føtex is a

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chain of

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s. The business was established in 1960 as the first supermarket in Denmark and later gave rise to

Salling Group Salling Group A/S (until 1 June 2018 Dansk Supermarked A/S) is Denmark's largest retailer, with a market share of 34.9%. It owns several chains of stores - Netto, Føtex, Bilka and Salling. All of these chains operate exclusively in Denmark exce ...

(previously Dansk Supermarked Group). The name "føtex" is a mix of the Danish words ''"Fødevarer"'' (daily groceries) and ''"Textil"'' (textiles).

History

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opened the first føtex in 1960 in the street ''"Guldsmedgade"'' in the city of

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. 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,

, ancestor of

Ferdinand Salling Ferdinand Christian Salling (10 May 1880 – 22 June 1953) was a Danish merchant and entrepreneur who founded one of the largest warehouse chains and companies in Denmark. Ferdinand Salling founded the Salling warehouse chain and the company tha ...

, 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 over

A typical store

Inside a typical føtex, there is a food section, a

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and a non-food section. The food section is like a full-service supermarket, with a bakery and a

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. The non-food section includes electronics, cosmetics and clothing among other general things. Føtex also launched an

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area with the ability to print

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s. The online store also includes

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føtex food

The føtex food concept was introduced in 2010, also in the original store in Guldsmedgade in Aarhus at the store's 50-year anniversary. The føtex food concept phased out the non-food departments and concentrated focus on food items instead.

Sources

External links

fotex.dk - føtex website

dsg.dk - Dansk Supermarked Gruppen
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fotex Retail companies established in 1960 Supermarkets of Denmark Companies based in Aarhus Dansk Supermarked Salling Group

History

A typical store

føtex food

See also

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