{{Short description|Norwegian consumer Currys plc}} {{COI|date=October 2013}} {{Infobox company | name = Elkjøp | logo = Elkjop logo blue.png | slogan = | foundation = March 1962 | location = Nydalen, Norway | parent = Currys plc | key_people = Fredrik Tønnesen<br>(CEO: Elkjøp Nordic AS) | industry = Retail | products = Consumer electronics, white goods, brown goods | revenue = 47.15 BNOK (2023–2024) | num_employees = 24,000 | homepage = {{Official URL}} }} [[File:Elkjøp Kristiansand.jpg|thumb|Elkjøp Megastore, Kristiansand <small>(July 2009)</small>]]
'''Elkjøp''', better known as '''Elgiganten''' outside Norway, is the largest consumer electronics retailer in the Nordic countries with four hundred stores in six countries and 24,000 employees.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elkjop.no/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/store-elkjop-Site/no_NO/-/NOK/El_GetCMSContent-Start;pgid=oyCz6oZK.LxSR0EjcIZBwx1e0000-63abrix?MenuId=1114&ContentType=content&ContentKey=2513|title=Employees and stores count (in Norwegian)|access-date=12 February 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928085234/http://www.elkjop.no/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/store-elkjop-Site/no_NO/-/NOK/El_GetCMSContent-Start;pgid=oyCz6oZK.LxSR0EjcIZBwx1e0000-63abrix?MenuId=1114&ContentType=content&ContentKey=2513|archive-date=28 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Elkjøp was founded by Trygve Fjetland on 16 March 1962.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billigkjedens gründer|last=Ottesen|first=Gregers|date=19 March 2012|work=Dagens Næringsliv|page=18}}</ref> It was purchased in November 1999 by Currys plc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.investegate.co.uk/dixons-group-plc--dxns-/rns/nordic-electrical-retailer--elkjop--to-be-acquired/199911290716125739B/|title=Dixons Group PLC (DXNS)|website=investegate.co.uk|date=29 November 1999|accessdate=5 February 2021}}</ref> Elkjøp owned stores for a time in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/1999/nov/30/13|title= Dixons tackles Europe|publisher=www.theguardian.com|date=30 November 1999|accessdate=1 January 2020}}</ref>
The coined name ''Elkjøp'' translates from Norwegian as ''El purchase,'' where ''El'' is understood as shorthand for ''elektrisk'' (“electric”) or ''elektronisk'' (“electronic”). The company operated as an independent company with its own management and leadership. It merged with Elkjøp on 15 January 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=8 January 2018|title=Elkjøp og Lefdal blir én kjede|url=https://pressroom.elkjop.no/pressreleases/elkjoep-og-lefdal-blir-en-kjede-2363761 |access-date=8 August 2023|website=Mynewsdesk |language=no}}</ref>
== Operations == Elkjøp currently trades under several different brands: {|class="wikitable sortable" ! Country !! Local name !! Number of stores |- | {{flag|Denmark}} || Elgiganten || 48 |- | {{flag|Faroe Islands}} || Elding || 2 |- | {{flag|Finland}} || Gigantti/Gigantti Phonehouse || 38 |- | {{flag|Greenland}} || Elgiganten || 2 |- | {{flag|Iceland}} || Elko || 5 |- | {{flag|Norway}} || Elkjøp/Elkjøp Phonehouse || 140 |- | {{flag|Sweden}} || Elgiganten/Elgiganten Phone House || 172 |- |}
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== External links == * {{Official website}}
{{Currys plc}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Elkjoep}} Category:Companies based in Lørenskog Category:Companies formerly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange Category:Consumer electronics retailers Category:Currys plc Category:Norwegian brands Category:Norwegian companies established in 1962 Category:Retail companies established in 1962 Category:Retail companies of Norway Category:Wholesalers of Norway