Breakthrough of click & collect before Christmas

Clas Ohlson's online sales amounted to SEK 308 mio in 2018.

Clas Ohlson's sales in December increased by 4 per cent compared with December last year, corresponding to an organic growth of 2 per cent and to a sales volume of SEK 1.316 bn. Sales in comparable units and local currency is unchanged.

Online sales growth in December amounted to SEK 58 mio, an increase of 52 per cent. This development was partly driven by the fact that the click & collect service received something of a breakthrough before Christmas and the capacity improvements made in the e-commerce platform, the company says.

Total sales for the first eight months of financial year 2018/19 (May to December 2018) increased by 8 per cent to SEK 6.410 bn. Organic sales increased by 5 per cent. Sales in comparable units and local currency grew by 2 per cent. Online sales for the period amounted to SEK 308 mio which is an increased by 53 per cent.