Odd Reitan

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Who is Odd Reitan?

Odd Reitan is a Norwegian merchant. He was born in Trondheim. He is co-owner and CEO of the Reitan Group.

Reitan established his first shop in Trondheim in 1972, in cooperation with his father. In 1979 he established the grocery chain store REMA 1000, which came to be a great success. By 1990 every village in Norway with more than 10,000 inhabitants had a Rema 1000 shop. During the 1990s the chain expanded in Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Hungary and Slovakia.

Reitan played keyboard in the music group Four Jets in the 1960s.

He and his 2012 book was the subject of an editorial in Klassekampen. The editorial highlighted his idea of him governing Norway without being elected by popular vote. His idea is that he could be appointed by Norway's king. The editorial described these ideas as "undemocratic dirt".

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on July 23, 2013

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