A new 'little Ikea' store is set to open in Coventry city centre. CoventryLive understands that Danish-founded firm Søstrene Grene is set to open its first branch in the city - in the Lower Precinct.
The firm, which has more than 21 stores across the country including in nearby Leamington which opened in 2023, is believed to be setting up in one of the four units set-up following the closure of the next branch in the shopping area.
It has already been announced that one of the four units will soon be home to The Fragrance Shop. Now it appears that the firm, which has been dubbed as 'little Ikea' as it sells homeware and furniture designed in minimalist style, is set to be the next to set up home.
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Jobs are currently being advertised for the new Søstrene Grene branch The position of 'Assistant Store Manager - Coventry' has been posted on the company's website.
On the job advertisement it lists the location of the store as 'Lower Precinct, CV1 1NQ'. The job description reads: "Do you love retail and customer service, and have strong supervisory experience of at least 2 years in a fast-paced retail store? Would you like to take on more responsibility and are ready for the next step in management?
"Søstrene Grene is looking for you as an Assistant Store Manager to support the Store Manager in our wonderful new store in Coventry! This is an exciting and varied job in a beautiful ambience and dynamic environment."
More details about the job can be found online here
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