Helgø Matsenter
Encyclopedia
Helgø is a Norwegian
supermarket
chain, with stores in one of Norway's 19 counties
, Rogaland
.
Helgø was founded in 1958 when Halvar Helgø opened a retail shop in Stavanger
; today there are seven supermarkets. All of these are in the southern part of Rogaland (3 in Sandnes
and 2 in Stavanger
).
The chain's motto is "We have never tried to be the cheapest, but be the No. 1 in quality"
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chain, with stores in one of Norway's 19 counties
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
, Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
.
Helgø was founded in 1958 when Halvar Helgø opened a retail shop in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
; today there are seven supermarkets. All of these are in the southern part of Rogaland (3 in Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
and 2 in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
).
The chain's motto is "We have never tried to be the cheapest, but be the No. 1 in quality"