Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
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.
Eurofound (2016), IKEA, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 86403, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/86403.