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Coop amba, formerly FDB, is a cooperative based in Denmark. The coop has 2 million members and three subsidiaries. The Coop Danmark subsidiary operates the retail store chains of Kvickly, Brugsen, SuperBrugsen, Dagli'Brugsen and 365discount as well as the furniture company FDB Møbler. They previously ran the now discontinued chains Irma, Fakta & LokalBrugsen. The last two subsidiaries comprise Coop Bank and Coop Invest. History An association of cooperatives formed in Zealand in 1884 was first named the ''Fællesforeningen for Danmarks Brugsforeninger'' (Danish Consumers Cooperative Society, in English), but the later FDB was founded in 1896 from a merger between that association and the cooperative association for Jutland. In 1897, it began forming its own factories and brands, some of which like Cirkel-brand coffee continue to be successful although most were shuttered in the 1980s and 1990s. In 1918, it helped form the NAF (', "Nordic Coop Federation") which later became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Limited Liability Company
A limited liability company (LLC) is the United States-specific form of a private limited company. It is a business structure that can combine the pass-through taxation of a partnership or sole proprietorship with the limited liability of a corporation. An LLC is not a corporation under the laws of every state; it is a legal form of a company that provides limited liability to its owners in many jurisdictions. LLCs are well known for the flexibility that they provide to business owners; depending on the situation, an LLC may elect to use corporate tax rules instead of being treated as a partnership, and, under certain circumstances, LLCs may be organized as not-for-profit. In certain U.S. states (for example, Texas), businesses that provide professional services requiring a state professional license, such as legal or medical services, may not be allowed to form an LLC but may be required to form a similar entity called a professional limited liability company (PLLC). An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coop NKL
Coop Norge is a Norwegian cooperative. It is owned by 117 local cooperatives with approximately 2 million members. The company has its headquarters in Oslo. History The first cooperative store in Norway was opened in the 1850s and, on 27 June 1906, a group of 28 cooperatives formed the NKL (''Norges Kooperative Landsforening'', "Norwegian Cooperative Association") to act as a wholesaler for its members. The next year, it joined the International Co-operative Alliance. NKL acquired the Norwegian Margarine Factory (''Margarinfabrikken Norge'') in Bergen in 1911; it later purchased other margarine factories in Oslo and Bodø. It purchased a cigarette factory in 1914 and a coffee plant in 1916. During the 1920s, it began production of shoes and flour; during the 1930s, it added chocolate and light bulbs as well as Cooperative Insurance (''Samvirke Forsikring''). NKL opened the first self-serve store in Norway on 1 October 1947 and, in 1951, the law was changed to permit coopera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hypermarkets
A hypermarket 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 full grocery store, grocery lines and product (business), general merchandise. In theory, hypermarkets allow customers to satisfy all their routine shopping needs in one trip. The term ''hypermarket'' () was coined in 1968 by French trade expert Jacques Pictet. Hypermarkets, like other big-box stores, typically have business models focusing on high-volume, low-profit margin, margin sales. Typically covering an area of , they generally have more than 200,000 different brands of merchandise available at any one time. Because of their large surface area, footprints, many hypermarkets choose suburban or out-of-town locations that are easily accessible by automobile. History Canada Loblaws established its Real Canadian Superstore chain in 1979. It sells mainly groceries, while also retailing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lidl
Lidl ( ) is a trademark, used by two Germany, German international discount supermarket, discount retailer chain store, chains that operates over 12,600 stores. The ''LD Stiftung'' operates the stores in Germany and the ''Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG'' in 30 other countries. ''LD Stiftung'' is headquartered in Bad Wimpfen and the ''Lidl Stiftung & Co. KG'' in Neckarsulm. Both sister companies belong to the Schwarz Group, which also includes hypermarket chain Kaufland. Lidl is the chief competitor of the German discount chain Aldi in several markets. History In 1930, Josef Schwarz became a partner in a company based in Heilbronn named ''Südfrüchte Großhandlung Lidl & Co.'' which had been established by Anton Lidl since at least 1858 under the name ''A.Lidl & Cie'' specialising in the sale of exotic fruits. Schwarz renamed the company ''Lidl & Schwarz KG'' and expanded into a food wholesaler. In 1977, under his son Dieter Schwarz, the Schwarz Group began to focus on discount m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiwi (store)
Kiwi Minipris also known as just Kiwi (stylised as KIWI) is a Scandinavian supermarket chain that has over 700 retail outlets in Norway. Kiwi has about 14,000 employees. In addition to premium brands it also carries the private label First Price. In Denmark, Kiwi was a joint venture between NorgesGruppen and Dagrofa. Kiwi was owned and operated by Norwegian businessman Per-Erik Burud. After Burud's death, Jan Paul Bjørkøy was constituted as new leader of the chain. The company is a participant in the ''Nøkkellhullsmerket'' ("keyhole mark") program. This is an initiative backed by health and nutrition institutions throughout Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, which aims to mark certain food items as healthy. Kiwi Denmark In Denmark, Kiwi primarily operated in Jutland and Funen Funen (, ), is the third-largest List of islands of Denmark, island of Denmark, after Zealand and North Jutlandic Island, Vendsyssel-Thy, with an area of . It is the List of islands by area, 165th-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meny
