Pisiffik

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Pisiffik A/S
Company typeAktieselskab
IndustryRetail
Founded2001
Headquarters,
Area served
Greenland
Key people
Per Steen Larsen (CEO)
RevenueDKK 925 million
DKK 51 million
Number of employees
623–650
SubsidiariesKK Engros
Websitepisiffik.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 | edit source]

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

[edit | edit source]
File:Pisiffik-sisimiut.jpg
Pisiffik supermarket in Sisimiut.

Pisiffik's approximately 40 stores are found in the six largest towns in Greenland: Aasiaat, Ilulissat, Maniitsoq, Nuuk, Qaqortoq, and Sisimiut.[6]

Brands

[edit | edit source]
File:Sunset Boulevard Akiki Nuuk 2023.jpg
Pisiffik-owned restaurant and grocery store in Nuuk

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

[edit | edit source]
  1. ^ Randburg.com. "KNI Holding A/S Archived 2012-09-14 at archive.today". Accessed 30 Apr 2012.
  2. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  3. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  4. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  5. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  6. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
  7. ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).