselskap
Bergemoveien 47, 4886 Grimstad 1997 16

Aksjeselskap
Gartnerimyra 32, 4877 Grimstad 1994 –

Aksjeselskap
Odden 4, 4876 Grimstad 1982 14

Recently opened


Alvildesvei 25, 4879 Grimstad
May 2026

Recently closed

None in the last 2 years.

Comparable areas

Same type of area, similar population.

AreaResidentsActivePer 10kScore
Rana kommune25,84493.549
Harstad kommune25,20441.655
Stjørdal kommune25,108114.446
Nittedal kommune26,03251.976
Nes kommune24,94852.076
Kristiansund kommune24,479176.938

Best spots inside Grimstad

Ranked by opportunity score for hardware & diy store.

AreaActivePer 10kScore
Landvik sogn (Grimstad) Parish34.957
Grimstad sogn (Grimstad) Parish46.155
Fjære sogn (Grimstad) Parish108.547

Population of Grimstad

Statistics Norway
21k22k23k24k25k26k201620182020202220242026Residents

Who lives here

Statistics Norway · 2026
Children 0–15 18%
Young 16–24 13%
Adults 25–49 32%
Adults 50–66 21%
Seniors 67–79 11%
80 and older 5%

The line marks the average for Norway.

Average age40.5 yrs · Norway: 41.8
Median household income after taxNOK 677k · Norway: NOK 676k
Households with children25% · Norway: 23%
Higher education (age 16+)38% · Norway: 38%
Jobs located here10,348
Commute in / out every day3,941 / 5,905
Jobs per working resident0.84 · Norway: 1.00

Roughly as many jobs as working residents.

Counts are places of business (sub-units) registered in the Central Coordinating Register (Brønnøysund) with a main industry code in this category. Businesses are placed by their registered address; trades like electricians often work across a wider area – use the radius view. Statistics updated 03.10.2026.