Brugseni
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 Brugseni supermarket in Sisimiut | |
| Company type | Limited liability coöperative (AmbA) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Supermarket |
| Founded | 1963 (Brugsen Nanortalik) 1991 (KNB) |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Susanne Christensen (Director) |
| Revenue | DKK 120,469,000 |
| DKK 11,548,000 | |
| Total assets | DKK 386,755,000 |
Number of employees | 485 |
| Website | brugsen |
| Footnotes / references (2011[1][2]) | |
Brugseni or Brugsen is a Greenlandic supermarket chain (Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni AmbA), which was founded in 1991 as a union of separate cooperatives dating back to 1963.[2]
History and overview
[edit]The earlier cooperatives, but not the present company, were organized under the Coop aegis. It is one of the island's three major retailers along with NorgesGruppen's Pisiffik and the state-owned Pilersuisoq, and claims 30,000 members,[3] more than half of the Greenland population. It operates fifteen stores[4] in seven major towns: Nuuk, Sisimiut, Qaqortoq, Maniitsoq, Paamiut, Narsaq, and Nanortalik.[1] The store in Maniitsoq underwent a modernization in 2014 where - among other things - solar panel modules were fitted on the roof.[5] Stores in Nanortalik and Paamiut were fitted with solar panels in 2015, after the company posted a profit of 26 million DKK in 2014.[6]
Brugseni was a sponsor of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games.[7]
Award of the Year
[edit]Every year since 2011, Brugseni has given Årets Pris (Award of the Year) and 100,000 DKK to an organization or an individual who makes a positive difference or furthers a cause.[8] The first prize winner was a hospital clown at the children's department at Queen Ingrid's Hospital.[9] In 2012, Kristian Heilmann and Rita Egede [1] from the sports club GSS Nuuk won for their work furthering handball among children and youth.[10] In 2013 the prize was awarded to two companies that both work to promote Greenlandic cuisine and ingredients. The winners were Hotel Arctic and Ipiutaq Guest Farm.[11] In 2014, the school in the village of Niaqornaarsuk won for creating positive role models.[12] In 2015, the two summer camps Naalersitaq in Nuuk, and Qeqqualerisunngorniat Illukumi in Ikerasaarsuk won for "promoting innovative and environmentally friendly initiatives which prioritizes a healthy and sustainable environment for future generations."[13]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b KNB. "2011 Årsrapport[permanent dead link]" ["2011 Report"]. Accessed 1 May 2012. (in Danish)
- ^ a b "Oqaluttuarisaaneq". brugsen.gl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni". brugsen.gl. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "Suliffeqarfik". brugsen.gl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Stort galleri: Nyrenoveret butik trak fulde huse". Sermitsiaq AG. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Rekordoverskud i Brugseni: Vil bruge flere penge på solceller". Sermitsiaq AG. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Nu er Brugseni også sponsor for AWG 2016". Sermitsiaq AG. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Brugsen lancerer Årets Pris på 100.000 kroner". Sermitsiaq AG. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Hvem skal have Årets Pris?". Sermitsiaq AG. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Hæder til sportspar". KNR. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "KNB yearly report" (PDF). Brugsen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
- ^ "Billeder: Bygdeskole vandt årets rollemodel-pris". Sermitsiaq AG. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "Årsrapport 2015" (PDF). Brugsen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.