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Jysk A/S
Company typePrivate
IndustryRetail
Founded2 April 1979
Aarhus, Central Denmark, Denmark
FounderLars Larsen
Area served
Global
OwnerLars Larsen
Number of employees
app. 22,000 (2018)
Websitewww.jysk.com

Jysk A/S (corporately styled JYSK) (Danish: [ˈjysɡ], franchises in other countries operate under various names) is a Danish retail chain, selling household goods such as mattresses, furniture and interior décor. Jysk is the largest Danish retailer operating internationally. In total, the companies have 2,586 stores in 50 countries and over 22,000 employees. The turnover in the financial year 16/17 was 3.36 billion euro.[1]

Jysk was founded by Lars Larsen, who opened the first store on Silkeborgvej in the Danish city Aarhus in 1979.[2] The retail chain is still owned by Larsen, who is one of Denmark's richest people, although in some countries the chain operates on a franchise basis. The logo displays a goose.

History

Jysk in Hungary

A chronological history of Jysk:[3]

Jysk store in Slovakia
Jysk store in Sweden
Jysk in Czech Republic

1979-1989

  • 1979: On 2 April, the world's first Jysk Sengetøjslager opens in Aarhus, Denmark, where it still operates today.
  • 1980: The company's first advertising supplement is released.
  • 1984: Jysk Sengetøjslager opens its first store outside the country - Dänisches Bettenlager in Germany.
  • 1984: Jysk Franchise opens its first store in Greenland.
  • 1986: Lars Larsen becomes partner of Himmerland Golf & Country Club.
  • 1986: Jysk Franchise opens its first store in Faroe Islands.
  • 1987: Jysk expands to Iceland and opens a store in Kópavogur.
  • 1989: Jysk Sengetøjslager becomes main sponsor of the Danish Disabled Athletics Association and remains its main sponsor. Later Jysk also becomes the main sponsor for disabled sports associations in Norway and Sweden. Jysk also supports disabled sports in Canada, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, the Faroe Islands and Iceland.

1990-1999

  • 1992: Jysk Sengetøjslager's two-year trainee course commences in Strandby near the Liim Fiord in Denmark. Approximately 200 trainees complete the course every year.
  • 1998: Lars Larsen celebrates his 50th birthday and his company celebrates the opening of store number 500.
  • 1999: Jysk Sengetøjslager co-founds the Tropical Forest Trust, which works to secure the tropical rain forests. The trust now has more than 80 members worldwide.

2000-2009

  • 2000: Lars Larsen becomes the majority shareholder of the Internet-based furniture company www.bolia.com, which now has showrooms in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Germany and China.
  • 2001: The stores in Denmark, Sweden and Finland change their name from Jysk Sengetøjslager, Jysk Bäddlager and Jysk Vuodevarasto to Jysk.
  • 2001: Jysk receives the Gift to the Earth award from the World Wildlife Fund for its work with the Tropical Forest Trust, which Jysk co-founded in 1999.
  • 2004: Jysk celebrates its 25th anniversary, and Lars Larsen sends out 2.4 million copies of his autobiography to all Danish households.
  • 2006: Lars Larsen has a street named after him.[where?]
  • 2007: Lars Larsen receives King Frederik IX's Honorary Award which is presented by His Royal Highness Prince Henrik in recognition of Lars Larsen's valuable contribution to Danish export.
  • 2008: Jysk Nordic opens Northern Europe's largest warehouse in Uldum in Mid-Jutland. The warehouse now has an area of 64,000 m2.
  • 2008: Jysk opens its first stores in the United Kingdom. Mansfield and Lincoln opened in April, then Blackburn and York opened in the summer.
  • 2009: Jysk celebrates its 30th anniversary and launches an interactive story about the history of the company.

2010–present

  • 2010: Jysk is granted a royal warrant of appointment as a purveyor to the Queen of Denmark.
  • 2010: Jysk’s staff magazine 'GO JYSK' wins several awards - as staff magazine 2010 in Denmark and as the second best staff magazine in Europe.
  • 2011: Jysk launches its own TV-channel on www.jysk.tv.
  • 2011: Lars Larsen is ranked as the 304th richest person in the world by the American business magazine Forbes, which calculates Lars Larsen's assets at $3.6 billion.
  • 2013: Jysk has seven UK stores at Mansfield, Lincoln, Blackburn, York, Bolton, Swadlincote and Coventry. It plans to open an additional store at Pontefract in August and two more, at Bournemouth and Grantham in September.[when?]
  • 2014-2015: Jysk opens a store in Mall Taman Anggrek and Pejaten Village in Jakarta, Indonesia.[4] Jysk continues to expand in Indonesia as the company opens four new stores at Margo City Depok, Kuningan City and Pluit Village in Jakarta, and Aeon Mall BSD City in Tangerang.
  • 2016: Jysk opens its first Singapore stors at Tiong Bahru Plaza.[5]
  • 2016: Jysk opens two stores in Belarus
  • 2017: Jysk opens the third store in Minsk and the first in Brest
  • 2018: Jysk opens first store in Dubai

Operations

Map of countries with Jysk stores.
Country Opening year Number Note
 Denmark 1979 104 Jysk Nordic
 Germany 1984 949 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Greenland 1984 6 Franchise
 Faroe Islands 1986 1 Franchise
 Iceland 1987 6 Rúmfatalagerinn
 Norway 1988 92 Jysk Nordic
 Sweden 1991 138 Jysk Nordic
 Finland 1995 75 Jysk Nordic
 Canada 1996 61 Franchise
 Latvia 1996 10 Franchise
 Poland 2000 212 Jysk Nordic
 Austria 2000 87 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Lithuania 2001 11 Franchise
 Estonia 2002 8 Franchise
 Czech Republic 2003 84 Jysk Nordic
 Ukraine 2004 38 Jysk Nordic
 Kosovo 2004 7 Franchise
 Hungary 2005 78 Jysk Nordic
 Bulgaria 2005 19 Jysk Nordic
  Switzerland 2006 54 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Netherlands 2006 90 Jysk Nordic
 Slovakia 2006 42 Jysk Nordic
 Kazakhstan 2006 1 Franchise
 Romania 2007 56 JYSK Nordic
 France 2007 32 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Macedonia 2008 1 Franchise
 United Kingdom 2008 16 Jysk Nordic
 Slovenia 2008 21 Jysk Nordic
 Croatia 2009 43 Jysk Nordic
 Italy 2009 50 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Spain 2009 54 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2010 22 Jysk Nordic
 China 2010 13 Jysk Nordic
 Serbia 2011 32 Jysk Nordic
 Armenia 2013 1 Franchise
 Indonesia 2014 12 Franchise
 Albania 2015 3 Franchise
 Greece 2015 16 Jysk Nordic
 Montenegro 2015 2 Franchise
 Vietnam 2015 10 Franchise
 Singapore 2016 2 Jysk Nordic
 Malta 2016 1 Franchise
 Belarus 2016 4 Jysk Nordic
 Moldova 2016 3 Franchise
 Portugal 2016 4 Dänisches Bettenlager
 Georgia 2016 4 Franchise
 Tajikistan 2016 1 Franchise
 Belgium 2017 7 Jysk Nordic
 Kuwait 2017 1 Franchise
 UAE 2018 1 Franchise

References

  1. ^ "JYSK |". jysk.com. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
  2. ^ "The founder | JYSK". www.jysk.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
  3. ^ "The History of JYSK". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Peresmian JYSK Store Indonesia, Foto 5 - Tribun Images". Tribunnews.com. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  5. ^ "List of Tiong Bahru Plaza's stores". AsiaMalls Management Pte Ltd. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
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