Dagrofa

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Dagrofa A/S
Company typePrivate
Industry Retail, Logistics, Catering
PredecessorsDagros A/S, Brdr. Justesen A/S
Founded1983
Headquarters,
Area served
Denmark, Greenland
Key people
Tomas Pietrangeli
Brands
RevenueSteady2.svg 19,628 million DKK [1] [2] (2014)
Decrease2.svg -285 million DKK [1] (2014)
Decrease2.svg -272 million DKK [1] (2014)
Total assets Decrease2.svg 5,323 million DKK [1] (2014)
Owner NorgesGruppen (49%) / KFI Erhvervsdrivende Fond (41.5%) / Franchiseholders (9.3%)
Number of employees
4266 [1]  (2014)
Subsidiaries Dagrofa Logistik a/s
Catering Engros
Dagrofa S-Engros
Website www.dagrofa.dk

Dagrofa A/S is a Danish retail company with a market share of around 20% in Denmark as of 2008. [3] The company controls distribution to franchise stores operating under the SPAR and Meny brands in Denmark [4] and owns 43 stores. [1]

In 2013, NorgesGruppen bought a 49% share in Dagrofa from Skandinavisk Holding (owner of Scandinavian Tobacco Group). [5]

In April 2017 Dagrofa announced that all Kiwi stores in Denmark would close. 30 stores will continue under the SPAR or Meny brand. [6]

From 2012 to 2020, Dagrofa recorded losses every year. In 2021, revenue returned to a positive DKK 57 million (7.66 million euros). [7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Årsrapport 2014" (PDF). Dagrofa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04.
  2. "DENMARK: DAGROFA LOSSES DEEPEN & DANSK'S HYPERMARKET CONCEPT". IGD Retail Analysis. 14 April 2015.
  3. "Dagrofas årsrapport 2007/2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-19.
  4. Johan Rimer Hansen (1 October 2015). "Hårdt trængte Dagrofa skærer fra i detail-satning". Børsen. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. Askew, Katy (24 January 2013). "DENMARK: Norgesgruppen tie-up with Dagrofa to boost efficiency". Just-Food.
  6. "Discountkæden KIWI lukker i Danmark" [The discount chain KIWI closes in Denmark](PDF) (Press release) (in Danish). 2017-04-28. Retrieved 2017-04-28.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. "Denmark's Dagrofa Returns To Profit After Eight Years". ESM Magazine. 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2024-02-10.