The cuts represent around 3 per cent of Inter IKEA’s 27,500 employees.

Norway's Parliament voted to reverse Stavanger's parking standard requirements for a planned Ikea warehouse, allowing the retailer to construct 590 car parking spaces instead of the municipal limit of 183. The decision, backed by the Progress Party, Conservative Party, and Centre Party, mandates the government ensure the exemption takes effect by June 1st or negotiate a settlement with the municipality.