IKEA gearing up for Aust expansion

Swedish behemoth IKEA has flagged the rollout of extra stores and a web presence in Australia as it prepares to construct one of the united states of america's biggest fixtures distribution centres.

The retailer has announced it'll construct a 70,000 rectangular metre deliver and logistics centre in Marsden Park in Sydney's west.

IKEA says it'll be the most important logistics centre of its kind in Australia for a furnishing store, and will play an important role inside the expansion of its keep community and pickup factors.

The retail giant declined to reveal what number of stores and in which it plans to roll out in Australia.

it's also expected to release an ecommerce keep in Australia via the quit of the calendar year and a global website inside the next  years.

"Over the next few years, we need to create more possibilities for IKEA customers to get entry to the emblem in specific methods and in new places," IKEA Australia us of a supervisor David Hood stated.

the brand new distribution centre will update the agency's present distribution centre at Moorebank.

IKEA stated the new centre will provide an additional 50 jobs, employing than a hundred and fifty people in total.

 

There are 8 IKEA shops in Australia, which include one owned by using a franchisee, and a ninth is ready to open in North Lakes, north of Brisbane, by way of the cease of 2016.

The North Lakes shop can be Queensland's second IKEA, including to the prevailing region at Logan, south of Brisbane.

IKEA said its new distribution centre will permit it to deliver a extra variety and extent of fixtures and also offer choose up and delivery offerings.

it'll be powered by four,000 solar panels, harvest as much as 500,000 litres of rainwater and feature translucent roof sheeting with sensors to show lighting fixtures off while natural lights ranges are vivid sufficient, as part of the enterprise's dedication to sustainability.

The IKEA organization has 315 shops in 27 international locations and a similarly forty plus stores run via franchisees.