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Kreditforeningen Danmark providing a change of ownership loan of DKK 628 million, which resulted in a nod from the Ministry of Housing. Illum was modernized for DKK 250 million, after which the owners sold 60 percent of the Illum property to the Swedish real estate company Pleaid Real Estate for DKK 900 million.
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opened a store specializing in sewing items and dress accessories in Østergade across from ILLUM's current location. The target group was the city's fine ladies. The business grew over the years and in 1899 moved to its current location. After Illum's death in 1938, the company was inherited by his
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Wilhelmsen, they bought both the department store and the buildings for a total of DKK 523 million. A few days later, they sold the buildings, which were
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