Brugseni or Brugsen is a Greenlandic supermarket chain (
Kalaallisut Kalaallisut may refer to:
* Greenlandic language
* West Greenlandic
West Greenlandic ( da, vestgrønlandsk), also known as Kalaallisut, is the primary language of Greenland and constitutes the Greenlandic language, spoken by the vast majority of ...
: '' AmbA''), which was founded in 1991 as a union of separate cooperatives dating back to 1963.
History and overview
The earlier cooperatives, but not the present company, were organized under the Coop aegis. It is one of the island's three major retailers along with
NorgesGruppen
NorgesGruppen ASA is a Norwegian grocery wholesaling group which also runs various retail outlets. With a 43,2 % market share in 2018, NorgesGruppen was the largest player in the Norwegian grocery retail market. The business dates back to 1866 ...
's
Pisiffik
Pisiffik A/S is a chain of Greenlandic stores. The company is the largest privately owned commercial company in Greenland, and is a subsidiary jointly owned by NorgesGruppen, the Norwegian grocery wholesaling group, the Danish investment company K ...
and the state-owned
Pilersuisoq
Pilersuisoq is a chain of all-purpose general stores in Greenland, a major division of the Parliament of Greenland, state-owned KNI (Greenland Trade), KNI conglomerate. Like its parent company, it is based in Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), the list of ...
, and claims 30,000 members, more than half of the Greenland population. It operates fifteen stores in
seven major towns:
Nuuk
Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other co ...
,
Sisimiut
Sisimiut (), formerly known as Holsteinsborg, is the capital and largest city of the Qeqqata municipality, the second-largest city in Greenland, and the largest Arctic city in North America.The term 'city' is loosely used to describe any popula ...
,
Qaqortoq
Qaqortoq, formerly Julianehåb, is a city in the Kujalleq municipalities of Greenland, municipality in southern Greenland, located near Cape Thorvaldsen. With a population of 3,050 in 2020, it is the most populous town and the municipal capital in ...
,
Maniitsoq
Maniitsoq (), formerly Sukkertoppen, is a town in Maniitsoq Island, western Greenland located in the Qeqqata municipality. With 2,534 inhabitants , it is the sixth-largest town in Greenland.
History
Archaeological finds indicate that the area ...
,
Paamiut
Paamiut, formerly Frederikshåb, is a town in southwestern Greenland in the Sermersooq municipality.
Geography
Paamiut is located on the coast of Labrador Sea in the southern end of a small estuary called Kuannersooq ("Inlet").
History
Pe ...
,
Narsaq
Narsaq is a town in the Kujalleq municipality in southern Greenland. The name ''Narsaq'' is Kalaallisut for "Plain", referring to the shore of Tunulliarfik Fjord where the town is located.
History
People have lived in the area for thousands of ...
, and
Nanortalik
Nanortalik (), formerly Nennortalik, is a town in Nanortalik Island, Kujalleq municipality, southern Greenland. With 1,185 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the eleventh-largest town in the country. The name ''Nanortalik'' means "Place of Polar Bears ...
.
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''2011 Årsrapport''
2011 Report" Accessed 1 May 2012. The store in Maniitsoq underwent a modernization in 2014 where - among other things - solar panel modules were fitted on the roof. Stores in Nanortalik and Paamiut were fitted with solar panels in 2015, after the company posted a profit of 26 million DKK in 2014.
Brugseni was a sponsor of the
2016 Arctic Winter Games
The 2016 Arctic Winter Games, officially known with the slogan "Join — Feel — Jump", was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Nuuk, Greenland, between 6–12 March 2016. The elected host city was announced on 14 September 2012 by t ...
.
Award of the Year
Every year since 2011, Brugseni has given ''Årets Pris'' (''Award of the Year'') and 100,000 DKK to an organization or an individual who makes a positive difference or furthers a cause.
The first prize winner was a
hospital clown at the children's department at
Queen Ingrid's Hospital
Queen Ingrid's Hospital ( kl, Dronning Ingridip Napparsimmavissua) is a hospital in Nuuk, Greenland. The hospital not only serves as the main hospital for the municipality but is the central hospital in all of Greenland. The hospital has 185 beds ...
. In 2012, Kristian Heilmann and Rita Eged
from the sports club
Grønlands Seminarius Sportklub, GSS Nuuk won for their work furthering
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
among children and youth. In 2013 the prize was awarded to two companies that both work to promote Greenlandic cuisine and ingredients. The winners were
Hotel Arctic and Ipiutaq Guest Farm. In 2014, the school in the village of
Niaqornaarsuk
Niaqornaarsuk () is a village in the Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland, along the northern entrance to Arfersiorfik Fjord. Its population was 249 in 2020.
Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, wit ...
won for creating positive role models. In 2015, the two summer camps ''Naalersitaq'' in
Nuuk
Nuuk (; da, Nuuk, formerly ) is the capital and largest city of Greenland, a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Nuuk is the seat of government and the country's largest cultural and economic centre. The major cities from other co ...
, and ''Qeqqualerisunngorniat Illukumi'' in
Ikerasaarsuk
Ikerasaarsuk is a village in Qeqertalik municipality in western Greenland. Its population was 98 in 2021.
Transport
Air Greenland serves the village as part of government contract, with winter-only helicopter flights from Ikerasaarsuk Heliport ...
won for "promoting innovative and environmentally friendly initiatives which prioritizes a healthy and sustainable environment for future generations."
See also
*
List of supermarkets
As of September 2020, this is a list of supermarket chains, past and present, which operate or have branches in more than one country, whether under the parent corporation's name or another name. For supermarkets that are only in one country, see ...
*
KNI
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Pilersuisoq
Pilersuisoq is a chain of all-purpose general stores in Greenland, a major division of the Parliament of Greenland, state-owned KNI (Greenland Trade), KNI conglomerate. Like its parent company, it is based in Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), the list of ...
*
Pisiffik
Pisiffik A/S is a chain of Greenlandic stores. The company is the largest privately owned commercial company in Greenland, and is a subsidiary jointly owned by NorgesGruppen, the Norwegian grocery wholesaling group, the Danish investment company K ...
References
External links
Brugsen (Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni)
{{Co-operatives
Companies based in Nuuk
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...