Bilka

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Bilka is a Danish chain of department stores. The first store opened in 1970 in Tilst, a suburb of Aarhus. The chain was founded by Herman Salling, but is now a part of Dansk Supermarked.

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The name Bilka is believed by many to be a mix of the German Billiges Kaufhaus (low-price department store), which its founder, Herman Salling had encountered during his business trips to West Germany. However, Herman Salling has himself stated that Bilka is a combination of the words bil (car) and ka' (can), referring to the car accessibility to the stores.

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