BIZCHINA / Overseas Investment
Largest furniture retailer IKEA to debut in SW China
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-06-16 10:52
The world's largest furniture retailer IKEA is to open a new store in
Chengdu, the first in southwest China, before the end of this year, the
company has announced.
The store in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, about 2,200 km
southwest of Beijing, will cover a floor space of 30,000 square meters
and provide customers with more than 6,000 items, said Gillian Drakeford,
vice president of IKEA China.
There will also be a Swedish restaurant at the Chengdu store, sources
said.
The company entered the China market in 1998 and has now three stores in
Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou.
With 235 shops in 34 countries and regions, IKEA recorded a total global
turnover of 14.8 billion euros in 2005.
(For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates)
Most Popular Stories in 48 Hours
� Iron lady faces latest challenge
� Avoid becoming a 'World Cup Widow'
� Great Wall needs urgent protection
� China's oil imports rise 19 percent
� Copper price falls to new low
Today's Top News
� SCO 'committed to peace, prosperity'
� Shenzhen man bird flu confirmed
� 40 Air Force crash victims remembered
� High savings lead to trade surplus
� Cross-Straits charter flights expand
Top Biz News
� China to 'fine tune' monetary policy
� Central bank survey shows price rises prickle urbanites
� Semiconductor group set to join world council
� China's economy no cooling signs
� SAFE lifts forex quotas
Alibaba is the largest B2B marketplace in the world. Source model ship,
wooden puzzle, one-piece toilet, RC hovercraft, photo album, prom dress,
pocket bike, Vaginal Speculum, Samurai Sword, String Panty and PVC Pipe.
Chinese School
No comments:
Post a Comment