Georgiana Anca

Review of IKEA Romania

IKEA is a private company that sells home furnitur...

IKEA is a private company that sells home furniture. The company was founded in Sweden, but is owned by a Dutch foundation, controlled by the Kamprad family. Inter IKEA Systems B.V. is the owner and franchisor of the IKEA trademark. It is a Swedish company with offices in the Netherlands, Sweden and Belgium.

The IKEA trademark was registered in 1943 in Sweden. The capital letters of the IKEA name come from the initials of the founder's name: Ingvar Kamprad, the farm name where he grew up: Elmtaryd, and the name of the town where Ingvar Kamprad was born: Agunnaryd
Ikea store in Baneasa being the 253rd opened in the 35th country. The store has 441 employees and has a restaurant with 470 seats. The store covers an area of 26,000 m2 and has 1500 parking spaces. Until March 2010, the store in Romania was operated through a franchise system. The company that owned the IKEA store franchise in Romania was Moaro Trading S.R.L. In March 2010, IKEA acquired the operating rights and franchise of the store in Bucharest from the Puiu Popovici businessman.
The store is located in Baneasa Shopping Area