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.[1] With Danish shipping businessman A.P. Møller, he founded Dansk Supermarked A/S in 1964.[2] 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.

The Salling foundations

A memorial fund for Herman's father Ferdinand Salling was established in 1957 and in 1964 Herman Salling established his own foundation. The two foundations are collectively known as "Salling Fondene" (The Salling Foundations) and support selected local cultural projects in Aarhus financially.[3]

One of many donations went to the establishment of "Hermans" in 2013, a cultural venue in Tivoli Friheden, named after Herman Salling himself.[4]

  • Salling department store
    Salling department store
  • Salling with Christmas decorations (2016)
    Salling with Christmas decorations (2016)
  • The first føtex supermarket in Denmark, built in 1960
    The first føtex supermarket in Denmark, built in 1960

Sources

References
  1. "Dansk Supermarket History(in Danish)". Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 2012-08-18.
  2. The Independent's obituary for Maersk McKinney Moller
  3. Salling Fondene (in Danish)
  4. Tivoli Friheden: Hermans
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Herman Christian Salling.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.