BYKO explained

BYKO
Industry:	Retail
Genre:	Hardware
Former Names:	Byggnadsvaruverslun Kópavogur
Founded:	in Kópavogur, Iceland
Founder:	Guðmundur H. Jónsson Hjalti Bjarnason
Hq Location City:	Reykjavík
Hq Location Country:	Iceland
Area Served:	Iceland

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 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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ogilvy . 2024-12-03 . www.ogilvy.dk.
2. Book: Dwell . February 2007 . Dwell, LLC . en.
3. Web site: Háskólabókasafn . Landsbókasafn Íslands- . Tímarit.is . 2024-12-03 . timarit.is . is.
4. Web site: 2019-06-20 . Guðmundarlundur — Skógræktarfélag Kópavogs . 2024-12-03 . web.archive.org.
5. Web site: About BYKO . 2024-12-03 . byko.is . is.
6. Web site: Byko – Bricoalliance.eu . 2024-12-03 . en-US.