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'''Bergen Storsenter''' is the largest [[shopping malls|shopping centre]] in central [[Bergen]], [[Norway]], with a turnover of 1,024 billion [[Norwegian krone]] in 2002. The first shopping centre on this location opened in 1988 and was called Bystasjonen. In 1999 Bergen Storsenter opened, at which point the number of stores had grown from c. 30 to 70.
'''Bergen Storsenter''' is the largest [[shopping malls|shopping centre]] in central [[Bergen]], [[Norway]], with a turnover of 1,024 billion [[Norwegian krone]] in 2002.


==External link==
==History==
The first shopping centre on this location opened on 11 March 1988 and was called Bystasjonen.<ref>{{cite book|title=Byggekunst|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hLRUAAAAMAAJ|series=1-4|year=2001|publisher=Arkitektens Forlag|page=62|language=Norwegian|quote=For Nonneseterområdet, på den andre siden av Kaigaten, ble det i 1988 arrangert en lukket internasjonal arkitektkonkurranse om utbygging med bussterminal, kjøpesenter og nytt hovedsete for Den ... Bergen Storsenter er senere etablert.}}</ref> On 19 March 1999 Bergen Storsenter opened, owned by the Olav Thon Group.<ref>{{cite book|title=Retail Space Europe Yearbook 2008|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_93LuhWLK3EC&pg=PA268|year=2008|publisher=Real Estate Publishers BV|isbn=978-90-77997-23-9|pages=268–|quote=The city center is compact and the only downtown shopping mall is the 70-unit Bergen Storsenter operated by Olav Thon, which also partly owns the main retail park Lagunen Storsenter. This retail complex comprises 60,000 m2 and has a ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/nyheter/lokalt/Bergen-Storsenter-tar-sentrumshandelen-2421995.html|title=Bergen Storsenter tar sentrumshandelen|work=Bergens Tidende}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://issuu.com/olavthongruppen/docs/kjopesenterbrosjyre-2013_0d482164406757/36|title=ISSUU - Kjøpesenterbrosjyren oktober 2013 by Olav Thon Gruppen|author=Olav Thon Gruppen|work=Issuu}}</ref> The new shopping centre was built by joining together Bystasjonen shopping centre with the building Kimhuset, which up until then had been used as first a shoe factory and later a furniture business.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bt.no/na24/Kjopesentre-taper-terreng-2395486.html|title=Kjøpesentre taper terreng|work=Bergens Tidende|access-date=2015-09-02|archive-date=2015-09-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923225609/http://www.bt.no/na24/Kjopesentre-taper-terreng-2395486.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Olav Thon Gruppen had bought both Kimhuset and Bystasjonen in 1997.<ref>Ertresvaag 2000, p. 81</ref><ref>Johannessen 1999, p. 75</ref> Compared to Bystasjonen, the number of stores grew from 38 to 72 with the completion of Bergen Storsenter. The centre was also noted for having the same chief executive since 1987, Ingunn B. Hansen, until 2015 when Odd Rune Bjørge took over.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senterets dronning abdiserer |date=30 May 2015 |pages=8–9 |work=[[Bergensavisen]] |last=Espeland |first=Stian H. |language=Norwegian}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Fanabu blir ny senterdirektør|last=18 August 2015 |page=3|work=[[Fanaposten]]|language=Norwegian}}</ref>
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[[Olav Thon Foundation|Olav Thon Group]] (''Olav Thon Gruppen'') is owned by the Olav Thon Foundation (''Olav Thon Stiftelsen''). Olav Thon Group operates primarily in the retail and hotel sectors. It hold a position in shopping centers located in Norway and Sweden as well as Thon Hotels which is one of Norway's leading hotel chains.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.olavthon.no/Om-OTG/|title= Om Olav Thon Gruppen|publisher= Olav Thon Gruppen|accessdate= November 1, 2017|archive-date= October 28, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171028110103/http://www.olavthon.no/Om-OTG/|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://snl.no/Olav_Thon_Gruppen|title= Olav Thon Gruppen|publisher= Store norske leksikon |accessdate= November 1, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
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==See also==
[[no:City Syd]]
*[[Lagunen Storsenter]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book |last=Ertresvaag |first=Egil |date=2000 |title=I støpeskjeen: ingeniørutdanning i Bergen 1975-2000 |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013022206001 |location=Bergen |publisher=Bergen University College |isbn=8271283081 |language=Norwegian}}
*{{cite book |last=Johannessen |first=Nils-Emil |date=1999 |title=Lærvarer og lærdom gjennom tre generasjoner: Johs. E. Johannessen porteføljefabrikk 1949-1999 |url=http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2012092405044 |location=Bergen |publisher=Jopo |isbn=8299518903 |language=Norwegian}}

