Who owns Salling Department Stores?
Salling Department Stores is owned by Salling Group (Denmark).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Stores & shops, Salling Group A/S. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Salling Group A/S reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Brabrand
- Origin
- 🇩🇰 Denmark, Aarhus
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Salling Department Stores
Salling is a Danish department store chain that carries fashion, lifestyle, interiors, well-being and foods and is part of Salling Group. The group’s history page traces the company to Ferdinand Salling’s draper’s shop in Aarhus in 1906 and says the first Salling department store opened in 1948; the stores page says it employs more than 1,100 people.
Ownership timeline of Salling Department Stores
- Current owner Salling Group [1] reported
Where Salling Department Stores sits in Salling Group
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Salling Group
Salling Group controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 7 of them in home, garden & diy.
Also in home, garden & diy
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
The 162 brands in general merchandise own brands on Brandtree belong to 68 owners. The largest is JD Sports, with 15; Salling Group has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Every brand in general merchandise own brands and its owner →
About the owner: Salling Group
Salling Group is a privately held company headquartered in Brabrand, Denmark. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control.
Salling Group is a Danish retailing group based in Brabrand, near Aarhus, 100% owned by the Salling Foundations (Købmand Herman Salling’s Foundation and Købmand Ferdinand Salling’s Memorial Foundation), which completed the purchase of the remaining shares in November 2017. It was called Dansk Supermarked until June 2018. It runs Netto, føtex, Bilka, Salling department stores and BR in Denmark and acquired Rimi Baltic in 2025. It also operates Starbucks and Carl’s Jr. in Denmark as franchises and runs Hugo and Boss stores in Denmark as a partner.
Salling Group: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇩🇰 Salling Department Stores and other Danish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 100 brands that began in Denmark. 25 of them (25%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Salling Department Stores is not one of them.
- Bang & Olufsen — Bang & Olufsen 🇩🇰
- BlueParrott — GN Group 🇩🇰
- Davidsen — Kesko 🇫🇮
- HAY — MillerKnoll 🇺🇸
- Royal Copenhagen — Fiskars Group 🇫🇮
- 3-Stjernet — Atria 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Salling Department Stores?
The parent company of Salling Department Stores is Salling Group, a privately held company headquartered in Denmark.
Is Salling Department Stores Danish?
Yes. Salling Department Stores originated in Denmark and its owner, Salling Group, is also headquartered in Denmark.
Is Salling Department Stores still owned by Salling Group?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Salling Department Stores is still owned by Salling Group. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Stores & shops — Salling Group A/S, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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