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Vinmonopolet (English: The Wine Monopoly), commonly shortened to Polet, is a government owned alcoholic beverage retailer and the only company allowed to sell beverages containing a higher alcohol content than 4.7% in Norway.
Vinmonopolet closes business before other shops every day, normally weekdays at 5 or 6 pm and Saturdays at 3 pm. In a 2008 survey by Norsk Kundebarometer, customers of the monopoly were 81,5% satisfied with the company, ranking it 4th in Norway.[1]
The institution was founded in 1922 as a government-owned company as the result of trade negotiations with wine exporters, mainly France. The ban on alcohol was lifted, and sale was allowed through outlets run by Vinmonopolet.
A branch of Vinmonopolet, in
Arendal
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