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Pisiffik

Large chain of Greenlandic stores

Pisiffik A/S is the largest privately owned commercial retail company in Greenland, operating approximately 40 stores across the nation's six largest towns: Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Maniitsoq, and Qaqortoq. Originally established in 1993 as a non-subsidized subsidiary of the state-owned KNI conglomerate, the company was fully privatized in 2001 and later relocated its corporate headquarters from Sisimiut to Nuuk in 2016.2 It employed 530 people in 2025.1 Its revenue was DKK 1.6 billion in 2025.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersNuuk1
  • Websitepisiffik.gl
  • Legal formaktieselskab1

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Pisiffik
Photo: Algkalv ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Pisiffik A/S is the largest privately owned commercial retail company in Greenland, operating approximately 40 stores across the nation's six largest towns: Nuuk, Sisimiut, Ilulissat, Aasiaat, Maniitsoq, and Qaqortoq. Originally established in 1993 as a non-subsidized subsidiary of the state-owned KNI conglomerate, the company was fully privatized in 2001 and later relocated its corporate headquarters from Sisimiut to Nuuk in 2016. Today, Pisiffik manages a diverse portfolio of retail chains and international franchises spanning supermarkets, clothing, electronics, fast food, and furniture including brands such as SPAR, Akiki, JYSK, Elgiganten, ILVA, and Sunset Boulevard as well as the food wholesaler KK Engros.2

The story

Pisiffik was first established in 1993 as KNI Pisiffik A/S, 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. Dagrofa sold its shares to the current owners in 2015. In 2016, the headquarters were moved from Sisimiut to Nuuk.

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Products and brands

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

Brands

Pisiffik operates the following brands:

Pisiffik - Supermarkets

SPAR - Grocery stores

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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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Pisiffik, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20255301

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

  • 20251.6B DKK1

Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

Sources

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