Herman salling biography
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Herman Salling
Herman Christian Salling (born 20 November in Aarhus; died 8 May ) was a Danish merchant and director. He was a pioneer in the department store and retail business in Denmark.
Herman Salling was the son of local merchant Ferdinand Salling ( - ) who founded the Salling department store in in Aarhus. Herman inherited and became director of the Salling department store in He evolved the business and also started føtex in , the first real supermarket in Denmark.[1] With Danish shipping businessman A.P.
Møller, he founded Dansk Supermarked A/S in [2] In , as part of the Dansk Supermarket Group, Herman Salling launched Bilka, the very first hypermarket in Denmark.
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Bilka is located in Tilst, a western suburb of Aarhus.
The Salling foundations
A memorial fund for Herman's father Ferdinand Salling was established in and in Herman Salling established his own foundation.
The two foundations are collectively known as "Salling Fondene" (The Sallin