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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retailing |
Founded | April 1989 |
Founder | |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 31 [1] (2022) |
Area served |
Iceland Faroe Islands |
Products | Discount store |
Owner | Hagar |
Number of employees | 1000 [1] (2019) |
Website | bonus.is |
Bónus (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpouːnʏs]) is an Icelandic no-frills supermarket chain owned by Hagar. Bónus operates 31 stores in Iceland and seven in the Faroe Islands. It follows the no-frills format of limited hours, simple shelves and having a giant fridge instead of chiller cabinets.
Bónus was started by Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson and his father, Jóhannes Jónsson, with the first store in Skútuvogur street in Reykjavík in April, 1989. [2] Within just a few years, the chain became the biggest supermarket chain in Iceland. In 1992, another Icelandic supermarket, Hagkaup, bought a 50% stake, and in 1993, Hagkaup and Bónus established a joint purchasing company named Baugur. [3] In 1994, the company made its first investment in Faroe Islands. [4]
Bónus and Hagkaup are now both owned by Baugur Group's subdivision Hagar.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retailing |
Founded | April 1989 |
Founder | |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 31 [1] (2022) |
Area served |
Iceland Faroe Islands |
Products | Discount store |
Owner | Hagar |
Number of employees | 1000 [1] (2019) |
Website | bonus.is |
Bónus (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpouːnʏs]) is an Icelandic no-frills supermarket chain owned by Hagar. Bónus operates 31 stores in Iceland and seven in the Faroe Islands. It follows the no-frills format of limited hours, simple shelves and having a giant fridge instead of chiller cabinets.
Bónus was started by Jón Ásgeir Jóhannesson and his father, Jóhannes Jónsson, with the first store in Skútuvogur street in Reykjavík in April, 1989. [2] Within just a few years, the chain became the biggest supermarket chain in Iceland. In 1992, another Icelandic supermarket, Hagkaup, bought a 50% stake, and in 1993, Hagkaup and Bónus established a joint purchasing company named Baugur. [3] In 1994, the company made its first investment in Faroe Islands. [4]
Bónus and Hagkaup are now both owned by Baugur Group's subdivision Hagar.