Which shoe company opened its first retail store in 1982, and started in Jutland, Denmark?
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Bredebro Bredebro is a very small town with a population of 1,465 (1 January 2014) in Region of Southern Denmark in Denmark on the Jutland peninsula. The town was the original home of the ECCO shoe manufacturing company.
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ECCO ECCO Sko A/S is a Danish shoe manufacturer and retailer founded in 1963 by Karl Toosbuy, in Bredebro, Denmark. The company began with only the production of footwear, but has since expanded into leather production, as well as accessories and small leather goods. ECCO opened its first retail store in Denmark in 1982. ECCO products are sold in 88 countries at 3,060 ECCO shops and shop-in-shops, and at more than 14,000 sales points around the world. The company is family-owned and employs 19,800 people worldwide.
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Tvedes Bryggeri Tvedes Bryggeri (Danish: "Tvede's Brewery" ) was a brewery on Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded by Hans Jørgen Tvede in 1852, it became the largest Nordic producer of small beer in the 1880s prior to its merger with several other breweries under the name "De Forenede Bryggerier" (United Breweries) in 1891. Its buildings remained in use until 1999. They were converted into apartments in the 1990s. The two buildings that front the street (No. 140 and 152) are heritage listed.
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Brugseni Brugseni or Brugsen is a Greenlandic supermarket chain (Kalaallisut: "Kalaallit Nunaanni Brugseni AmbA"), which was founded in 1991 as a union of separate cooperatives dating back to 1963.
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Kongens Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (] , Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short forms Kgs. Lyngby or Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site of a branch of Magasin du Nord as well as Lyngby Storcenter. The district is also home to several major companies, including COWI A/S, Bang & Olufsen ICEpower a/s.
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JD Sports JD Sports Fashion plc, more commonly known as just JD (stylized as jD), is a sports-fashion retail company based in Bury, Greater Manchester, England with shops throughout the United Kingdom. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It is also a subsidiary of the Pentland Group.
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Lilley &amp; Skinner Lilley & Skinner was a British mid-market shoe brand, manufacturer, retailer and wholesale distributor of their own and others' boots and shoes and associated chain of high street shoe shops. It was also active in wholesale leather distribution.
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Usserød Textile Factory Usserød Textile Factory (Danish: Usserød Klædefabrik) is a listed, 19th-century industrial complex at Usserød Å in the Usserød district of Hørsholm, Denmark. It was from 1802 home to the Royal Military Textile Factory (Danish: Den Kongelige Militære Klædefabrik) which remained in use until 1981. The buildings have now been renovated and are now used as a business park.
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Loaf (company) Loaf is a British company, which operates as a high street retailer. Charlie Marshall founded the retail brand, which was formerly known as The Sleep Room. Their showrooms are mainly focused around the London area.
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Browns Shoes Browns Shoes is a Montreal-based fashion footwear retailer that owns and operates 57 stores across Canada under a variety of footwear brands.
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Brantano Footwear Brantano Footwear was a European chain of retail stores specialising in footwear for men, women and children, that was founded in Belgium.
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Troentorp Clogs Troentorp Clogs are wooden clogs handcrafted in Troentorp, Sweden, a small village approximately three kilometers from Båstad, Skåne in southern Sweden. Troentorp Clogs (formerly known as Båstad Clogs) have gained international recognition, especially during the 1970s when Swedish clogs became a widely popular footwear. The clogs have been made by Troentorp Toffelfabrick (Troentorp Clog Factory) in the same location since 1907 and continue to be produced with the original wood and leather design.
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Esprit Holdings Esprit Holdings Limited () is a publicly owned manufacturer of clothing, footwear, accessories, jewellery and housewares under the Esprit label. The company is headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong, and Ratingen (near Düsseldorf), Germany. In the 2007–2008 business year, Esprit generated a worldwide sales of around €3.25 billion (as of 30 June 2008). Esprit operates more than 900 retail stores worldwide and distributes products to more than 8,500 wholesale locations around the globe. Esprit has more than 1.1 million square meters of retail space in 40 countries.
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GN Store Nord GN Store Nord A/S is a Danish manufacturer of hearing instruments and audiological diagnostics equipments (GN ReSound and GN Otometrics)
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Føtex føtex is a Danish chain of supermarkets. The business was established in 1960 as the first supermarket in Denmark and later gave rise to the Dansk Supermarked Gruppen (Danish Supermarket Group).
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Shoe Carnival Shoe Carnival is an American retailer of family footwear. The company operates 419 stores throughout the midwest, south, and southeast regions. It was founded by David Russell in 1978 and is headquartered in Evansville, Indiana.
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Tilly's Tilly's (originally known as World of Jeans and Tops) is an American retail clothing company that sells a wide assortment of branded apparel, accessories, shoes, and more. Tillys headquartered and operated from Irvine, California. The company opened its first store in 1982 in Southern California. Tilly's stores are located in both traditional outdoor shopping centers and in shopping malls. The average store size is 7900 sqft . Due to their size, Tilly's locations in malls usually take up two or three store spaces.
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Hummel International hummel International is a sportswear company based in Denmark. The firm was started in 1923 by the German Messmer family in the city of Hamburg. It was taken over in 1956 by Bernhard Weckenbrock, who moved its base to Kevelaer, North Rhine-Westphalia. In 1975, the company was bought by its Danish importer. Hummel currently manufactures apparel for football, futsal, handball, basketball, shinty and volleyball. The company also produces footwear for football and handball.
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GASA GASA Group (Gartnernes Salgsforeninger; "co-operative marketing organisations") is a Danish company that imports and exports flowers, fruits, and vegetables. Founded in 1929 as a fruit, flowers and vegetable auction co-operative, the multinational company is headquartered in Odense. In addition to Denmark, the company has nurseries in Costa Rica, Italy, and Sweden, and sales organizations in England, Germany, Holland, Italy, and Sweden nurseries in Denmark, Sweden, and Italy, as well as sales organizations in Denmark, Holland, Germany, England, Sweden and Italy. About three-quarters of GASA's sales are exports and it is one of the biggest distributors of potted plants in Europe. The company is owned by Dansk Landbrugs Grovvareselskab (47%) and the Danish potted-plant producers (27%). The remaining 26% is owned by Gartnernes Forsikring and a number of banks. GASA Group was established in its present form in 2001 when GASA Aarhus A/S and GASA Odense-Blomster A/S established a collaboration. In 2004, the companies became GASA Group Denmark A/S.
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Metro Shoes Metro Shoes is multi-brand footwear retail chain in India. In 2013, the company announced that it was able to expand the number of its retails stores due to low rental rates, particularly in tier II cities. As of January 2016, it has 165 stores all over India.
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Rayne (shoe company) Rayne (also known as H. & M. Rayne) is a British manufacturer known for high-end and couture shoes. Founded in 1899 as a theatrical costumier, it diversified into fashion shoes in the 1920s.
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Tøj &amp; Sko Tøj & Sko was a Danish clothing and footwear store. The shop was a discount clothing store and operated 37 stores across Denmark. It was foundered in 1981, and was part of Bilka A/S, which in turn was owned by Dansk Supermarked A/S. In 2012, it was decided to close all stores.