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IKEA Gwangmyeong store opens on December 18

A blue IKEA store building with a giant IKEA logo in yellow.
Corporate NewsReports and summaries, SustainabilityDecember 18, 2014Last edited: August 19, 2021

IKEA announced today that the IKEA Gwangmyeong store, first IKEA store in Korea.

The IKEA Gwang Myeong store will consist of 3 floors of parking and 2 floors of office and sales space (total sales area of 59,000㎡), featuring 65 showrooms and over 8,600 home furnishing products.

Located within the store, IKEA Restaurant offers healthy Swedish and Korean meals made from fresh ingredients at affordable price. Also at the store children can play at the playroom called ‘Småland’ while parents enjoy shopping. Småland operates from 10a.m. to 10p.m., and IKEA co-worker safely takes care of the children for 1 hour, free of charge.

With the aim to be one of the most sustainable stores in Korea, the store had invested over KRW 6 billion to sustainability solutions. The IKEA Gwangmyeong store installed 3,000 solar panels on the roof to generate electricity, and all of the lightings at the store use LED. Moreover, the store features heating system using geothermal energy and also installed free electric car charging stations.

The IKEA Gwang Myeong store is conveniently located near Gwang Myeong KTX Station, in Iljik-dong, Gwang Myeong, as well as three highways running to and from Seoul, providing great accessibility to customers living in Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi area. The operation hour is from 10a.m. to 10p.m.

Cecilia Johansson, Store Manager of the IKEA Gwangmyeong Store, said, “We are excited to finally greet Korean consumers at the store”, and added that “the IKEA Gwangmyeong store is full of products and ideas for everyone with different taste, individuality, and age, and we hope everyone who visits the store finds new home furnishing inspirations in a homey environment.”

IKEA, founded in 1943 in Sweden, is the world’s leading home furnishing company with more than 338 stores in 40 countries. IKEA offers everyday solution by a wide range of home furnishing products with good design and function at low prices so that as many people as possible will be able to afford them.