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Icelandic retail chain

BYKO
BYKO logo
FormerlyByggnadsvaruverslun Kópavogur
IndustryRetail
GenreHardware
Founded1962; 63 years ago (1962) in Kópavogur, Iceland
FounderGuðmundur H. Jónsson
Hjalti Bjarnason
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
Area servedIceland
Websitebyko.is

BYKO is an Icelandic hardware store chain.

History

In 1962 Guðmundur H. Jónsson and Hjalti Bjarnason opened a hardware store on Kársnesbraut in Kópavogur under the name Byggnadsvaruverslun Kópavogur. In 1972, the store was moved to Nýbýlavegur 6, and by 1988 the store had moved once again to a larger premises

BYKO currently operates stores in six locations around the country, with the flagship store being in Reykjavik.

References

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  2. Dwell. Dwell, LLC. February 2007.
  3. Háskólabókasafn, Landsbókasafn Íslands-. "Tímarit.is". timarit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  4. "Guðmundarlundur — Skógræktarfélag Kópavogs". 20 June 2019. Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  5. "About BYKO". byko.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  6. "Byko – Bricoalliance.eu". Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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