New Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for JYSK
JYSK has appointed Signe Lind Jacobsen as new Executive Vice President and CFO for the Scandinavian sleeping and living retail company. Her first day at work will be on 1 August 2023.
JYSK has appointed Signe Lind Jacobsen as new Executive Vice President and CFO for the Scandinavian sleeping and living retail company. Her first day at work will be on 1 August 2023.
In March 2023, all ergonomic pillows in the WELLPUR assortment by JYSK will be launched in stores and online with improved packaging and production that saves millions of plastic handles and metal zippers every year.
For the financial year 2021/22, JYSK reached its highest EBIT result to date of DKK 4.56 billion (EUR 612 million) and increased turnover by 11% to DKK 36.2 billion (EUR 4.87 billion). However, the retail chain is now seeing the first signs of a slowdown in sales due to global challenges.
With a growth of 11 percent, the total turnover for the financial year 2021/22 sets a new record in JYSK, even though a long list of global factors have challenged the business.
From 1 September 2022, Åse Andersson will as new Communications Director be in charge of communications in JYSK and Lars Larsen Group.
In recent years, JYSK has been focusing a lot on expanding the Business to Business part of the company’s sales activities. The focus has paid off, as JYSK on 28 June for the first time passed 1 billion Danish kroner in B2B sales across countries in one financial year.
JYSK wants to be the customers’ first choice when looking for a new mattress. That is why 23,000 store employees in JYSK will get mattress sales training.
With an EBIT result of DKK 4.5 billion for the financial year 2020/21, JYSK has once again delivered a result at a historically high level.
With a turnover of 4.386 billion EUR, JYSK has once again set a new record in the financial year 2020/21 despite closed stores and restrictions.
As of 1 September 2022, current President & CEO of JYSK, Jan Bøgh, will take up a new position as President & CEO of Lars Larsen Group Retail.
In Spring 2022, JYSK will begin the construction of a new distribution centre in Lelystad, Holland, creating more than 350 new jobs once fully operational.Even while JYSK is still busy establishing the company´s 9thEuropean distribution centre in Escer, Hungary, JYSK has been working hard to find the perfect location for distribution centre number 10.That work has now been finalised, and on 4 June
With a small delay, JYSK celebrates the opening of store number 3,000 in Rome, Italy.
With the goal of reaching 5,000 stores worldwide, JYSK will need a lot of new Store Managers in the coming years. A new, huge Employer Branding campaign based on the help of current Store Managers is planned to reach that goal.
This February, JYSK reached the milestone of 3,000 stores worldwide. To celebrate this and continue to chase after 5,000 stores worldwide, JYSK is launching the company’
Starting from now, JYSK will change the packaging on bed linen and sheets from plastic bags to FSCTMcertified paper bands. This will remove 27 million plastic bags each year, and is just another example of JYSK’s sustainability efforts.
Sustainability is an important part of JYSK’s strategy. JYSK is striving to make renewable and more sustainable packaging that is easy to recycle. Now JYSK is t
On 1 October 2020, all DÄNISCHES BETTENLAGER stores in Austria changed name to JYSK. The name change and introduction of JYSK’s new store concept will benefit customers in Austria.
As of 1 January 2022, all new wooden products launched in JYSK will be FSC certified. By the end of 2024, all wood products in JYSK will be made from FSC certified wood.
175 new stores and a large increase in customers meant that JYSK's total turnover in the last financial year grew to 3.794 billion EUR, while EBIT earnings landed at 436 million EUR.
The financial year 2018/19 offered new records for JYSK Nordic, where turnover amounted to 2.35 billion EUR.
JYSK has officially opened a new distribution centre in Bulgaria, which is the most modern logistics centre in the country. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov was part of the opening ceremony, together with CEO & President of JYSK Jan Bøgh.
After more than 40 years of managing JYSK and Lars Larsen Group, Lars Larsen has decided to step back effective immediately. New Chairman of the board will be Lars Larsen's son, Jacob Brunsborg.