==External links==
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*[http://www.bergenstorsenter.no/ Official website] {{in lang|no}}

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Latest revision as of 23:19, 5 October 2023

Bergen Storsenter.

Bergen Storsenter is the largest shopping centre in central Bergen, Norway, with a turnover of 1,024 billion Norwegian krone in 2002.

History

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The first shopping centre on this location opened on 11 March 1988 and was called Bystasjonen.[1] On 19 March 1999 Bergen Storsenter opened, owned by the Olav Thon Group.[2][3][4] The new shopping centre was built by joining together Bystasjonen shopping centre with the building Kimhuset, which up until then had been used as first a shoe factory and later a furniture business.[5] Olav Thon Gruppen had bought both Kimhuset and Bystasjonen in 1997.[6][7] Compared to Bystasjonen, the number of stores grew from 38 to 72 with the completion of Bergen Storsenter. The centre was also noted for having the same chief executive since 1987, Ingunn B. Hansen, until 2015 when Odd Rune Bjørge took over.[8][9]

Olav Thon Group (Olav Thon Gruppen) is owned by the Olav Thon Foundation (Olav Thon Stiftelsen). Olav Thon Group operates primarily in the retail and hotel sectors. It hold a position in shopping centers located in Norway and Sweden as well as Thon Hotels which is one of Norway's leading hotel chains.[10][11][12]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Byggekunst. 1-4 (in Norwegian). Arkitektens Forlag. 2001. p. 62. For Nonneseterområdet, på den andre siden av Kaigaten, ble det i 1988 arrangert en lukket internasjonal arkitektkonkurranse om utbygging med bussterminal, kjøpesenter og nytt hovedsete for Den ... Bergen Storsenter er senere etablert.
  2. ^ Retail Space Europe Yearbook 2008. Real Estate Publishers BV. 2008. pp. 268–. ISBN 978-90-77997-23-9. The city center is compact and the only downtown shopping mall is the 70-unit Bergen Storsenter operated by Olav Thon, which also partly owns the main retail park Lagunen Storsenter. This retail complex comprises 60,000 m2 and has a ...
  3. ^ "Bergen Storsenter tar sentrumshandelen". Bergens Tidende.
  4. ^ Olav Thon Gruppen. "ISSUU - Kjøpesenterbrosjyren oktober 2013 by Olav Thon Gruppen". Issuu.
  5. ^ "Kjøpesentre taper terreng". Bergens Tidende. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  6. ^ Ertresvaag 2000, p. 81
  7. ^ Johannessen 1999, p. 75
  8. ^ Espeland, Stian H. (30 May 2015). "Senterets dronning abdiserer". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). pp. 8–9.
  9. ^ 18 August 2015. "Fanabu blir ny senterdirektør". Fanaposten (in Norwegian). p. 3.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ "Om Olav Thon Gruppen". Olav Thon Gruppen. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  11. ^ "Olav Thon Gruppen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.
  12. ^ Jon Gunnar Arntzen. "Olav Thon Stiftelsen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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