IKEA

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion wschodni; Podlaskie; Łomżyński
Location of affected unit(s)
Orla
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
2,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

IKEA, the Swedish furniture maker, plans to build a production facility in Orla by Bielsk Podlaski; the factory of furniture components will hire 2,000 people by late 2010.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), IKEA, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 68304, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68304.