BYKO
 BYKO logo | |
| Formerly | Byggnadsvaruverslun Kópavogur |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Hardware |
| Founded | 1962 in Kópavogur, Iceland |
| Founder | Guðmundur H. Jónsson Hjalti Bjarnason |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Iceland |
| Website | byko |
BYKO is an Icelandic hardware store chain.[1][2]
History
[edit]In 1962 Guðmundur H. Jónsson and Hjalti Bjarnason opened a hardware store on Kársnesbraut in Kópavogur under the name Byggnadsvaruverslun Kópavogur.[3][4] In 1972, the store was moved to Nýbýlavegur 6, and by 1988 the store had moved once again to a larger premises [5]
BYKO currently operates stores in six locations around the country, with the flagship store being in Reykjavik.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ogilvy". www.ogilvy.dk. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Dwell. Dwell, LLC. February 2007.
- ^ Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Guðmundarlundur — Skógræktarfélag Kópavogs". web.archive.org. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "About BYKO". byko.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "Byko – Bricoalliance.eu". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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