Kiosk, Wine & beverage shop in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

3,000

5.0 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+3.4%

12 months: -1.0%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

292 / 322

Median gross profit

DKK 482k

57% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for kiosk, wine & beverage shop in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year91%

Still open after 3 years72%

Still open after 5 years59%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 6.3 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

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)66 · 21% of all closures

Companies with negative equity20%

Losses two years in a row25%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss41%

Median equity ratio37%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 534k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 498k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 1,262 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)18%

Share of the 3 largest operators3% · 2,417 owners

	53 places
	24 places
	22 places
	11 places
	10 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.48

Average age of active businesses11.1 yrs

Younger than 2 years17%

Older than 10 years39%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one546,872 · 9%

More than 10 km64,248

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)5.6 km · Store Heddinge Sogn (Stevns)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Jobs

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Farthest from the nearest kiosk, wine & beverage shop

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
1405 Langhus	12,563	4.3 km
8680 Ry	11,290	4.0 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	3.9 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	3.8 km
5450 Otterup	10,797	3.7 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	2.9 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	2.8 km
9300 Sæby	12,171	2.7 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.4 km
7900 Nykøbing M	13,028	2.4 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Ishøj Kommune	75
Sorø Kommune	72
Jammerbugt Kommune	70
Hillerød Kommune	68
Solrød Kommune	67
Frederikssund Kommune	67
Glostrup Kommune	64
Ballerup Kommune	64
Odense Kommune	63
Vesthimmerlands Kommune	63

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Sorø Kommune	8	+60%
Glostrup Kommune	17	+55%
Vesthimmerlands Kommune	9	+50%
Nordfyns Kommune	7	+40%
Morsø Kommune	8	+33%
Furesø Kommune	24	+33%
Mariagerfjord Kommune	13	+30%
Halsnæs Kommune	10	+25%
Middelfart Kommune	21	+24%
Ringsted Kommune	16	+23%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Odsherred Kommune	6	-45%
Vallensbæk Kommune	4	-43%
Struer Kommune	4	-33%
Gribskov Kommune	10	-29%
Lejre Kommune	6	-25%
Gladsaxe Kommune	22	-24%
Køge Kommune	34	-23%
Brønderslev Kommune	7	-22%
Frederiksberg Kommune	42	-21%
Ringkøbing-Skjern Kommune	12	-20%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Fredericia Kommune	13.6
Gentofte Kommune	12.6
Hvidovre Kommune	10.7
Albertslund Kommune	10.1
Aabenraa Kommune	10.1
Hørsholm Kommune	9.5
Høje-Taastrup Kommune	8.7
Tårnby Kommune	8.6
Greve Kommune	7.4
Billund Kommune	7.3

Financials of companies filing accounts

Median gross profitMedian result

Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.

By year

Year	Filers	Median gross profit	Middle 50%	Profitable
2025	1,262	DKK 482k	DKK 0 – DKK 3.3m	57%
2024	1,315	DKK 525k	DKK 0 – DKK 3.1m	59%
2023	1,283	DKK 536k	DKK 0 – DKK 3.4m	59%
2022	1,237	DKK 560k	DKK 4,289 – DKK 3.5m	64%
2021	1,164	DKK 627k	DKK 9,989 – DKK 3.1m	69%
2020	1,098	DKK 496k	DKK 8,701 – DKK 2.9m	67%
2019	1,038	DKK 572k	DKK 13k – DKK 3.5m	65%
2018	933	DKK 644k	DKK 15k – DKK 3.5m	65%
2017	617	DKK 774k	DKK 37k – DKK 4.4m	66%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	1,134	5.8	+3%
Region Midtjylland	628	4.5	-1%
Region Nordjylland	235	4.0	+8%
Region Sjælland	340	4.0	+2%
Region Syddanmark	633	5.1	+7%

What's included

Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:

`4725…`	Detailhandel med drikkevarer
`4726…`	Tobaksforretninger
`5225…`	Vinforretninger
`5226…`	Tobaksforretninger

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