Meny (meaning "Menu") is a Norwegian and Danish supermarket chain owned by NorgesGruppen and Dagrofa (only the Danish stores, NorgesGruppen owns a 49% stake in Dagrofa). The chain historically was only active in Norway, where 187 stores operate under the brand. In 2015, 119 Meny stores opened in Denmark, which are rebranded SuperBest and Eurospar stores, brands owned by the Danish Dagrofa. The first Danish Meny stores opened in April 2015. The brand operates so called 'full-service' supermarkets, focusing on offering a large choice of fresh and/or high quality products as opposed to discount supermarkets that offer low prices. In Denmark Meny has 5,500 employees. References {{reflist Supermarkets of Denmark Supermarkets of Norway 1992 establishments in Norway Retail companies established in 1992 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagrofa
Dagrofa A/S is a Danish retail company with a market share of around 20% in Denmark as of 2008. The company controls distribution to franchise stores operating under the SPAR and Meny brands in Denmark and owns 43 stores. In 2013, NorgesGruppen bought a 49% share in Dagrofa from Skandinavisk Holding (owner of Scandinavian Tobacco Group Scandinavian Tobacco Group is a manufacturer of cigars and traditional pipe tobacco. The city company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is a publicly listed company on Nasdaq Copenhagen. History The company can trace its origin bac ...). In April 2017 Dagrofa announced that all Kiwi stores in Denmark would close. 30 stores will continue under the SPAR or Meny brand. From 2012 to 2020, Dagrofa recorded losses every year. In 2021, revenue returned to a positive DKK 57 million (7.66 million euros). References * Retail companies of Denmark Companies based in Ringsted Municipality Danish companies established in 1983 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
REMA 1000
REMA 1000 (Bokmål: Rema tusen) is a Norwegian multinational no-frills soft-discount grocery chain owned entirely by REITAN. REMA is a short for ' (Reitan Food), referring to Odd Reitan (founder of the company). ''1000'' refers to offering a selection of only one thousand different products (see the history section). With their headquarters located in Oslo, Norway, REMA 1000 includes businesses in Norway and Denmark. The chain is based on a franchised discount concept: buying large quantities of a limited range of products and offering these to semi-independent owners under their brand. By the end of 2016, Rema 1000 had a total amount of 868 shops spread across Norway and Denmark. By 2016, the retailer captured 24,2% of the total revenue by all Norwegian grocers, taking the lead over its closest rival Kiwi. In July 2023, a Yougov poll found that it was the preferred supermarket in Denmark. The shops REMA 1000 shops are known for not spending large sums on aesthetics. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Kaufhaus'' (low-price department store), which its founder, Herman Salling had encountered during his business trips to West Germany. The First Bilka Store The first ''Bilka'' store was the first low-cost store in Denmark. With sale area of 10000 square meters and parking space for 1200 cars, this was also the largest store in Denmark. The opening of the first ''Bilka'' store brought revision to the regional plan for Great Aarhus from 1954. According to that plan the area of Aarhus was supposed to have 2 new centers, but after the opening of the first ''Bilka'' store, this plan was no longer economically viable. The building of the store was approved by Brabrand-Årslev Parish, since the land was part of the Brabrand Parish.The develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Føtex
føtex is a Denmark, Danish chain of supermarkets. The business was established in 1960 as the first supermarket in Denmark and later gave rise to Salling Group (previously Dansk Supermarked Group). The name "føtex" is a mix of the Danish words ''"Fødevarer"'' (daily groceries) and ''"Textil"'' (textiles). History Herman Salling opened the first føtex in 1960 in the street ''"Guldsmedgade"'' in the city of Århus in Denmark. Føtex in many ways revolutionized the way in which the Danes shopped: this was the first time the Danes saw a non-food (electronics, clothes, perfumes, books etc.) and a food department gathered under one roof. In 1964, Herman Salling, ancestor of Ferdinand Salling, realized that to compete with other initiatives starting in those years, he needed a strong financial support. He contacted the A.P. Møller-Mærsk Group, which acquired 50% of the shares and supported Sallings project financially. As of 2006, the chain consists of 76 stores located all o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netto (store)
Netto () is a Denmark, Danish discount supermarket brand operating in Denmark, Germany and Poland. Netto is a part of the Salling Group. History Denmark The first Netto store opened in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 1981. Initially items for sale sat in boxes and on pallets, but the chain quickly expanded and the service level increased. In 2023, there was a total of around 540 stores in Denmark, following Aldi's sale of their stores in Denmark. Netto also operated a smaller, express version of the store in Denmark, known as "Døgn Netto" ("[24 hour] Day Netto"). Døgn stores offered the same service as regular Netto stores but with fewer products, longer opening hours and higher prices. In 2016, all Døgn Nettos were switched to normal Netto or Føtex Food convenience concept stores. Germany In 1990, Netto began a process of internationalisation, and Germany became the second country to gain Netto stores. The first German store was opened in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at that time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
