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
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 June 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Swedish furniture retailer IKEA has announced the opening of a new store in Braga, creating 250 new direct jobs and 50 indirect jobs. The new store is expected to be operational in early 2016. This bussiness expansion is a joint initiative of Sonae Sierra and IKEA. The new IKEA store will be part of a new shopping centre, owned by Sonae Sierra and Portuguese national bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD).
Sources
1 June 2015: Público
Citation
Eurofound (2015), IKEA, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 83635, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/83635.
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