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 suppli ...

-chain. In 1991 ''Karwei Holland Nationaal B.V.'' became part of the franchise-organisation

Intergamma Intergamma is a Dutch franchise-organisation. It owns two hardware store-chains, namely Gamma (store), Gamma and Karwei. Intergamma started on May 11, 1971 with a Gamma store in Breda. Its current CEO is Harm-Jan Stoter. , Intergamma had 373 store ...

, which headquarters is located in

Leusden Leusden () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 3 kilometres southeast of Amersfoort. The western part of the municipality lies on the slopes of the Utrecht Hill Ridge and is largely cov ...

.Karwei
on intergamma.nl As of 2019 Karwei has 136 stores, all of which are located in the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. 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 and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

. In 2008 Karwei had a revenue of 392 million

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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