Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Bassin Parisien; Champagne-Ardenne; Marne
Location of affected unit(s)
Thillois (Marne)
Sector
Retail
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
Retail Trade, Except Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles
47 - Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles

800 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
23 May 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

The Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea announced on 23 May 2007 that it is to invest 100 million Euro in a new store in Thillois (Marne) in the north-west of Paris. 800 new jobs are expected to be created between October and December 2009 and the store will open in winter 2009. In the following years, Ikea Reims could employ as many as 1,000 people at this new site of 55,000 square meters. Ikea France has confirmed its plans to own 40 stores in the country by 2016.


Sources

  • 24 May 2007: Les Echos
  • 25 May 2007: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Ikea, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 65383, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65383.