Brugseni

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]

Brugseni

Brugseni supermarket in Sisimiut
Type	Limited liability coöperative (AmbA)
Industry	Retail
Genre	Supermarket
Founded	1963 (Brugsen Nanortalik) 1991 (KNB)
Headquarters	Nuuk , Greenland
Key people	Susanne Christensen (Director)
Revenue	DKK 120,469,000
Net income	DKK 11,548,000
Total assets	DKK 386,755,000
Number of employees	485
Website	brugsen.gl
Footnotes / references (2011[1][2])

For the Danish chain, see Coop amba § Brugsen.

History and overview

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 Paamiutstores 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

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, two volunteers 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 who both works 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

• List of supermarkets
• KNI
  • Pilersuisoq
• Pisiffik

References

1. KNB. "2011 Årsrapport" ["2011 Report"]. Accessed 1 May 2012. (in Danish)
2. "Oqaluttuarisaaneq". brugsen.gl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
3. "Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni". brugsen.gl. Archived from the original on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
4. "Suliffeqarfik". brugsen.gl. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
5. "Stort galleri: Nyrenoveret butik trak fulde huse". Sermitsiaq AG. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
6. "Rekordoverskud i Brugseni: Vil bruge flere penge på solceller". Sermitsiaq AG. 22 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
7. "Nu er Brugseni også sponsor for AWG 2016". Sermitsiaq AG. 6 December 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
8. "Brugsen lancerer Årets Pris på 100.000 kroner". Sermitsiaq AG. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
9. "Hvem skal have Årets Pris?". Sermitsiaq AG. 23 December 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
10. "Hæder til sportspar". KNR. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
11. "KNB yearly report" (PDF). Brugsen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
12. "Billeder: Bygdeskole vandt årets rollemodel-pris". Sermitsiaq AG. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
13. "Årsrapport 2015" (PDF). Brugsen. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.

External links

• Brugsen (Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni)