Johor Bahru, 15 September 2016 – IKEA laid the foundation for its first store outside the Klang Valley today at a cement-pouring ceremony with co-workers, business friends, government officials and community leaders gathered at the site for IKEA Tebrau.
The ceremony was officiated by Yang Berbahagia Datuk Ismail Bin Ibrahim, Chief Executive of Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), on behalf of Yang Amat Berhormat Dato Mohamed Khaled Bin Nardin, Chief Minister of Johor.
Located at Jalan Desa Tebrau in Johor Bahru, the store is scheduled to open at the end of 2017 and will span 46,713 square meters.
“Our vision is to create a better everyday life for the many people, so we are really excited to be building our first IKEA store in Southern Malaysia,” said Christian Rojkjaer, Managing Director of IKEA Southern Asia.
“With the excitement that we have already seen in JB, I can’t wait to open the doors of IKEA Tebrau. More than 1.8 million people live within a 60-minute drive of this site and we hope to serve millions more from the state of Johor – and beyond!”
IKEA offers well-designed, Swedish home furnishing at prices as low as many people as possible can afford them. The store in Johor will include all the features IKEA customers have come to love: home furnishing inspiration in an expansive showroom, thousands of flat-packed products ready to take home the same day, a supervised playground for the children and, of course, Swedish meatballs.
Johoreans can also look forward to the ideas that enable them live a more sustainable life at home, ranging from LED light bulbs and efficient taps to food savers and recycling solutions.
Mr. Rojkjaer revealed that the project plain in Johor includes a shopping centre that will be anchored by the IKEA store. “Together, our shopping centre and IKEA will help make Tebrau a fantastic retail destination, welcoming the many people to shop, dine and play.”
Address: Lot 102078, Jalan Desa Tebrau, Taman Desa Tebrau, 81100 Johor Bahru
Opening Time: The end of 2017
Investment Amount: 500 000 000 9 12 Million Ringgit
The primary markets: Distance of IKEA Tebrau area is 60-minute drive away
