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Retail group Fourlis was hit by a ransomware attack last month, affecting the operations of the Group's companies in Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria and Romania, and in particular IKEA and Intersport.

According to a statement from the Group, the technical problem was noticed on November 27 and was found to be due to "malicious external action."

In a meeting at the Maximos Mansion on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Vasilis Fourlis, President of the Greek retailer Fourlis Group and Andrea Colzani, Inter IKEA Holding's Global Logistic Units Manager, announced Inter IKEA's decision to invest in Greece.

Ljubljana – Swedish furniture group Ikea opened its much-anticipated first store in Slovenia on Thursday. “Although this is not an opening we expected, we are grateful to be here today,” Sara Del Fabbro, the CEO at Ikea South East Europe, said at today’s inauguration event in Ljubljana’s BTC shopping district amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Ljubljana – The Swedish furniture group Ikea is set to open its first store in Slovenia in Ljubljana on Thursday. To ensure a safe shopping experience in Covid times and avert long queues in front of the store, Ikea has mandated advanced bookings for in-person shopping in the first weeks following the opening.

Ljubljana – The Swedish furniture group Ikea will be launching its online store for Slovenia on 25 February. If coronavirus restrictions will allow, its new brick-and-mortar store in Ljubljana will also open on the same day, the company said in a press release on Friday.

Popular Swedish furniture and houseware retailer IKEA is set to open an "urban concept store" in downtown Piraeus, following the success two years ago of a pop-up store opened in the Greek port city.

The commercial property market is bracing for recessionary phenomena in the coming months that will be reminiscent of the 2012-13 slump, as chains and stores are struggling to stay afloat.

IKEA is reaching out to Limassol fans and beyond, with a new Planning Studio location now open in the southern town.
A Planning Studio operated by IKEA is now open in Limassol's Kato Polemidia borough, offering local customers a place where they can access products and services and place orders with help from staff.

The French-headquartered furniture and homeware chain Leroy Merlin on Monday issued a statement following Sunday's attack on its premises in Maroussi, north of Athens, by members of the anarchist group Rouvikonas.

In the statement, the company expressed relief that "this violent attack did not leave any victims."

One IKEA store is opening its doors to more than just shoppers looking for a bargain. In Catania, Italy, IKEA is allowing stray dogs to come inside so they can stay warm during the winter — and the internet is loving it.