Groceries
Supermarket & convenience store
Supermarked og dagligvarer
Deeper numbers
Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for supermarket & convenience store in Hele Danmark.
Survival
Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 9.5 years on average.
Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.
Trouble signs
Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.
Financial health
Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 1,437 companies.
Competition
| 747 places | |
| 332 places | |
| 238 places | |
| 185 places | |
| 68 places |
New and established
Distance to the nearest one
Measured from each parish centre.
When businesses open and close
Per calendar month, 2021–2025. Many closures are dated 31 December (the end of a financial year), so December's closures are higher than when businesses actually stopped.
Jobs
Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.
Farthest from the nearest supermarket & convenience store
Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.
| Postcode | Residents | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 7700 Thisted | 25,228 | 3.2 km |
| 6630 Rødding | 10,004 | 3.0 km |
| 5450 Otterup | 10,797 | 2.6 km |
| 6950 Ringkøbing | 13,985 | 2.4 km |
| 7900 Nykøbing M | 13,028 | 2.2 km |
| 6900 Skjern | 13,125 | 1.7 km |
| 9300 Sæby | 12,171 | 1.7 km |
| 8930 Randers NØ | 18,811 | 1.6 km |
| 8300 Odder | 23,074 | 1.6 km |
| 8960 Randers SØ | 15,854 | 1.6 km |
Active in Denmark over time
Openings and closures per year
Best opportunities
Municipalities with room in the market.
| Herlev Kommune | 73 |
| Furesø Kommune | 73 |
| Glostrup Kommune | 73 |
| Rødovre Kommune | 70 |
| Århus Kommune | 70 |
| Hedensted Kommune | 69 |
| Stevns Kommune | 69 |
| Rudersdal Kommune | 67 |
| Lejre Kommune | 66 |
| Billund Kommune | 66 |
Growing fastest
3-year change in active businesses.
| Tårnby Kommune | 57 | +33% |
| Jammerbugt Kommune | 49 | +32% |
| Rødovre Kommune | 32 | +23% |
| Hedensted Kommune | 36 | +20% |
| Mariagerfjord Kommune | 37 | +19% |
| Glostrup Kommune | 25 | +19% |
| Billund Kommune | 25 | +19% |
| Dragør Kommune | 13 | +18% |
| Assens Kommune | 35 | +17% |
| Rudersdal Kommune | 36 | +16% |
Declining
Municipalities where this type is shrinking.
| Solrød Kommune | 13 | -24% |
| Fredensborg Kommune | 16 | -20% |
| Ishøj Kommune | 19 | -17% |
| Fredericia Kommune | 37 | -16% |
| Ikast-Brande Kommune | 25 | -14% |
| Holbæk Kommune | 52 | -13% |
| Morsø Kommune | 17 | -11% |
| Haderslev Kommune | 35 | -10% |
| Helsingør Kommune | 46 | -10% |
| Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune | 49 | -9% |
Most per resident
Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).
Financials of companies filing accounts
Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.
By year
| Year | Filers | Median gross profit | Middle 50% | Profitable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,437 | DKK 3.5m | DKK 1.4m – DKK 6.0m | 64% |
| 2024 | 1,395 | DKK 3.5m | DKK 1.4m – DKK 5.8m | 64% |
| 2023 | 1,325 | DKK 3.6m | DKK 1.5m – DKK 6.1m | 67% |
| 2022 | 1,277 | DKK 3.3m | DKK 1.4m – DKK 5.5m | 57% |
| 2021 | 1,255 | DKK 3.5m | DKK 1.4m – DKK 6.0m | 75% |
| 2020 | 1,197 | DKK 3.6m | DKK 1.6m – DKK 6.1m | 77% |
| 2019 | 1,138 | DKK 3.3m | DKK 1.8m – DKK 5.7m | 67% |
| 2018 | 1,082 | DKK 3.2m | DKK 1.7m – DKK 5.7m | 67% |
| 2017 | 796 | DKK 1.2m | DKK 3,551 – DKK 4.8m | 67% |
By region
| Region | Active | Per 10k | 3-yr change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Region Hovedstaden | 1,588 | 8.1 | +2% |
| Region Midtjylland | 1,040 | 7.5 | +6% |
| Region Nordjylland | 520 | 8.8 | +8% |
| Region Sjælland | 655 | 7.6 | +2% |
| Region Syddanmark | 949 | 7.6 | +3% |
What's included
Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:
4711… | Købmænd og døgnkiosker |
4712… | Anden ikke-specialiseret detailhandel |
4719… | Anden detailhandel fra ikke-specialiserede forretninger |
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