Elkjøp
IndustryRetail
Founded1962
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
ParentCurrys plc
Websitewww.elkjop.no
Gigantti in Kokkola, Finland. (July 2019)
Elkjøp Megastore, Kristiansand. (July 2009)
Elkjøp branch in Denmark under a different name. (June 2013)

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 Currys plc.[3] Elkjøp owned stores for a time in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.[4]

The coined name Elkjøp translates from Norwegian as El purchase, where El is understood as shorthand for elektrisk (“electric”) or elektronisk (“electronic”). Was a Norwegian home electronics chain owned by Dixons Carphone. The company operated as an independent company with its own management and leadership. It merged with Elkjøp on 15 January 2018.[5]

Operations

Elkjøp currently trades under several different brands:

CountryLocal NameNumber Of Stores
 DenmarkElgiganten38
 Faroe IslandsElding2
 FinlandGigantti/Gigantti Phonehouse42
 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.
  5. ↑ "Elkjøp og Lefdal blir én kjede". Mynewsdesk (in Norwegian). 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
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