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Manufacturing (31) Manufacture of furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture 31.0 - Manufacture of furniture
1,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 November 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Ikea is planning to erect three furniture plants in the region of Warmia and Mazury. By the year 2008, the Swedish group, in addition to these three factories set to employ a total of approximately 1000 people, plans to build a new store in Łódź and to enlarge existing retail outlets in Poznań, Wrocław, Gdańsk, and Cracow.
Sources
7 November 2004: Rzeczpospolita
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Ikea, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 60763, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60763.