Английская Википедия:Elkjøp

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Gigantti in Kokkola, Finland. (July 2019)
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Elkjøp Megastore, Kristiansand. (July 2009)
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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:

Country Local Name Number Of Stores
Шаблон:Flag Elgiganten 38
Шаблон:Flag Elding 2
Шаблон:Flag Gigantti/Gigantti Phonehouse 42
Шаблон:Flag Elgiganten 2
Шаблон:Flag Elko 5
Шаблон:Flag Elkjøp/Elkjøp Phonehouse 144
Шаблон:Flag Elgiganten/Elgiganten Phone House 165

References

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External links

Шаблон:Currys plc