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Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 February 2014
Employment effect (start)
16 February 2014
Foreseen end date
4 March 2014
Description
The Swedish company IKEA is to open a new department store in Zagreb in the summer of 2014 with the creation of 250 jobs. In early February 2014, IKEA announced that it would begin its recruitment process with the hiring of 110 employees. These employees will work in IKEA’s food departments, in deliveries and in maintenance. The recruitment for a further 140 jobs began in late February and ended on 7 March. These employees will work in sales and in the customer relations department.
Sources
3 February 2014: Poslovni dnevnik
4 February 2014: Croatia week
Citation
Eurofound (2014), IKEA, Business expansion in Croatia, factsheet number 76549, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76549.
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