Online alcohol sales in Norway have doubled in 2020
Norwegians are buying alcohol online like never before. From January to October, 405,000 orders were received on Vinmonopolet’s website, compared with 208,000 in the same…
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Authorities ask Norwegians to get their Christmas shopping done early and avoid crowds
Christmas is approaching, while the pandemic is sweeping the country. It is time for a record turnout in this year’s Christmas shopping, which the government…
Vinmonopolet: For the sake of infection prevention, do your Christmas alcohol shopping early
Vinmonopolet encourages people to shop early for their Christmas alcohol needs, in line with the coronavirus restrictions. “We are heading towards Christmas shopping time at Vinmonopolet….
Nine great white wines that you can find in Vinmonopolet
Are you bored of relying on your usual picks? Want to try a new white vine from Vinmonopolet? We’ve got you covered. Most of us…
Vinmonopol soon to be open longer on Saturdays
On Saturday, 5th of September, will be the first friday in the country with sales open up to 4pm at Vinmonopol. Overall, a total 188…
Norwegians staying home for vacation made a pilgrimage to Vinmonopolet
The Vinmonopolet is booming in Norway partly due to the Corona restrictions. Sales growth in July ended with as much as 59 percent. After very…
More expensive at Vinmonopolet from May 1st
As of May 1, prices at Vinmonopolet will increase by 2.4 per cent. The depreciation of the Norwegian krone against the dollar and euro is…
Vinmonopolet will be open later on Saturdays
The Vinmonopolet opening hours are to be pushed from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturdays, the government suggests. FRP secures a majority for the…
Vinmonopolet set the annual record on December 23rd
Many people secured alcoholic drinks for Christmas at the Vinmonopolet the day before Christmas Eve. Figures from the Vinmonopolet show that sales set an annual…
Price changes in several thousand Vinmonopolet
From the 1st of January, Vinmonopolet will reduce the price of over 6,000 items. But for over 10,000 items, the price increases. The biggest price…
Up-and-down sales for Vinmonopolet at Christmas
Christmas trends from Vinmonopolet show that Norwegians are buying less red wine for Christmas dinner, and rather go for lighter products and alcohol-free. The Vinmonopol…
Vinmonopolet with new solution
Tests out clicks and retrieves – Polet should have your goods ready within two hours. In June, Vinmonopolet started testing out a new service called Klikk…
Warns against Vinmonopolet getting duty-free
The Government warns against letting Vinmonopolet take over duty-free sales Airports across the country can be shut down if Vinmonopolet (the Wine Monopoly) takes over…
Norwegians go bananas at Systembolaget
Norwegians amok at Systembolaget – Extreme figures The wine and liquor suppliers’ association (VBF) has calculated Norwegians’ alcohol purchases at Systembolaget: The sales of wine…
Vinmonopol’s May 16 sales rose due to the weather
Vinmonopolet sold 820,000 liters on May 16th. That is 29 percent more than the same period last year. Vinmonopolet sold 133,000 liters per hour…
Wine Monopoly (Vinmonopolet) sales declined in 2017
Vinmonopolet sold approximately 80.7 million litres of wine, spirits, beer and alcohol free drinks in 2017. This was a decrease of 0.8% from the previous…
Wine Monopoly says ‘It’s our busiest week’
The increase of custom at the Wine Monopoly (Vinmonopolet) is greater than expected, both in sales, and in numbers of customers. When the nights…
Vinmonopolet in talks with Avinor about taking over duty-free sales
For several months, Vinmonopolet (The Wine Monopoly) has been in talks with Avinor about taking over duty-free sales of alcohol at airports. This is the…
Vinmonopolet (The Wine Monopoly) gets new opening hours
This year, Norway’s Vinmonopolet will be open on Easter Saturday for the first time. On New Year’s Eve last year, the Vinmonopolet was open for…
Wants to move the sales of snuff and tobacco to Vinmonopolet
The Norwegian Medical Association believes it is about time to make the access to snuff and cigarettes more difficult, and will therefore prohibit the sale…
