Brugseni or Brugsen is a Greenlandic supermarket chain (
Kalaallisut: '' AmbA''), which was founded in 1991 as a union of separate cooperatives dating back to 1963.
History and overview
The earlier cooperatives, but not the present company, were organized under the Coop aegis. It is one of the island's three major retailers along with
NorgesGruppen's
Pisiffik and the state-owned
Pilersuisoq, and claims 30,000 members, more than half of the Greenland population. It operates fifteen stores in
seven major towns:
Nuuk
Nuuk (; , formerly ) is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. It is also the seat of gove ...
,
Sisimiut,
Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq (), also known as Julianehåb, is the capital city of the Kujalleq municipalities of Greenland, municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town in sout ...
,
Maniitsoq,
Paamiut
Paamiut, also known as Frederikshåb, is a town in southwestern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipalities of Greenland, municipality.
Geography
Paamiut is located on the coast of Labrador Sea in the southern end of a small estuary called Ku ...
,
Narsaq, and
Nanortalik
Nanortalik (, ), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipalities of Greenland, municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,072 inhabitants as of 2024, it is the List of cities and towns in Greenland, eleventh-largest ...
.
[KNB.]
''2011 Årsrapport''
2011 Report" Accessed 1 May 2012. The store in Maniitsoq underwent a modernization in 2014 where - among other things - solar panel modules were fitted on the roof. Stores in Nanortalik and Paamiut were fitted with solar panels in 2015, after the company posted a profit of 26 million DKK in 2014.
Brugseni was a sponsor of the
2016 Arctic Winter Games.
Award of the Year
Every year since 2011, Brugseni has given ''Årets Pris'' (''Award of the Year'') and 100,000 DKK to an organization or an individual who makes a positive difference or furthers a cause.
The first prize winner was a
hospital clown at the children's department at
Queen Ingrid's Hospital. In 2012, Kristian Heilmann and Rita Eged
from the sports club
Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub, GSS Nuuk won for their work furthering
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
among children and youth. In 2013 the prize was awarded to two companies that both work to promote Greenlandic cuisine and ingredients. The winners were
Hotel Arctic and Ipiutaq Guest Farm. In 2014, the school in the village of
Niaqornaarsuk won for creating positive role models. In 2015, the two summer camps ''Naalersitaq'' in
Nuuk
Nuuk (; , formerly ) is the capital and most populous city of Greenland, an autonomous territory in the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the territory's largest cultural and economic center. It is also the seat of gove ...
, and ''Qeqqualerisunngorniat Illukumi'' in
Ikerasaarsuk won for "promoting innovative and environmentally friendly initiatives which prioritizes a healthy and sustainable environment for future generations."
See also
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List of supermarkets
As of 2023, this is a list of supermarket chains, past and present, which operate or have branches in more than one country, whether under the parent corporation's name or another name. For supermarkets that are only in one country, see the breakd ...
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KNI
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Pilersuisoq
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Pisiffik
References
External links
Brugsen (Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni)
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Companies based in Nuuk
Retail companies of Greenland
Cooperatives in Denmark
Coop Norden