IKEA to invest 90 million euros in first store in Slovenia

The store will employ about 300 people, said Vladislav Lalic, IKEA’s director for real estate and development in Southeast Europe.

He said IKEA already chose nine construction firms that will build the new store in the capital Ljubljana. According to media reports, the store is expected to open in 2019.

IKEA, which is one of the largest global furniture retailers, operates stores in neighboring Italy, Austria, Hungary and Croatia.