Byte (retailer)

Byte Computer Superstores Ltd
Byte
Company typePrivately held company
IndustryRetail
Founded1993 (1993)
FounderPeter Rigby
Defunct1998 (1998)
FateAcquired
SuccessorPC World (retailer)
Headquarters,
Number of locations
16 superstores, plus 46 concessions within Office World stores
Area served
United Kingdom
ProductsComputers, software, and computer accessories
OwnerSpecialist Computer Holdings Ltd (SCH)
Number of employees
500 (1998)
Websitewww.byte.co.uk

Byte Computer Superstores (Byte) was a British retail chain of computer stores across the United Kingdom which from 1993 sold primarily computer hardware, software and accessories in large stores on retail parks, (similar to PC World). The company was acquired by PC World in 1998 who re-branded or closed each store - leaving the Byte name to no longer exist.