Karwei is a Dutch
Hardware store
Hardware stores (in a number of countries, "shops"), sometimes known as DIY stores, sell household hardware for home improvement including: fasteners, building materials, hand tools, power tools, keys, locks, hinges, chains, plumbing ...
-chain. In 1991 ''Karwei Holland Nationaal B.V.'' became part of the franchise-organisation
Intergamma, which headquarters is located in
Leusden
Leusden () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort.
The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Rid ...
.
[Karwei]
on intergamma.nl As of 2019 Karwei has 136 stores, all of which are located in the
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
.
[ Intergamma also owns the Home Improvement Centre chain ''Gamma''.
The first store opened at May 14, 1975 in ]Utrecht
Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...
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In 2008 Karwei had a revenue of 392 million euro
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References
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External links
Karwei.nl
Official website of Karwei
Karwei
(in Dutch) on intergamma.nl
Retail companies established in 1975
Companies based in Utrecht (province)
Leusden