Rebecca Hubbard
Posted: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:50 am

Clas Ohlson, Swedish hardware retailer, has announced the signing of contracts of two new stores in the UK to continue expansion of the chain. 

One of the stores will be in the East Anglian city of Norwich, based in the Chapelfield Shopping Centre. It is scheduled to open in December of this yeart and will measure 1,570sqm in size.

The other store will be in Wales' capital city, Cardiff, in the St David's Shopping Centre. This store will measure 1,640sqm in size and and will also open in December. 

The signing of the two contracts is just another step in the chain's UK expansion. The next store to open for the brand is in the Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Birmingham. It which will open in November/December, just pre-dating the Norwich and Cardiff branches.

With these three new stores, Clas Ohlsen now has ten branches in the UK.