Ikea

Ikea was founded in 1943 and has been the world’s largest furniture retailer since 2008. It has a successful business model focused on offering stylish flat-pack furniture at affordable prices. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about Ikea and the home and DIY sector..

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Gallery
Inside Ikea’s first standalone London restaurant
2024-11-04T14:47:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Ikea has opened its first stand-alone London restaurant.
Analysis
Drowning in data? Learn from Tesco, The Very Group and more about how to connect, harness and scale up
2024-10-31T06:00:00+00:00Paid for post by Adverity
Retail businesses having one holistic view of all data was once seen as an unreachable holy grail. Not anymore. New technologies are enabling meaningful and scalable data strategies.
News
Ikea, Argos and John Lewis to benefit from a furniture sales boost this quarter
2024-10-25T14:02:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Some of the UK’s biggest furniture and floorcovering retailers are set to benefit this golden quarter as the market makes a return to growth, according to GlobalData.

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News

Ikea’s sales have taken a hit following its move to lower prices

2024-10-10T14:30:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Ikea’s move to draw shoppers in with lower prices has taken a toll on its revenues.

Interview

Q&A: Ingka Centres head of global development explains why all eyes are on India

2024-10-09T13:28:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

We spoke to Ingka Centres head of global development Sebastian Hylving to hear what’s planned for the Lykli Noida centre and why India is such an attractive market for businesses right now.

Sustainability strategy: Five ways retailers are minimising their environmental impact
2024-10-08T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Dunsby
Ikea is piloting ‘next generation’ lockers in a tie-up with Tesco
2024-09-12T15:09:00+01:00
Ikea exec says AI is ‘enhancing, not replacing’ creativity in its retail operations
2024-09-03T14:58:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Ikea is to trial a new resale website to meet the rise in second-hand furniture sales
2024-08-27T13:54:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora

Innovation round-up: Hologram training, reviving the metaverse, palm payments and more
2024-08-19T06:00:00+01:00By Lisa Byfield-Green
Ikea is opening 100 new click-and-collect points at Tesco stores
2024-07-23T06:32:00+01:00By Ritika Bhoora
Retail cabinet: What would government look like if retailers ran the country?
2024-07-03T15:47:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne, Hugh Radojev and George MacDonald
How Ikea, WHSmith and Decathlon are going green to win shopper spend
2024-07-02T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for nShift, By Rebecca Taylor

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