All Ikea articles – Page 3
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NewsIkea unveils plans for city store in Brighton’s Churchill Square
Ikea has bought Brighton’s main shopping centre and today unveiled plans to open a new mini Ikea store within it.
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NewsExclusive: eBay teams up with retailers to tackle furniture waste
eBay has launched the Circular Change Council alongside major retailers to promote circularity and reduce furniture waste.
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NewsIkea UK sales climb as it promises to reduce prices
Ikea has posted strong sales growth and promised to reduce prices in the next financial year.
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AnalysisInside Ikea’s innovation strategy: Stores, AI and supply chain
Retail Week and WRC’s Global Innovation Report explores how retailers across 18 markets – from Carrefour in France to Alibaba in China – are investing to future-proof their businesses. We take you inside Ikea’s plan of action.
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NewsOxford Street overhaul given the green light
Plans to overhaul Oxford Street with pocket parks, wider pavements and better crossings have been made official.
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AnalysisFrom source to sale: How retailers are making sense of sustainability
Climate change is accelerating and so are consumer’s environmental concerns. We explore how retailers are stepping up their eco-efforts with investments throughout the supply chain
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NewsIkea to trial car boot sale concept
Ikea is hosting a second-hand Sale in two of its store car parks this weekend to allow customers to buy and sell pre-loved home furnishings.
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NewsIkea Oxford Street store opening delayed by a year
Ikea’s debut on Oxford Street has been hit by delays as the retailer seeks to sustainably renovate the Grade II listed building formerly occupied by Topshop.
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Opinion‘John Lewis’ ambition to marry humans and AI is the retail holy grail’
John Lewis Partnership has become the latest retailer to focus on the potential of AI following a new tie-up with Google.
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AnalysisHow inflation has forced retailers to adapt their loyalty schemes
As inflation has run rampant and customer confidence plummets, retailers have increasingly turned to loyalty schemes to drive sales. Retail Week takes a look at how six retailers have adapted their programmes to appeal to cash-strapped customers
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NewsIkea boosts customer service with home improvement advice and AI
Home and furniture giant Ikea is training up its call centre workers to become interior design advisers, as artificial intelligence plays a crucial role in answering its customer enquiries, according to Reuters.
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NewsIkea Family loyalty scheme to be given a makeover
Ikea Family, the homeware giant’s loyalty scheme, is to be reinvented to offer shoppers more rewards and make them feel “more valued”.
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NewsIkea acquires software provider to speed up online orders
Ikea has bought US-based software brand Made4Net for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsIkea opens new distribution centre to power London expansion
Ikea has opened a new customer distribution centre to speed up home delivery in London and the South East as it continues expansion in the capital.
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InterviewInterview: Ikea boss Peter Jelkeby on his plans to ‘spice things up’ on Oxford Street
Ikea UK and Ireland chief executive Peter Jelkeby fizzes with excitement about the brand’s new city-centre digs.
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AnalysisStrategy spotlight: Five ways Ikea will drive long-term success in the UK
As the long-awaited Ikea store in Oxford Circus is set to open later this year, what can we expect from the Swedish retailer?
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NewsIkea to make ‘biggest ever’ investment in US expansion
Ikea owner Ingka Group is to make its biggest ever investment in stores and fulfilment in the United States.
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NewsIkea to spend £4.5m to supercharge electric vehicles fleet
Ikea is to invest £4.5m in one of the biggest electric vehicle infrastructure projects for last-mile fleets in the UK.
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GalleryStore gallery: Inside Ikea’s latest small-format store
At just 764 sq ft, the Ikea Plan & Order Point store in Stockport, Greater Manchester, is one of the smallest locations the home and furniture giant has opened in the UK.
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InterviewQ&A: Ikea exec talks new tech and how AR can transform the in-store experience
Ikea’s country marketing manager Helena Gouveia, along with immersive tech company Warpin CEO Emma Ridderstad and partner director Eva Kindlundh, speaks to Retail Week about the in-store augmented-reality partnership
