Expert (company)
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| name = Expert International GmbH
| logo = Expert logo.png
| image = Expert Varberg 2011.jpg
| image_caption = Expert (formerly OnOff, the old sign is visible in the background) in Varberg, Halland, Sweden.
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| foundation = 1967 (as Intercop GmbH), 1971 (current name)
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| location_city = Zug
| location_country = Switzerland
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| area_served = Worldwide
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| industry = Retail
| products = Consumer electronics
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.expert.org}}
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Expert International GmbH is a Swiss consumer electronics retail chain headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.
History
The 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.sydsvenskan.se/familj/dodsfall/grundade-expert-kedjan/ |title=Grundade Expert-kedjan - Sydsvenskan |publisher=Sydsvenskan.se |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2014-04-19}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.expert.org/content/brand-building|title=History|publisher=expert.org|accessdate=2014-04-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419184253/http://www.expert.org/content/brand-building|archivedate=19 April 2014|df=dmy-all}}
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|date=May 2011}}
Operations
Expert International has over 5000 affiliated stores in 20 countries, trading both under the brand Expert and other strong national and regional retail banners:{{cite web |url=https://www.expert.org/international/ |title=Expert International Country Finder |publisher=expert.org |date= |accessdate=2021-04-01 |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124041440/https://www.expert.org/international/ |url-status=dead }}
- Austria
- Belgium
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Ireland
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Slovakia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Switzerland
=Past operations=
- Estonia
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Category:Retail companies of Switzerland
Category:Multinational companies headquartered in Switzerland
Category:Retail companies established in 1967
Category:Swiss companies established in 1967
Category:Companies based in Zug
Category:Consumer electronics retailers
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