Retail
Hardware & DIY store
Byggevarehus og jernvare
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for hardware & diy store in Norge.
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
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
| 85 places | |
| 66 places | |
| 45 places | |
| 45 places | |
| 43 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025.
Farthest from the nearest hardware & diy store
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 9560 Hadsund | 10,316 | 4.8 km |
| 2791 Dragør | 17,389 | 3.5 km |
| 6705 Esbjerg Ø | 14,703 | 3.4 km |
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 3.0 km |
| 8400 Ebeltoft | 10,647 | 3.0 km |
| 6430 Nordborg | 11,321 | 2.9 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 2.9 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 2.9 km |
| 9210 Aalborg SØ | 14,903 | 2.4 km |
| 2665 Vallensbæk Strand | 12,166 | 2.2 km |
Active in Norway over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Sola kommune | 78 |
| Nittedal kommune | 76 |
| Nes kommune | 76 |
| Rælingen kommune | 75 |
| Gjerdrum kommune | 72 |
| Nesodden kommune | 71 |
| Lillestrøm kommune | 71 |
| Våler kommune (Østfold) | 71 |
| Lørenskog kommune | 71 |
| Holmestrand kommune | 70 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Voss kommune | 8 | +60% |
| Holmestrand kommune | 9 | +50% |
| Lier kommune | 12 | +50% |
| Time kommune | 12 | +50% |
| Ørsta kommune | 10 | +43% |
| Notodden kommune | 7 | +40% |
| Kvam kommune | 7 | +40% |
| Bamble kommune | 11 | +38% |
| Øygarden kommune | 15 | +36% |
| Bærum kommune | 40 | +33% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| None shrinking noticeably. |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
| Elverum kommune | 7.3 |
| Alta kommune | 7.2 |
| Eigersund kommune | 7.1 |
| Grimstad kommune | 7.0 |
| Sunnfjord kommune | 7.0 |
| Kristiansund kommune | 6.9 |
| Kinn kommune | 6.9 |
| Time kommune | 5.9 |
| Stord kommune | 5.7 |
| Ringsaker kommune | 5.5 |
By region
| County | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agder | 145 | 4.5 | +15% |
| Akershus | 220 | 2.9 | +21% |
| Buskerud | 114 | 4.2 | +13% |
| Finnmark | 50 | 6.6 | +6% |
| Innlandet | 169 | 4.5 | +12% |
| Møre og Romsdal | 123 | 4.5 | +16% |
| Nordland | 118 | 4.9 | +10% |
| Oslo | 144 | 2.0 | +19% |
| Østfold | 130 | 4.1 | +15% |
| Rogaland | 165 | 3.2 | +15% |
| Telemark | 92 | 5.2 | +14% |
| Troms | 45 | 2.6 | +13% |
| Trøndelag | 156 | 3.2 | +16% |
| Vestfold | 106 | 4.1 | +15% |
| Vestland | 242 | 3.7 | +10% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Norwegian industry code (SN2025) starts with:
47.52… | Detaljhandel med jernvarer, byggevarer, fargevarer og glass |
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