- Føtex
føtex is a Danish chain of retail stores. It was the beginning of the
Dansk Supermarked Gruppen (Danish Supermarket Group).The name "føtex" is a mix of the words Fødevarer (daily groceries) and Textil (textiles).
History
Ferdinand Salling opened the first føtex in 1960 in the street "Guldsmedegade" in the city ofÅrhus inDenmark .føtex in many ways revolutionized the way that 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 ofFerdinand Salling , realized that to combat with other initiatives starting in those years, he needed a strong financial support. He contacted theA.P. Møller-Mærsk Group which accuired 50% of the shares and supported Sallings project financially.As of
2006 , the chain consists of 76 stores located all overDenmark with føtex inRingsted as the newest store, openedOctober 18 ,2006 . Further expansion is planned.A typical store
Inside a typical føtex, there is a food section, a
deli and a non-food section. The food section is like a full-service supermarket, with abakery and abutcher .The non-food section includes electronics among other general things.
Føtex also launched an
e-commerce area with the ability to printdigital photo s. The online store also includesmusic download s.ee also
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Bilka
* Netto
*Tøj & Sko
* A-Z
*A.P. Møller-Mærsk
*Dansk Supermarked Gruppen External references
[http://www.fotex.dk fotex.dk - føtex website]
[http://www.dsg.dk dsg.dk - Dansk Supermarked Gruppen]
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