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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.5 - Retail sale of other household equipment 47.55 - Retail sale of furniture, lighting equipment, tableware and other household goods
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
5 August 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 November 2013
Description
Ikea, the international manufacturer and retailer of furniture, is to create 200 new jobs by the end of November, with the opening of its new store in Pisa.
The company has announced that it received around 28,000 application forms for the new opening in Pisa.
The recruitment procedures will start in the next days. In Italy, Ikea has around 7,000 employees.
Sources
5 August 2013: Il Fatto Quotidiano
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Ikea, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 75745, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75745.