The exact date of the opening of the IKEA centre in Rugvica, east of Zagreb, is still not known as investors have not yet been issued a building permit, and as soon as the permit is issued, the construction of the centre will start and last 12 months, the regional director for this Swedish furniture chain in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Romania, Dragan Skalusevic, said in Zagreb on Monday.
Skalusevic, who was attending an international human resources management conference in the Croatian capital, said that IKEA was investing between 50 and 60 million euros in its store in Rugvica and planned to invest an additional EUR 200 million in an IKEA shopping centre.
The IKEA shop is to employ between 250 and 300 workers, while the shopping centre will provide jobs for approximately 2,000 people, he added.
