IKEA

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion centralny; Łódzkie; Miasto Łódź
Location of affected unit(s)
Łódź
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment
47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
1,200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 August 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2008

Description

Ikea will invest PLN 260 million in a new furniture store and commercial park in Łódź. The new store (Ikea's eighth in Poland) will open by September 2008, employing some 1,200 persons; at present, Ikea's Polish workforce numbers approximately 10,000 people.

Sources

  • 29 August 2006: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2006), IKEA, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63983, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63983.