JOHOR BAHRU, 16 November 2017 – IKEA Malaysia today welcomed customers to its first store in Southern Malaysia and the biggest store in Southeast Asia, IKEA Tebrau. Spanning 502,815 square-feet (46,713 square-meters) with 54 Swedish inspired showrooms, this highly anticipated store commenced operation at 10am.
“After many months of preparation, we are excited to finally open our doors and present customers with the unique IKEA shopping experience many Malaysians have come to know and love. With this new store, we will strive to achieve our vision of creating a better everyday life for the many people in Johor and Southern Malaysia. With over 8,000 well-designed, quality and affordable Swedish home furnishings; delectable food at the IKEA Restaurant, Bistro and Swedish Food Market; and småland, a supervised play area for kids, we are certain that IKEA Tebrau will provide a great day out for the entire family,” said Mike King, Retail Director, IKEA Southeast Asia.
Prior to setting-up this store, IKEA conducted numerous home visits. Insights gathered from these visits provided better understanding the life at home of Johoreans. “We go to all extent to ensure our store, products and home furnishing inspirations appeals to local community. The home furnishing showcased at this store is well-suited for the local market and their increasingly urbanised lifestyle. With a team of over 300 co-workers, we are ready to serve more than 1.8 million customers residing within 60-minutes from the store and millions more beyond that,” said Annie Chandler, Store Manager of IKEA Tebrau.
Situated alongside other established outlets, IKEA Tebrau is now part of a vibrant retail destination, further boosting Tebrau as a great place to eat, shop and play. In addition to its home furnishing solutions, IKEA Tebrau will provide added services and offerings for the greater convenience of its customers. These include picking with delivery, assembly of furniture, home delivery, IKEA Gift Cards, 0% instalment payment plan, 100-day return policy, free WiFi and the ease of the IKEA Store App, to name a few.
To ensure greater accessibility to the store, IKEA Tebrau is equipped with an indoor and outdoor carpark, comprising of 1,771 parking bays in total. For a hassle-free journey to and from the store, customers can take a free shuttle from Larkin Sentral (in front of Selera Johor) and Kereta Api Tanah Melayu Berhad Muzium (beside Johor Bahru Sentral). In conjunction with the store’s opening, IKEA has also partnered with Grab. Customers can use the promo code ‘IKEATEBRAU17’ to enjoy a RM8 discount for two (2) Grab rides from 16 November – 31 December 2017. This promo code is valid for all Grab services in Johor Bahru.
Throughout the opening day and weekend, customers can enjoy various limited edition deals and in-store activities for the entire family such as face painting, balloon sculpture clowns and balloon giveaways, mascot appearances and more. The store is open from 10.00am – 10.00pm on Sunday – Thursday and 10.00am – 11.00pm on Friday – Saturday, public holidays (including eves) and replacement holidays which fall on Mondays. For more info on IKEA Tebrau, visit IKEA.my/Tebrau.
About IKEA
Home is the most important place in the world. A personal space and comforting spot where family and friends gather, where children learn and grow. A place where everyone is welcomed to just hang out daily. IKEA aims to help to create a better everyday life at home for the many people. Since its 1943 founding in Sweden, IKEA has offered a wide range of well-designed home furnishings and functional living solutions at prices so low that the many people can afford them. IKEA believes that showing responsibility for people and the environment is a condition for doing good business. This means that the IKEA low prices must not be at the expense of people or the environment – low price but not at any price. IKEA incorporates environmentally friendly efforts into its day-to-day business and continuously supports initiatives benefiting causes such as children and the environment. To date, there are more than 400 IKEA stores in 49 countries and counting, including 3 in Malaysia (IKEA Damansara, IKEA Cheras, IKEA Tebrau).
