Generally speaking, shops in Denmark open around 09.00 or 10.00 and close around 17.00 or 18.00 Mondays to Thursdays. On Fridays, many shops stay open until 19.00 or 20.00 and on Saturdays, they normally close around 13.00 or 14.00. Most shops are closed on Sundays.

There are however, numerous exceptions to these opening hours, e.g.:

• Many shops are open the first Sunday of the month.
• In some places, the shops are also open on the last Sunday of the month.
• Small shops often have shorter opening hours.
• Many shops have longer opening hours during the period leading up to Christmas.
• Many of the bigger supermarkets open earlier in the morning and close later in the evening.
• Shops in tourist areas often have longer opening hours during the tourist season.

Most ATMs (automated teller machines) in accept Eurocard, Visa, Cirrus and MasterCard. When you use a foreign credit card the text on the screen of the ATMs is often in English and other languages. When using a Danish credit card, however, the text is usually in Danish. You will find ATMs at most banks. Note that a charge is usually made for transactions with foreign credit cards as well as Danish credit cards.

In supermarkets and shops you will frequently hear people use the phrase "på beløbet”. What they mean is that they want the precise amount of the transaction charged to, or withdrawn from, their account.

One alternative to this is to ask for cash in connection with a purchase. This may involve one or two hundred kroner over the amount of the purchase, or having the amount rounded up to the next full hundred, sometimes more. Doing this avoids, for instance, having to withdraw cash from an ATM, for which a charge is made.

Stores and other service providers have the right to impose a surcharge for transactions involving foreign credit cards. This surcharge varies between 2% and 5% and is determined by the individual store or chain. This decision is often based on how much of the store’s turnover is derived from international credit cards. Before you pay with a foreign credit card ask the service assistant whether the store charges for the transaction.

The currency in Denmark is Danish Kroner (DKK). Most prices in Denmark are given in DKK, and it is also the only currency accepted by most shops. Some stores, especially those in tourist areas, do accept Euro. You should, however, be aware of that the exchange rate can be poor and that you will often get Danish Kroner in return.

You can find a list of current exchange rates on the website of the Danish National Bank, Danmarks Nationalbank .

Design, fashion, life-style and trend-setting - these are some of the words which describe the shopping experiences to be had in Aarhus. Most of the fashion stores are located in the city centre, within a 1.5 km radius, or 15 minutes’ walking distance. Many of the major malls, furniture stores, garden centres etc. are located outside of the city centre.

If you are going fashion shopping in the city centre, you can find many shops in these areas:  

• Strøget is the name of the 850 metre-long pedestrian street with more than 150 shops. Strøget stretches from the Central Station to the Cathedral.

• In Latinerkvarteret (The Latin Quarter), the narrow cobbled streets and beautiful houses form a creative mix of trend-setting design shops to shops with small rooms and creaking wooden floors. Bruun’s Galleri is Denmark’s largest city-shopping centre. The centre has 90 shops on 2 levels. Here you can find representatives of the Danish retail industry and international shops.

• The department stores Salling and Magasin offer a wide range of quality articles for the whole family.

The shopping guide at www.aarhus.dk, allows you to search by location and category for the shops you are looking for.

To search according to location and shopping category:

• Click on the arrow in the white space where it is says “By” (town). A menu listing different areas in and around Århus will appear.
• Select the location of where you are looking for a shop. If you are looking for a store in the city centre of Aarhus, select “Aarhus C”.
• Click on the arrow in the white space where it says “Kategori” (category). A menu listing different shopping categories will appear. The list is in Danish, but you can find a translation of the different categories here: 

Antikviteter	Antiques
Antikvariater	Second-hand bookshops
Babytøj og udstyr	Baby clothes and equipment
Blomster	Flowers
Boligtekstiler	Home textiles
Brude – og Selskabskjole	Bridal and party dresses
Brugskunst og kunsthåndværk	Arts and crafts
Butikscentre og Stor magasin	Shopping centres and department stores
Byggemarkeder	DIY markets
Bøger og papir	Books and stationery
Chokolade og slik	Chocolate and sweets/candy
Computer	Computers
Cykler og knallerter	Bicycles and mopeds
Dametøj og –lingeri	Lady’s fashion and lingerie
Delikatesser og specialiteter	Delicatessen and specialities
Dyrehandlere	Pet shops
El og lys	Electricity and lighting
Farve og tapet	Paint and wallpaper
Foto	Photo
Galleri	Galleries
Gaver og isenkram	Gifts and ironmongery
Genbrugsbutikker	Second-hand stores
Herretøj	Men’s fashion
Hobby artikler	Hobby items
Hvidevarer	Domestic appliances
Jagt og Fiske	Hunting and fishing
Legetøj og spil	Toys and games
Læder og skind	Leather and furs
Musik instrumenter	Musical instruments
Møbler	Furniture
Optikere	Optician
Ost	Cheese
Radio og TV	Radio and TV
Sko	Shoes
Skønhed og pleje	Makeup and beauty
Smykker og ure	Jewelleries and watches
Sportsforretninger	Sports good shops
Vin og tobak	Wines, spirits and tobacco

• Click on the “søg” (search) button.

Names of stores that sell products within the shopping category you have selected, and within the selected area, will be listed, with links to their exact address and contact information. Note that not all the stores in all the areas are included in this online search application.

If you are looking for retail stores www.degulesider.dk can be very useful. De gule sider is the Danish Yellow Pages and have an English version – just click on the UK-flag in the top right corner.

Degulesider.dk allows you to tune your search of service providers in accordance with key words or names. You are also allowed to specify the area in which you are looking for a retail store, by street, city, and post code or area name.

E.g. if you are looking for a store where you can buy furniture in Aarhus, type “furniture “in the white space under “what”, and enter “Aarhus” in the white space under “Where”. Click on search. A list of furniture stores, their addresses and contact information will then be displayed.

Be aware of that all the services tagged e.g. furniture are displayed, which means that all shops that sell e.g. furniture fabrics will also be displayed. To make sure that the stores sell the product(s) you are looking fore, have a look at their website or, or contact the various stores.