Who owns Narvesen?
Narvesen is owned by Reitan Retail (Norway), which has owned the brand since 2000.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Reitan Retail 2025 Annual and Sustainability Report, Reitan Retail AS, 13 May 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Reitan Retail AS reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇳🇴 Norway, Oslo
- Origin
- 🇳🇴 Norway
- Founded
- 1894
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Narvesen
Narvesen is the Norwegian kiosk chain founded in 1894, which came into the group in 2000 when Reitan Narvesen was created. Reitan Convenience runs it in Norway, Latvia and Lithuania, and has pushed it towards food-to-go, hot and cold drinks and bakery rather than the newspapers and magazines the name was built on. REMA 1000 Norway distributes goods to the Norwegian Narvesen stores as well as to its own.
Ownership timeline of Narvesen
- 2000 – present Reitan Retail [1] reported
Where Narvesen sits in Reitan Retail
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Reitan Retail
Reitan Retail controls 11 brands on Brandtree, 10 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Reitan Retail has 8.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
| Arenal | Sonae | 🇵🇹 Portugal |
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About the owner: Reitan Retail
Reitan Retail is a privately held company headquartered in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2021. Brandtree records 11 brands under its control.
Reitan Retail is the retail arm of the Norwegian family company REITAN, established at the start of 2021 when REITAN put all its retail operations into one business area. It is wholly owned by REITAN AS, which the Reitan family holds through three holding companies, and it runs discount grocery, convenience and mobility businesses in seven countries. Almost everything is franchised: its own accounts conclude that the franchisee, not the group, controls each store, so franchisee sales never appear as revenue. Revenue in 2025 was NOK 111.7 billion across 3,409 sales outlets.
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🇳🇴 Narvesen and other Norwegian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 64 brands that began in Norway. 20 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Narvesen is not one of them.
- Byggmakker — Kesko 🇫🇮
- Jensen — Hilding Anders 🇸🇪
- Oglaend System — Hilti 🇱🇮
- Aftenposten — Schibsted Media 🇳🇴
- Awilco LNG — Awilco LNG 🇳🇴
- Color Line — Color Line 🇳🇴
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Narvesen?
The parent company of Narvesen is Reitan Retail, a privately held company headquartered in Norway.
Is Narvesen Norwegian?
Yes. Narvesen originated in Norway in 1894 and its owner, Reitan Retail, is also headquartered in Norway.
Since when has Reitan Retail owned Narvesen?
Reitan Retail has owned Narvesen since 2000.
Is Narvesen still owned by Reitan Retail?
Yes. As of 24 September 2026, Narvesen is still owned by Reitan Retail. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Reitan Retail 2025 Annual and Sustainability Report — Reitan Retail AS, Annual report, published 13 May 2026; retrieved 24 September 2026.
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