Herman Christian Salling (born 20 November 1919 in
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwes ...
; 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 (1880 - 1953) who founded the
Salling department store in 1906 in Aarhus. Herman inherited and became director of the Salling department store in 1953. He evolved the business and also started
føtex in 1960, the first real
supermarket
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more lim ...
in Denmark. With Danish shipping businessman
A.P. Møller, he founded
Dansk Supermarked A/S in 1964. In 1970, as part of the Dansk Supermarket Group, Herman Salling launched
Bilka, the very first
hypermarket
A hypermarket (sometimes called a hyperstore, supercentre or superstore) is a big-box store combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including ...
in Denmark. Bilka is located in
Tilst, a western suburb of Aarhus.
The Salling foundations
A memorial fund for Herman's father Ferdinand Salling was established in 1957 and in 1964 Herman Salling established his own foundation. The two foundations are collectively known as ''"Salling Fondene"'' (The Salling Foundations) and support selected local cultural projects in Aarhus financially.
One of many donations went to the establishment of "Hermans" in 2013, a cultural venue in
Tivoli Friheden
Tivoli Friheden is an amusement park located in Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore ...
, named after Herman Salling himself.
[Tivoli Friheden]
Hermans
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Salling 2.JPG, Salling department store
Salling Christmas 2016 1.jpg, Salling with Christmas decorations (2016)
Føtex (Guldsmedgade).jpg, The first føtex supermarket in Denmark, built in 1960
Sources
* Salling.dk
Sallings Historie
References
External links
20th-century Danish businesspeople
Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog
People from Aarhus
1919 births
2006 deaths
Burials at Nordre Cemetery
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