IKEA

Type
Business expansion
Country
Austria
Region
Südösterreich; Kärnten; Klagenfurt-Villach
Location of affected unit(s)
Klagenfurt
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
230 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 March 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 November 2008

Description

IKEA, the Swedish furniture giant, has announced that it is to create approximately 230 new jobs at a new store which is currently being built in Klagenfurt, the capital of the province of Carinthia. A total of € 54 million are planned to be invested in the new site. According to Helen Duphorn, the Chief Executive of IKEA Austria, the construction period is planned to be terminated by November 2008, when the new store will open its doors. Ms Duphorn expects some 1.5 million buyers per year.

Sources

  • 4 March 2008: Der Standard

Citation

Eurofound (2008), IKEA, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 66431, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66431.