Sales at Ikea Ireland surge 16.5% amid surge in number of shoppers

Home furniture giant said strong performance was enabling it to lower prices

Visitors to Ikea's Ballymun's store increased by 4% to 3.2 million during the 2023 financial year. 

Sales at Ikea’s Irish operations surged 16.5% up to €252m during its latest financial year, with the company signalling it would start to lower prices following a drop in global transport and commodity prices.

The strong sales performance was reflected in the number of visitors to the Ballymun store growing 4% over the year to 3.2 million, as well as significant growth in the online business.