During one year of operation in Ukraine, IKEA has processed more than 148,000 orders in an online store and more than 8,000 orders in a bricks-and-mortar store in Kyiv, the press service of the company has told Interfax-Ukraine.
As reported in its press release, IKEA began entering the country’s market on May 14, 2020 with the launch of an online store. As of the end of April 2021, more than 2.528 million Ukrainians have already visited the company’s website.
The first bricks-and-mortar store of the urban format was opened on February 1, 2021 in Kyiv’s Blockbuster Mall. During the first months, it received over 397,000 visitors.
“I want to emphasize that the Ukrainian market is very important for IKEA. We strive to expand our activities on it, offering a wide range of functional products with attractive designs and prices for as many Ukrainians as possible,” the press service said, citing IKEA Market Leader in Ukraine Florian Mellet.
According to the press service, now IKEA in Ukraine offers about 5,000 affordable goods and solutions for home in all categories and styles of its assortment.
The most popular items in the online store are PARKLA storage boxes, SPRUTTIG hangers and ISTAD sealed bags. At the same time, SPRUTTIG hangers, OFTAST plates (white, 25 cm) and BERGENES bamboo stands for a mobile phone/tablet are most often bought in the IKEA bricks-and-mortar store.
In May 2020, the official launch of the IKEA online store in Ukraine took place in parallel with pick-up points in the Kyiv shopping centers Auchan Rive Gauche and Metro Cash & Carry. In December 2020, the third pick-up point was opened at the Lavina Mall.
The Kyiv office of Baker McKenzie provided legal support for the opening of an IKEA bricks-and-mortar store in Kyiv.
