Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892)
Gunerius Pettersen (18 September 1826 – 2 April 1892) was a Norwegian businessperson. He founded the company Gunerius Pettersen, today named Gunerius Shoppingsenter. He hailed from Drøbak, but moved to Oslo, Christiania (Oslo) in 1840 to learn the commercial trade. He took apprenticeship at merchant Skappel's shop, and made several advancements there until opening his own business in 1852. He started with an eponymous grocery store, located in ''Brogaten 8''. He also had his residence in a backroom of the store. In 1854, Pettersen bought, and moved his store to a building, ''Storgaten 34'' on the corner of the streets ''Brogaten'' and ''Storgaten''. From the start he specialized in serving the travelling farmers who sold goods in the city, but from 1870 he switched to selling dry goods. He also owned a sawmill in Lillestrøm, a farm in Nittedal and was involved in timber trade. He was married to Iverine, née Grorud (1828–1905). When Gunerius Pettersen died in 1892, his wido ...
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Gunerius Shoppingsenter is one of the largest shopping malls, shopping centres in Oslo, Norway, with c. 18,000 visitors a day – 5,5 million a year. The first shopping centre on this location was opened in 1852 by Gunerius Pettersen (1826–1892), Gunerius Pettersen. In 1992 it was significantly expanded, and it is now 9,500 m² with c. 30 stores on three floors. Gunerius Shoppingsenter is owned by Olav Thon. The shopping centre is also located at the intersection at Storgata and Lybekkergata. The centre is near Storgata tram stop, Storgata tram (& bus) stop and Hammersborggata regional bus stop. External linksOfficial website
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