IKEA Tampa Bay Manager Selected
All sorts of IKEA Store News today! IKEA has selected Monica Valera as the store manager for the New IKEA Tampa Bay set to open Summer 2009.
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa., Dec 10, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today announced the appointment of Monica Varela as store manager for its future store on track to open Summer 2009 in Tampa, FL. It will be the Swedish company’s 3rd store and restaurant destination in Florida, 6th in the Southeast, and 37th in the United States. Until the 353,000-square-foot future IKEA Tampa opens in Summer 2009, customers can shop at existing Florida IKEA stores in Orlando and Sunrise or at www.IKEA-USA.com.
“We are very excited about opening a store in the Tampa Bay area, where there are many IKEA customers as well as others who may not know us yet but are anxious for us to open,” said IKEA North America president Pernille Lopez. “Monica’s retail store experience with IKEA, as well as her product life-cycle management expertise, has prepared her for managing this store in Tampa.”
