Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Bassin Parisien; Basse-Normandie; Calvados
Location of affected unit(s)
Fleury sur Orne (Calvados)
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
Retail trade
Retail trade
47 - Retail trade

350 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
19 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2010

Description

The Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea announced on 19 February 2007 that it is going to invest in a new store in Fleury sur Orne (Calvados) in the north of Paris. The store will open in winter 2010 and Ikea, the second largest retailer of furniture in France, is expecting to create 350 new jobs before December 2010. Ikea France has confirmed its plans to own 40 stores in the country by 2016.


Sources

  • 20 February 2007: Ouest France

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Ikea, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 64955, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64955.