IKEA Romania will open its first store in Cluj-Napoca, but with a different format than other stores

IKEA Romania has confirmed that it will open its first store in Cluj-Napoca as part of the RIVUS urban regeneration project, developed on the former Carbochim industrial platform. The opening is estimated for financial year 2029, between September 2028 and August 2029.

The store will have a floor area of more than 17,000 square meters and will be IKEA’s fourth store in Romania. It will have a different format from the company’s traditional stores, adapted to the urban lifestyle and the needs of customers in the region. Most products will be available for immediate purchase and collection.

The Cluj-Napoca location is included in IKEA Romania’s three-year investment plan, worth approximately 130 million euros. From the budget allocated to expanding its network, the company will provide funding to open 10 new customer meeting points.

IKEA has expanded its presence in Cluj-Napoca since 2019, through a kitchen planning point, followed by an order collection point in 2021 and a planning and ordering studio opened in 2025.

RIVUS is a mixed-use project developed by IULIUS and Atterbury Europe, with an investment of more than 550 million euros, on an area of 14 hectares.