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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 September 2020
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2020
Description
Ikea, the global retailer of ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances and home accessories, is opening a store in Ljubljana and plans to hire about 300 workers in Autumn 2020. New jobs are available in areas of sales, logistics, public relations, public support, food and restaurants. Candidates have to apply by the end of September. The company announced the completion of the hiring process in October. It is not yet known when the store will be opened, probably in Spring 2021.
Ikea announced the construction of the store three years ago, but due to issues in relation to a building permit, the opening was deleayed.
Eurofound (2020), Ikea Slovenija, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 101684, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/101684.
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