Elkjøp

Elkjøp, better known as Elgiganten outside Norway, is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the Nordic countries, with four hundred stores, in six countries and 10,000 employees.[1] Elkjøp was founded by Trygve Fjetland, on 16 March 1962.[2] It was purchased in November 1999, by Dixons Carphone.[3] Elkjøp owned stores for a time in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[4]

Elkjøp
IndustryRetail
Founded16 March 1962
HeadquartersNydalen, Norway
Key people
Erik Gunset Sønsterud
(CEO: Elkjøp Nordic AS)
Productsconsumer electronics
white goods
brown goods
Revenue£2.3 billion (2013–2014)
Number of employees
10,500
ParentDixons Carphone
Websitewww.elkjop.no
Elkjøp Megastore, Kristiansand. (July 2009)
Elkjøp branch in Denmark under a different name. (June 2013)

The coined name Elkjøp translates from Norwegian as El buy, where El is understood as shorthand for elektrisk (“electric”) or elektronisk (“electronic”).

Operations

Elkjøp trades under several different brands:

CountryLocal NameNumber of Stores
 DenmarkElgiganten38
 Faroe IslandsElding2
 FinlandGigantti/Gigantti Phonehouse41
 GreenlandElgiganten2
 IcelandElko5
 NorwayElkjøp/Elkjøp Phonehouse144
 SwedenElgiganten/Elgiganten Phone House165

References
  1. "Employees and stores count (in Norwegian)". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
  2. Ottesen, Gregers (19 March 2012). "Billigkjedens gründer". Dagens Næringsliv. p. 18.
  3. "Dixons Group PLC (DXNS)". investegate.co.uk. 29 November 1999. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  4. "Dixons tackles Europe". www.theguardian.com. 30 November 1999. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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