“The pandemic put us in a situation for which, I think, none of us were prepared (…). We went from an essentially offline activity to an online activity in two weeks “, says a representative of the group, Ulrika Biesèrt.
“Our employees are heroes who have reoriented our company, to try to serve the customer in the best way,” she says.
Ingka operates in 32 markets worldwide and has 170,000 employees.
The first is to be distributed in all Ingka markets and to all employees “employed on August 31, 2021 and still in office on the date of payment, in January 2022,” the group announced.
The global distribution depends on the level of salary in each of the markets.
This premium is added to an annual premium depending on the performance of the company.
Ingka – which accounts for about 90% of the giant’s turnover – has withstood the effects of the covid-19 crisis well, despite a drop in profit in the September 2019 to August 2020 financial year.
The negative impact of store closures and restrictions was largely offset by additional consumer spending on housing, as the new coronavirus forced more time at home, according to Ingka.
In the budget year September 2020-August 2021, the group announced, in mid-October, a 6.3% increase in turnover, following a strong increase in online commerce.
In the last year, the franchise states that it has “found an increase in demand for work furniture, outdoor furniture and storage solutions.”
This development is a direct consequence of the covid-19 pandemic and the rise in domestic work.
Ingka, which is due to publish more detailed results on November 30, expects shortages due to supply problems by 2022.
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