Bunnpris is a Norwegian

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s in 2011 in Norway, primarily in

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and

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, but also many in

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. The stores are managed by I. K. Lykke run by the fifth generation Lykke.

History

It all started in 1830 when Iver Knudsen Lykke started exporting

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s by ship to

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and

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. Because he usually was paid in agricultural products, Lykke started a fat store in

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, and from the 1860s it was exported to

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. The third generation was Ivar Lykke, who was

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1926 to 1928. In 1981 Trond Lykke, fifth generation, started the low-price store Bunnpris at

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in Trondheim. Since then the company has expanded throughout the country. In 2006 a number of unsatisfied ICA franchisees have switched to Bunnpris, escalating the growth of the chain.

References

{{Authority control Supermarkets of Norway Norwegian brands Companies based in Trondheim Retail companies established in 1981 1981 establishments in Norway