Tiger (store)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

Tiger Stores
Privately held company
Industry Retail
Founded 1995 (1995) in Copenhagen, Denmark
Founders Lennart Lajboschitz (Founder)
Suzanne Lajboschitz (Co-Founder)
Headquarters Copenhagen, Denmark
Number of locations
 500
Area served
 Worldwide
Owner Zebra A/S
Website www.tiger-stores.com

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 over 500 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 in 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] Tiger takes its name from the Danish pronunciation of ten krone, the English equivalent being Poundland.

History

File:Tiger store, Putney, London.JPG
Tiger store, Putney, London

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][8]

In January 2015, the company appointed former The Body Shop director Xavier Vidal as its new chief executive officer.[9] The company opened its first store in the United States in New York City in May 2015.[10][11] It is announced to be a 5,000-square-foot store in Manhattan's Flatiron District.[12] The company also plan to open seven new locations in the United Kingdom during 2015.[13]

Number of shops per country

File:Tiger Copenhagen in Osaka (2) IMG 1194-2 20130217.JPG
Tiger store at Amerikamura in Chūō-ku, Osaka.

This list shows the number of shops as of May 17, 2016:

Country Shops[14]
 Spain 87
 United Kingdom 81
 Italy 74
 Denmark 71
 Sweden 44
 Germany 37
 Norway 33
 Finland 27
 Japan 24
 Ireland 22
 Portugal 20
 Poland 19
 Netherlands 18
 Greece 10
 Belgium 10
 France 9
 Czech Republic 8
 Lithuania 6
 Iceland 6
 Estonia 5
 Latvia 5
 Austria 5
 Cyprus 3
 Slovakia 2
 United States 2
 Faroe Islands 1

Awards and recognition

In 2014, Tiger Stores Ireland won Company of the Year and Best Small Company at the Retail Excellence Ireland awards.[15] In the same year, the company received "Good design" award by Chicago Athenaeum.[16]

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  15. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  16. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Tiger_(store)&oldid=723050936"