Bilka
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Bilka is a Danish chain of hypermarkets. The first store opened in 1970 in Tilst, a suburb of Aarhus. The chain was founded by Herman Salling and is now a part of Salling Group.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Bilka
- Company.logo
- Bilka - Waves.jpg
- Company.genre
- Hypermarket
- Company.foundation
- 1970
- Company.founder
- Herman Salling
- Company.location_city
- Højbjerg
- Company.location_country
- Denmark
- Company.area_served
- Denmark
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.parent
- Salling Group
- Company.homepage
- Bilka.dk
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Part of
- Salling Group
- Country
- Denmark
- Located in
- Aarhus Municipality
- Founded by
- Herman Salling
- Headquarters
- Højbjerg
- Owned by
- Salling Group
- Industry
- retail
- Legal form
- aktieselskab
- Official website
- www.bilka.dk
- Image
- Bilka Ishøj indgang.jpg
- Significant event
- mergers and acquisitions
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- inception
- 1970-01-01
- Commons category
- Bilka
- number of branches
- 19
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Name
- The first Bilka store
- Bilka stores
- See also
- References
- External links
Bilka is a Danish chain of hypermarkets. The first store opened in 1970 in Tilst, a suburb of Aarhus. The chain was founded by Herman Salling and is now a part of Salling Group.
==Name== The name Bilka is derived from the German Billiges Kaufhaus (low-price department store), which its founder, Herman Salling had encountered during his business trips to West Germany.
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