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IKEA returned after 25 years and officially opened its first store on August 10, 2017. [45] It was followed in 2022 by a 40,000 square metres (430,000 square feet) retail park in Belgrade, in addition to its store in Bubanj Potok. IKEA plans a second store in the Niš. [46] In Belgrade is the regional office for former Yugoslavia and Romania. 26
Criticism of IKEA. Global furniture and homeware retailer IKEA has been criticized for various issues, including their raw material sourcing, the size of their stores, the impact of their stores on local communities, legal violations, and unfair or discriminatory business practices, among others.
Inter IKEA Systems B.V., [ 6 ][ 7 ] trading as IKEA (/ aɪˈkiːə / eye-KEE-ə, Swedish: [ɪˈkêːa]), is a Swedish multinational conglomerate that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, kitchen appliances, decoration, home accessories, and various other goods and home services.
The forest industry in Romania is dominated by a “timber mafia” or a “forest mafia.”. Half of all Romanian timber is illegally harvested. [ 1] Those who cross the timber mafia or attempt to enforce Romania's forest laws are targeted for retribution. [ 6][ 2]
The first diplomatic agent to Romania, Eugene Schuyler, was appointed in 1880 and subsequently reaccredited when Romania was declared a kingdom in 1881. [1] The diplomatic ties were severed in 1941 during World War II and relations were reestablished in 1947. [1] [2] The U.S. Legation in Bucharest was raised to Embassy status on June 1, 1964.
The group's Ingka Centres division has developed several shopping centres in which IKEA is the anchor tenant, including the MEGA malls in Russia. Beginning in 2020, the division has acquired existing complexes which will be renovated to include urban IKEA locations, including Kings Mall in London, 6x6 in San Francisco, and the retail podium of the Aura condominium towers in Toronto.
t. e. The Department of State Security (Romanian: Departamentul Securității Statului), commonly known as the Securitate (pronounced [sekuriˈtate], lit. "Security"), was the secret police agency of the Socialist Republic of Romania. It was founded on 30 August 1948 from the Siguranța with help and direction from the Soviet MGB.
The concept of modern, big and self-service store came to Romania in mid-1990s. Since mid-2000s, there has been a strong growth in the number of supermarkets in the country, particularly in Bucharest and other main urban areas. Almost all supermarkets are owned by multinational companies. This is a list of major retailers in Romania in 2022. [1]