The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Retail Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Retail Sale Of Other Household Equipment In Specialised Stores 47.59 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment and other household articles in specialised stores
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 August 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 November 2013
Description
Ikea, the international manufacturer and retailer of furniture, is to create 200 new jobs by the end of November, with the opening of its new store in Pisa.
The company has announced that it received around 28,000 application forms for the new opening in Pisa.
The recruitment procedures will start in the next days. In Italy, Ikea has around 7,000 employees.
Sources
5 August 2013: Il Fatto Quotidiano
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Ikea, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 75745, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75745.
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