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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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 February 2016
Employment effect (start)
3 February 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
IKEA has opened a new large store in Hasselt, creating at least 300 new jobs. The new establishment, with a surface of 39,000 square metres, is the largest in Belgium. It is equipped with a fully automatic warehouse, with conveyer belts replenishing the stocks at different places in the shop. Customer transport has been facilitated with a bus line from the centre of Hasselt to the Ikea store. Moreover, a large bicycle station and electric charging points for electric cars and bicycles have been provided.
Sources
3 February 2016: Het Belang van Limburg
3 February 2016: Het Laatste Nieuws
Citation
Eurofound (2016), IKEA, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 86403, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86403.
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