Herman Salling, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Herman Salling

Danish businessman

Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1919

Date of Death: 08-May-2006

Profession: entrepreneur, merchant

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Herman Salling

  • Herman Christian Salling (born 20 November 1919 in Aarhus; died 8 May 2006) 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 (1880 - 1953) who founded the Salling department store in 1906 in Aarhus.
  • Herman inherited and became director of the Salling department store in 1953.
  • He evolved the business and also started føtex in 1960, the first real supermarket in Denmark.
  • With Danish shipping businessman A.P.
  • Møller, he founded Dansk Supermarked A/S in 1964..
  • In 1970, as part of the Dansk Supermarket Group, Herman Salling launched Bilka, the very first hypermarket in Denmark.
  • Bilka is located in Tilst, a western suburb of Aarhus.

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