Private company

Grøns Pakhus

Former warehouse and retail establishment in Copenhagen, Denmark

Grøns Pakhus (lit. 'Grøn's Warehouse') is a former warehouse and retail establishment located on Holmens Kanal in the Gammelholm neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened by M.E. Grøn & Søn in 1863, it heralded the arrival of proper department stores in Denmark with the opening of Magasin du Nord a few years later.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Grøns Pakhus København
Photo: Mahlum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Grøns Pakhus (lit. 'Grøn's Warehouse') is a former warehouse and retail establishment located on Holmens Kanal in the Gammelholm neighbourhood of central Copenhagen, Denmark. Opened by M.E. Grøn & Søn in 1863, it heralded the arrival of proper department stores in Denmark with the opening of Magasin du Nord a few years later.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 1863Founded Founded1

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