Flying Tiger Copenhagen
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| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1995 in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Founders | Lennart Lajboschitz (Founder) Suzanne Lajboschitz (Co-Founder) |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 440 |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Owner | Zebra A/S |
| Website | www |
Tiger Stores is a Danish variety store or price-point retailer chain.[1][2] Its first store opened in Copenhagen in 1995. The chain now has 474 stores (2015). Its largest markets are Denmark, the UK, Spain and Italy. In Sweden and Norway it goes under the brand name T·G·R, and Japan, USA, Belgium and Netherlands it operates under the name Flying Tiger.[3] The chain sells a variety of items, mostly accessories and toys.[4] According to the company's founder, the company had about 39 million customers in 2014.[5]
History
Lennart Lajboschitz opened the first store at Islands Brygge in Copenhagen in 1995.[3] In 2012, EQT Partners acquired a 70% stake in the chain Tiger via its investment in its parent company Zebra A/S.[6]
In 2005, the company opened its first store in the United Kingdom in Basingstoke.[7]
In January 2015, the company appointed former The Body Shop director Xavier Vidal as its new chief executive officer.[8] According to the company's marketing director Tina Schwarz, the company will open its first store in the United States in the New York City in May 2015.[needs update][9] It is announced to be a 5,000-square-foot store in Manhattan's Flatiron District.[10] The company also plan to open seven new locations in the United Kingdom during 2015.[11]
Number of shops per country
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This list shows the number of shops as of July 1, 2015:
| Country | Shops[12] |
|---|---|
 Denmark |
71 |
 Spain |
60 |
 Italy |
54 |
 United Kingdom |
46 |
 Sweden |
40 |
 Germany |
28 |
 Norway |
26 |
 Finland |
23 |
 Japan |
20 |
 Ireland |
17 |
 Netherlands |
15 |
 Portugal |
13 |
 Greece |
10 |
 Poland |
10 |
 Belgium |
8 |
 Lithuania |
6 |
 Latvia |
5 |
 Iceland |
5 |
 Czech Republic |
4 |
 Scotland |
4 |
 Austria |
2 |
 Cyprus |
2 |
 Estonia |
2 |
 Faroe Islands |
1 |
 France |
1 |
 Slovakia |
1 |
Awards and recognition
In 2014, Tiger Stores Ireland won Company of the Year and Best Small Company at the Retail Excellence Ireland awards.[13] In the same year, the company received "Good design" award by Chicago Athenaeum.[14]
References
- ^ Booth, Hannah (19 July 2013). "The Tiger who came to town". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Wood, Zoe (30 March 2014). "Posh pound shop: Tiger sinks its claws into UK high street". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Tiger tjente kvart milliard i 2013" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ Tiger UK. "About us". Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Owens, Alan (9 December 2014). "Tiger confirm plans to open Limerick store". The Limerick Reader. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "EQT buys Danish Zebra's Tiger". unquote.com. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
- ^ Power, Marianne (21 May 2014). "Welcome to the posh pound shop: How the High Street's new arrival Tiger has become catnip to middle-class shoppers who love its VERY quirky bargains". The Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Tugby, Luke (19 January 2015). "Value retailer Tiger appoints Xavier Vidal as new chief executive". Retail Week. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Hourihane, Ann Marie (9 December 2014). "'We hate indifference': the rise of Tiger Stores". Irish Times. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Xie, Jenny (17 April 2015). "6 Fast Facts About Tiger, the Company Bringing Super Affordable Danish Home Decor to America". Curbed. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Hutchins, Robert (17 December 2014). "Danish retailer Tiger to open seven new UK stores in 2015". Toy News. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ Tiger-Stores.com. "Global website". Map. Retrieved April 2015.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "The Punt: Tiger burning bright with two awards". Irish Independent. 13 November 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2015.
- ^ "The Tea Bird - 2014". Chicago Athenaeum. Retrieved 28 April 2015.