VIDEO: Watch the opening in Belgium

Date: 05/04/2017

Author: Martin Fyn Aamand, Head of Communications & PR

JYSK has now opened the two first stores in Belgium.

There was twice the reason for celebration in Belgium on Wednesday when JYSK opened the first two stores in the country.

Owner and founder of JYSK, Lars Larsen, took part in the store opening in the city of Schoten in northern Belgium.

Watch a video from the opening here:

At the same time, JYSK also opened a store in the city of Genk, approximately 90 kilometres southeast of Schoten, and the two stores will be the first of many more to come in Belgium.

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