Clas Ohlson announced that it is opening its first store via franchise in Dubai before summer. The Clas Ohlson retail space will amount to a total of 1,326 square metres and the store is scheduled to open before summer 2014. Two stores are planned to be established in the region in 2014.

Following an evaluation of the initial stores, the ambition is to establish at least 20 stores across the region over a five-year period. The overall target is set to establish a total of 12-17 new Clas Ohlson stores during fiscal year 2013/2014.