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IKEA Korea: how its people are moving

IKEA's Korean subsidiary, selling furniture and household goods in stores and online.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, IKEA Korea had 1,593 members in Aug 2026, down 8 (−0.5%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 250 people joined and 252 left.

Growth8/ 25−0.5%
Size4/ 251,593 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)17/ 2516%

Rank among 25 companies in Living, highest first on all three (turnover: people who left over 10 months ÷ current team).

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

1,593 people

10-month change: −8 (−0.5%)

Joined	250 people
Left	252 people

As of Aug 2026 · head office plus plants and branches of the same company · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (Korea's public data portal)

ROLES IT WILL LOOK FOR

Category merchandiser (MD) →At a retailer, this role owns the products and suppliers of one category (fresh food, fashion, appliances and so on) and is accountable for its sales and profit.
Home and living product planner →This role decides the size, materials and price of furniture and appliances. It connects design, development, production and sales channels.

Banseog note

IKEA Korea — stepping out of its big stores and into city centres ↓

Outside Korea

IKEA Korea is the Korean company of a Swedish brand.

Only presence confirmed on a public page is listed, with its source and month; a market that is not listed may still be served.

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

IKEA Korea — stepping out of its big stores and into city centres

Where it stands now

Channel restructuring — widening touchpoints from large suburban stores to city-centre stores and online

Sales for fiscal year 2025 (September 2024 to August 2025) were KRW 639.3 billion, up 2.2% from a year earlier, and operating profit was KRW 10.9 billion. Online and offline visitors numbered about 62 million (+7.2%).

Online sales grew from around KRW 5 billion in 2019 to close to KRW 200 billion.

According to Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, the company had 1,593 people on the pension register in August 2026, 8 (0.5%) fewer than in October 2025, almost the same level. Over that period 250 people joined and 252 left.

Three decisions within a year

City-centre store openings: it opened in turn at Lotte Mall Gwangju in November 2025, Hyundai Premium Outlet Songdo on July 23, 2026 (about 600 m²) and the 8th floor of Shinsegae Department Store Daegu on September 17 (about 1,000 m², about 900 items), and plans to widen city-centre stores as far as Daejeon by 2027. The Daegu store hired about 20 new staff together with the local employment centre.
Revamped delivery and pickup: in April 2026 it launched 'arrives tomorrow' delivery for small furniture, in-store pickup for online and phone orders, and a service that lets customers choose delivery time and cost.
Wider interior design services: each city-centre store has interior consultation, and it is gradually widening 60-minute free consultations, a home styling service (KRW 80,000 for members) and custom kitchen remodelling through partner firms.

Three people it will look for

City-centre store opening and operations manager — within a year it has opened small stores one after another in Gwangju, Songdo and Daegu, with Daejeon next
E-commerce and last-mile logistics — online sales are approaching KRW 200 billion and 'arrives tomorrow' delivery has begun
Interior designer and kitchen remodelling project manager — consultation and remodelling services must be widened store by store

For HR

Store operations and last-mile logistics staff are people that large retailers, living and furniture companies and e-commerce companies are all looking for. It is best to secure regional store leaders ahead of the next city-centre openings, such as Daejeon.

For job seekers

Experience opening small stores inside shopping malls or department stores, and experience in furniture delivery and installation or interior consultation, are worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: E-Today 2026-04-20 (fiscal 2025 results, visitors, online sales), Newsis 2026-04-20 ('arrives tomorrow' delivery, interior services), Aju Business Daily 2026-04-20 (Lotte Mall Gwangju, pickup), Herald Business 2026-07-25 (Songdo store), EBN 2026-09-17 (Daegu store and hiring), Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data (headcount). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

IKEA Korea: frequently asked questions

What does IKEA Korea do?

IKEA's Korean subsidiary, selling furniture and household goods in stores and online.

How many people work at IKEA Korea?

1,593 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −8 (−0.5%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does IKEA Korea stand now?

Channel restructuring — widening touchpoints from large suburban stores to city-centre stores and online. Store operations and last-mile logistics staff are people that large retailers, living and furniture companies and e-commerce companies are all looking for. It is best to secure regional store leaders ahead of the next city-centre openings, such as Daejeon.

Which roles will IKEA Korea look for?

Roles such as Category merchandiser (MD), Home and living product planner. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

How can we hire people like IKEA Korea's in Korea?

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Outside Korea

IKEA Korea — stepping out of its big stores and into city centres

IKEA Korea: frequently asked questions

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