Expert International GmbH is a Swiss consumer electronics retail chain headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
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 Expert (formerly OnOff, the old sign is visible in the background) in Varberg, Halland, Sweden. | |
| Company type | Private (GmbH) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1967 (as Intercop GmbH), 1971 (current name) |
| Headquarters | , Switzerland |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Consumer electronics |
| Website | www |
History
editThe Intercop GmbH company was founded in Zurich, Switzerland on 16 October 1967 by initiative of Gunnar Nygren, representing the Swedish radio and TV retailer association Samex and representatives of five other national retail organizations.[1] The company was renamed Expert International GmbH in 1971. Retailers from other countries began to join the group, which led to the Expert trademark being internationally registered.[2]
In 1999 the Expert Global group was formed following a letter of intent being signed with Associated Volume Buyers Inc. from the United States and Cantrex from Canada. This collaboration was later ended.[citation needed]
Operations
editExpert International has over 5000 affiliated stores in 20 countries, trading both under the brand Expert and other strong national and regional retail banners:[3]
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Switzerland
Past operations
edit- Estonia
References
edit- ^ "Grundade Expert-kedjan - Sydsvenskan". Sydsvenskan.se. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "History". expert.org. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
- ^ "Expert International Country Finder". expert.org. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
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