Type
Business expansion
Country
Sweden
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores
47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment in specialised stores

1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 June 2007
Employment effect (start)
4 June 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2011

Description

Ikea is planning to invest in Sweden and will build new stores in Malmö, Helsingborg and Uppsala. On account of the expansion Ikea will recruit 1,000 new managers during the next five years. Ikea sells low-price home furnishing, including furniture, bathrooms and kitchens at retail stores around the world.


Sources

  • 4 June 2007: Dagens Industri

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Ikea, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 65469, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65469.