Ferdinand Christian Salling (10 May 1880 – 22 June 1953) was a Danish

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and entrepreneur who founded one of the largest warehouse chains and companies in

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. Ferdinand Salling founded the

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warehouse chain and the company that would later own most of Dansk Supermarked. Hans Christian Salling married Karen Marie Jensen (1838–1919) on 30 July 1918 and the couple had the son

Herman Salling Herman Christian Salling (born 20 November 1919 in Aarhus; died 8 May 2006) was a Danish merchant and director. He was a pioneer in the department store and retail business in Denmark. Herman Salling was the son of local merchant Ferdinand Salling ...

. Ferdinand Salling's parents were Hans Christian Salling (1841–1923) and Karen Marie Jensen (1838–1919). After completing school Ferdinand was given an apprenticeship at ''Ulrich Marcussen''

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. Salling later moved on to work for ''P. Sieburg''

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and Alfred Zacho in

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. Initially he sold furniture for bedrooms and appliances but the stock soon expanded. In 1912 he moved to larger rooms in ''Søndergade'' 27 and later had the building at ''Søndergade'' 29 added. The business grew gradually and over time he bought more properties in the vicinity. During the

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expansion was stymied but in 1946 they were resumed. In 1948 the beginnings of '' Salling Stormagasin'' was established. The company was changed to a

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and at the time it was the largest retail outlet in the city. When Salling died the company was taken over by his 33 year old son

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