Discount Variety Retail Chain Normal is moving into several vacant variety retailer Blokker stores. This is confirmed by international sales manager Kent Kjærgaard to RetailTrends.
In March, the Danish discount chain, with more than 850 stores across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands, France, Finland, Portugal, and Spain, will open a store on the Broerstraat in Nijmegen. In April, new branches will follow in the Overvecht shopping center (Utrecht), the Keizerswaard shopping center (Rotterdam) and Osdorpplein (Amsterdam).
"Like other retailers in the Netherlands, we have been approached by various landlords of former Blokker buildings. Although we regret that a retail icon like Blokker is in trouble, it offers opportunities for retailers like Normal. This coincides with a period in which we notice a lot of enthusiasm among Dutch consumers. This has given us extra motivation to continue our planned growth," says Kjærgaard.
In addition to the former Blokker locations, Normal is continuing its expansion with additional openings before the summer. In March, a new branch will open in the Kronenburg shopping center in Arnhem. In April, large stores will follow on the Leidseplein in Amsterdam and in the Hilvertshof shopping center in Hilversum.
As textile discounters Wibra and the German Kik, among others, are also establishing themselves in former Blokker stores.
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