BYKO

BYKO is an Icelandic hardware store chain.[1][2]

History

In 1962 Guðmundur H. Jónsson and Hjalti Bjarnason opened a hardware store on Kársnesbraut in Kópavogur under the name Byggingavöruverslun Kópavogs.[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 Reykjavík.[6]

References

  1. Ogilvy www.ogilvy.dk, retrieved 2024-12-03^
  2. Dwell Dwell, LLC, February 2007^
  3. Landsbókasafn Íslands- Háskólabókasafn. Tímarit.is timarit.is, retrieved 2024-12-03^
  4. Guðmundarlundur — Skógræktarfélag Kópavogs 2019-06-20, retrieved 2024-12-03^
  5. About BYKO byko.is, retrieved 2024-12-03^
  6. Byko Bricoalliance.eu, retrieved 2024-12-03^