C. Tybring-Gjedde ASA was a Norwegian wholesaler which was founded in Oslo in 1918 and sold paper goods, office supplies, household goods and other items.[1]
History
editC. Tybring-Gjedde ASA was founded by Carl Christopher Tybring-Gjedde (1897–1975).[2][3] His son, Willi Harald Tybring-Gjedde (1930–2022), businessman, art collector and father of Fremskrittsparti politician Christian Tybring-Gjedde, later took over as leader. Harald Tybring-Gjedde then took over in 1990.[4]
C. Tybring-Gjedde had its main office and branches in Oslo, but was later established across Norway. The firm also had an initial public offering.[1] The company was involved in the printing industry for a while. The company printed business cards, at first for companies, but then also to private individuals, from 1969.[5] Their "cash & carry" principle meant that customers picked their items through self-service direct from the wholesaler and paid directly.[6] The stores had an age limit, so children under a certain age were not allowed to enter the stores.
The company expanded to Denmark and Sweden in the 1990s.[1] In 2001, it was taken over by the supermarket chain Binders. In 2005, C. Tybring-Gjedde was joined with the family owned Rich. Andvord AS to make Andvord Tybring-Gjedde (ATG),[7] and in 2006 it was taken over by the Dutch office supplies company Buhrmann, which was again taken over by the American Staples in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Entry "C. Tybring-Gjedde" in Store norske leksikon (free citation licence)
- ^ On Carl Tybring-Gjedde in Næringslivets menn i Norden (published 1950) page 1183
- ^ geni.com on Carl Tybring-Gjedde (1897–1975)
- ^ Entry on Harald Tybring-Gjedde in Tett på 60 norske toppledere (published 1997) pages 199-201
- ^ Varehandel i vekst og omstilling : distribusjonsteknikk mot år 2005 (published 1997) page 94
- ^ On "cash & carry" at http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2008080700104 page 30
- ^ Dagens Næringsliv 16.06.2005: Tybring-Gjedde fusjonerer