- Deli de Luca
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The interior of a Deli de Luca store.
Deli de Luca is a Norwegian convenience store founded in 2003 by Adriano Capoferro and four other founding partners (Thor Johansen, Geir Syversen, Terje Bergh and Vesna Milkovic).[1] There are 25 stores in Oslo,[2] three in Bergen,[3] and one in Stavanger.[4][5] Most of the stores are open 24/7. In 2006 62% of the company was bought by NorgesGruppen.[6]
The five founding partners had been colleagues at the convenience store chain 7-Eleven, whose Norwegian franchise is operated by local Norwegian retail giant Reitan-Gruppen.[5] The Deli de Luca founders had been frustrated by what they perceived as a rigid and uncreative environment within Reitan's 7-Eleven business. With the financial support of several silent partners, the five broke out on their own to fulfil their dream of creating a world class retail concept, a cross between a convenience store and a deli.[7]
According to Capoferro, the sale of Deli de Luca was driven by its financial backers' wish to cash out at a pre-set exit date. The purchase of Deli de Luca by NorgesGruppen included a total cashout by the financial partners and a partial cashout by the five operating partners.[6] NorgesGruppen has a reputation for acquiring smaller Norwegian food retailing chains and leaving them a wide latitude in their branding and front office operations, but leveraging its purchasing power and back office platform to boost operating margins.[6]
References
- ^ "Starten" (in Norwegian). Om oss. Deli de Luca. http://www.delideluca.no/om.asp?p=2. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Butikker i Oslo" (in Norwegian). Deli de Luca. http://www.delideluca.no/butikker.asp?kat=1&p=25. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Butikker i Bergen" (in Norwegian). Deli de Luca. http://www.delideluca.no/butikker.asp?kat=2&p=26. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Butikker i Stavanger" (in Norwegian). Deli de Luca. http://www.delideluca.no/butikker.asp?kat=3&p=46. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Deli De Luca åpnet i Stavanger" (in Norwegian). http://www.dagligvarehandelen.com/xp/pub/venstre1/siste/deli-de-luca-aapnet-i-stavanger. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Deli de Luca" (in Norwegian). Norgesgruppen. http://www.norgesgruppen.no/norgesgruppen/norgesgruppen/virksomhet/butikkvirksomhet/servicehandel/deli_de_luca/. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ "Visjoner" (in Norwegian). Deli de Luca. http://www.delideluca.no/om.asp?p=4. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
External links
Categories:- 2003 establishments
- Convenience stores
- Retail companies of Norway
- Retail company stubs
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