Ikea Readies Fall Orlando Opening

July 31, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on August 2007 Ikea of Conshohocken, Pa., announced Tuesday that it has named company veteran Michael la Cour as store manager of the location it is opening this fall in Orlando, Fla., which will be its 33rd store in the United States. A second store is opening this fall in the Broward County city of Sunrise and a third Florida store will open in Tampa in 2009.

A native of Denmark, la Cour was most recently working in Vietnam as the company’s deputy manager responsible for procuring Ikea product suppliers from throughout Southeast Asia. He joined Ikea seven years ago and led the purchasing of supplies for production of Ikea products in Indonesia for four years. He’s one of 350 workers hired for the Orlando store.

“Ikea recognizes the strong customer base for us in Central Florida, so I am pleased about the opportunity to provide these customers with a store of their own,” la Cour said.

There are more than 255 Ikea stores in 35 countries, and new stores are being planned in Brooklyn, N.Y., Charlotte, N.C., Somerville, Mass.; and West Chester, Ohio.