Mayland multiplies

“The opening of our third Warsaw outlet forms part of our consistent development strategy for expanding our multi-channel sales in Poland. We are investing in the online sale of furniture, which will soon be available in selected markets, as well as new and existing stores. I believe that Ikea Wola will help us to realise our vision of improving many people’s everyday lives. By saying many, I mean our customers, employees, suppliers and local communities,” explains Anna Pawlak-Kuliga, the CEO of Ikea in Poland. The first Ikea in Warsaw opened in Ursynów in 1990 and was moved two years later to the centre of the city. In the next few years stores were opened in Janki (1993) and Targówek (2001). Ikea Wola is the first of its Polish stores leased from a developer unconnected with the group – Mayland Real Estate. “We are planning a thorough redevelopment and revitalisation of the 15-year-old shopping centre to adapt it to current customer expectations. We ha