Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Centralny; Lodzkie; Miasto Lodz
Location of affected unit(s)
Łódź
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Sale Of Other Goods In Specialised Stores
47.75 - Retail sale of cosmetic and toilet articles in specialised stores

1,200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 August 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2008

Description

Ikea will invest PLN 260 million in a new furniture store and commercial park in Łódź. The new store (Ikea’s eighth in Poland) will open by September 2008, employing some 1,200 persons; at present, Ikea’s Polish workforce numbers approximately 10,000 people.


Sources

  • 29 August 2006: Rzeczpospolita

Citation

Eurofound (2006), IKEA, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 63983, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63983.