The company was founded by Jørgen Daniel Bang (1790-1864) on 6 September 1816 when he opened a store in his father's building at the corner of Østerfade and Kongens Nytorv.

It launched a collaboration with Balmain, creating furs that were specially adapted for Erik Mortensen's dresses.

The 1980s were difficult times for the fur industry internationally and A. C. Bang's stores began to focus on jewelry, accessories and high-end fashion clothing.

[2] The company's former headquarters at the corner of Østergade and Bremerholm is a seven-story Modernist building.

[4] A tall pillar with a statue of Diana trying to catch a small fur animal runs along the full height of the building and a few meters higher on its Strøget side.