Gamma (store) explained

GAMMA
Foundation:11 May 1971
Products:Hardware stores

GAMMA is a Dutch Hardware store-chain. It started on May 11, 1971 in Breda. The headquarters of the franchise-organisation Intergamma is located in Leusden and as of 2011 it has 245 stores, of which 164 are located in the Netherlands and 81 in Belgium. Intergamma also owns the Hardware store-chain Karwei.

History

In 2008 GAMMA had a revenue of 606 million euro.[1]

GAMMA commercials have been broadcast in the Netherlands on radio and television since 1994, and have made the actors John Buijsman[2] [3] and Martin van Waardenberg[3] well known in the Netherlands. In Flanders Luk Wyns[4] is the face of the company.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAMMA ziet omzet dalen. August 4, 2009. FEM Business. nl.
  2. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/2882/Oman/article/detail/2221861/2007/06/29/Geen-Gamma-gelul-aan-mijn-hoofd.dhtml?redirected Geen Gamma-gelul aan mijn hoofd
  3. http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1401/ad/integration/nmc/frameset/varia/kobala_article.dhtml?artid=rd117999 Het bewustzijn van de nacht
  4. http://www.standaard.be/artikel/detail.aspx?artikelid=0D2M5RER Radiospotjes: noodzaak of extraatje?