Salling is a Danish retail chain that operates two
department store
A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store under one roof, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store mad ...
s located in the Danish cities of
Aarhus
Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus municipality, Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and app ...
and
Aalborg
Aalborg or Ålborg ( , , ) is Denmark's List of cities and towns in Denmark, fourth largest urban settlement (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an Urban area, urban populati ...
. The company used to be known as F. Salling Stormagasin A/S.
As of January 2022, the company was owned by the
Salling Group
Salling Group A/S (formerly Dansk Supermarked A/S) is Denmark's largest retailer, with a market share around 34%. It operates several chains of stores, including Netto, Føtex, Bilka, and Salling. Additionally, it holds franchise rights for S ...
(before 2018, known as Dansk Supermarked) which was in turn 81% owned by F. Salling Invest A/S and F. Salling Holding A/S (known as the Salling Companies) and 19% owned by
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group.
See also
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Føtex
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Bilka
Bilka is a Danish chain of hypermarkets. The first store opened in 1970 in Tilst, a suburb of Aarhus. The chain was founded by Herman Salling and is now a part of Salling Group.
Name
The name ''Bilka'' is derived from the German ''Billiges K ...
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Netto
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Dansk Supermarked A/S
External links
Sallings websiteHistory of Salling in DanishDansk Supermarked official website
Retail companies established in 1906
Department stores of Denmark
Companies based in Aarhus
Dansk Supermarked
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Danish companies established in 1906
Salling Group