Charles Street: Thieves steal power tools and wreck doors in raid on new store in Sheffield city centre

Thieves snatched thousands of pounds worth of power tools and caused ‘a fortune’ in damage in a raid on a new shop in Sheffield city centre.

They struck at the forthcoming Fjallraven store on Charles Street between 8pm and 6am on Tuesday morning, a contractor said.

Two glass doors were forced, leaving them buckled and the glass crazed, to get cordless tools. Replacing them was set to “cost a fortune,” he added.

A South Yorkshire Police crime scene investigator attended.

The burglary has struck at the heart of the new retail area in the city council’s £470 Heart of the City II redevelopment. Fjallraven was one of three shops recently announced for Charles Street which are in the process of being fitted out.

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The contractor said no clothes were in the unit because it was still being fitted out and they would be checking internal CCTV footage.

Yards Store is set to sell sought-after men's brands including Carhartt, Patagonia, RRL by Ralph Lauren, Paul Smith and New Balance.