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IKEA returned after 25 years and officially opened its first store on August 10, 2017. [45] It was followed in 2022 by a 40,000 square metres (430,000 square feet) retail park in Belgrade, in addition to its store in Bubanj Potok. IKEA plans a second store in the Niš. [46] In Belgrade is the regional office for former Yugoslavia and Romania. 26
IKEA adapted its store location and services to the 'inner-city' format for expansion in China, unlike other countries where IKEA stores for economic and planning restriction reasons tends to be just outside city centres. In China, planning restrictions are less of an issue due to the lack of cars for much of its customer base.
The French branch of IKEA went on trial on 22 March 2021, for running an elaborate system to spy on staff members and job applicants by illegally using private detectives and police officers. [17] On 15 June 2021, IKEA France was found guilty of spying and ordered to pay €1.1m in fines and damages for these illegal practices.
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The IKEA Catalogue (US spelling: IKEA Catalog; Swedish: Ikea-katalogen) was a catalogue published annually by the Swedish home furnishing retailer IKEA. First published in Swedish in 1951, [ 1 ] the catalogue was considered to be the main marketing tool of the company and, as of 2004, consumed 70% of its annual marketing budget. [ 2 ]
The concept of modern, big and self-service store came to Romania in mid-1990s. Since mid-2000s, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Bucharest and other main urban areas. Almost all supermarkets are owned by multinational companies. This is a list of major retailers in Romania in 2022. [1]
Forestry in Romania is an important sector of the economy and is of global significance. ... In 2015 they abruptly sold their entire holding to a subsidiary of Ikea ...
The Securitate was, in proportion to Romania's population, one of the largest secret police forces in the Eastern bloc. [2] The first budget of the Securitate in 1948 stipulated a number of 4,641 positions, of which 3,549 were filled by February 1949: 64% were workers, 4% peasants , 28% clerks, 2% persons of unspecified origin, and 2% ...