BYKO

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BYKO
FormerlyByggnadsvaruverslun Kópavogur
IndustryRetail
GenreHardware
Founded1962; 64 years ago (1962) in Kópavogur, Iceland
FounderGuðmundur H. Jónsson
Hjalti Bjarnason
Headquarters,
Area served
Iceland
Websitebyko.is

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

History

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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

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