A new IKEA in Nice Saint-Isidore, the first ‘blue box’ IKEA store, has opened its doors to customers.
The opening was symbolically marked with a ceremony in the presence of Walter Kadnar, CEO of IKEA France, Patrick Cazorla, Store Manager, Jesper Brodin, CEO of Ingka Group, H.E. Håkan Åkesson, Ambassador of Sweden in France and other dignitaries.
Conveniently connected to the rest of the city, the 36th IKEA store in France reflects the company’s ambition to become more convenient to its customers with an affordable and sustainable offer of products and services. In more than 24,000sq m the store has 51 inspirational room settings that reflect IKEA’s findings into how people on the French Riviera live and what are their main home furnishing needs. Advanced sustainability features were implemented during its construction, including locally planted species on the roof as well as solar panels that will produce 40 per cent of the store’s energy needs.
“We are very pleased to open our new store in France and bring our well-designed products that combine form, function, quality, sustainability, and low price to this part of France. This is an important step in our development in the French market, and we will continue bringing the world of physical and online retailing even closer,” said Patrick Cazorla, CEO of IKEA France.
