To mark the occasion, the company is supporting two local organizations through its Creating Homes donation program.

The 2024-25 financial year was the most successful yet for Danish-based retailer Jysk: its retail division achieved turnover of HUF 89.011 billion in Hungary, up 16%, while customer numbers increased by almost 10% and online sales grew by 16.4%.

The latest opening is particularly symbolic, as the firm is celebrating its 20th anniversary in Hungary this year. In addition to new stores, older shops are also being renovated in line with Jysk’s sustainability and efficiency concept.

“The opening of our 102nd store proves that we are constantly evolving and making our products available to more and more customers. We believe that the opening of the new store will create value not only for the town but for the entire region,” says Sándor Szimeiszter, country manager for Jysk Hungary, Austria, and Greece.

Sustainability and energy efficiency are key considerations in the design of Jysk’s new stores and renovation of its older shops. A lighting system is now used that can be switched on in three separate stages, reducing energy consumption by at least 25%. Efficiency is further enhanced by full LED lighting and the installation of motion detection systems.

Supporting Local Charity

Through its Creating Homes program, Jysk actively contributes to making the everyday lives of those in need more comfortable and homely.

In a public vote on the Sharity online platform, Törökszentmiklós residents could choose from five local civic organizations to support. The winner was the Kikelet Foundation, which plans to use the HUF 500,000 donation to furnish its development rooms and nursery with new furniture, helping it to create a friendlier, more inspiring environment for children, families, and colleagues alike.

Jysk is also awarding a special prize worth HUF 250,000 to the Törökszentmiklós Nursery Association to purchase new furniture and home textiles for the interior of its kindergartens.

On the store’s opening day, the first 500 customers who spent at least HUF 10,000 were given a 70×80 cm Billerbeck pillow, and all customers received a giant shopping bag as a gift.

Jysk currently has more than 1,300 employees and 102 stores in Hungary. Its regional distribution center in Ecser (38 km east of central Budapest by road) serves stores and online orders in seven countries. The warehouse has a storage capacity of 210,000 pallets and an annual delivery capacity of approximately 568,000 cubic meters, making it one of the largest distribution centers in Europe. In Christmas-related news, the chain has announced that, for the eighth year in a row, it will close all its stores on Dec. 24, so that employees can spend the holiday with their families. It says the aim is to allow employees to rest and recharge after the hectic Advent period. The weeks leading up to Christmas are among the busiest times of the year for retailers, and it has become a tradition for the company not to open its stores on Christmas Eve. Jysk stores will be open as usual on Dec. 22 and 23, and will reopen on Dec. 27.

This article was first published in the Budapest Business Journal print issue of November 28, 2025.