Pisiffik
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| Company type | Aktieselskab |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Greenland |
Key people | Per Steen Larsen (CEO) |
| Revenue | DKK 925 million |
| DKK 51 million | |
Number of employees | 623–650 |
| Subsidiaries | KK Engros |
| Website | pisiffik.gl |
Pisiffik A/S is a chain of Greenlandic stores. The company is the largest privately owned commercial company in Greenland, and is a subsidiary jointly owned by NorgesGruppen, the Norwegian grocery wholesaling group, the Danish investment company KFI, and Greenland Venture, a state-owned investment firm.
History
[edit]Pisiffik was first established in 1993 as KNI Pisiffik A/S,[1] a subsidiary of Greenland's KNI conglomerate. Located in Greenland's larger towns, it was an experiment in running the stores without a government subsidy, while KNI Pilersuisoq continued to operate the more distant and less profitable outposts. The present Pisiffik A/S was spun off as a separate company in 2001 when Danish company Dagrofa bought Pisiffik as part of a privatization of parts of KNI.[2] Dagrofa sold its shares to the current owners in 2015.[3][4] In 2016, the headquarters were moved from Sisimiut to Nuuk.[5]
Operations
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Pisiffik's approximately 40 stores are found in the six largest towns in Greenland: Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Qaqortoq, and Sisimiut.[6]
Brands
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Pisiffik operates the following brands:
- Pisiffik - Supermarkets
- SPAR - Grocery stores
- Akiki - Discount store
- Pisattat - Consumer electronics stores
- Torrak Fashion - Clothing stores
- JYSK - Furniture stores
- Elgiganten - Consumer electronics stores
- Nota Bene - Consumer electronics store in Nuuk
- ILVA - Furniture store
- Sunset Boulevard - Fast-food restaurants
- SuKu - Home decor stores
Pisiffik also owns wholesaler KK Engros.[7]
References
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- ^ Randburg.com. "KNI Holding A/S Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today". Accessed 30 Apr 2012.
- ^ "Dagrofa køber butikskæde i Grønland". Politiken. 20 October 2001. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Dagrofa sælger Pisiffik". KNR. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Hårdt trængte Dagrofa skærer fra i detail-satning". Børsen. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Pisiffik flytter til Nuuk". KNR. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Pisiffik runder omsætning på en milliard kroner". Sermitsiaq AG. 27 May 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Ejerforhold". KK Engros. Retrieved 13 April 2017.