Furniture
Ikea starts a tailored interior design advice in Belgium. The price depends on the chosen package, starting at 29 euros for a one hour session.
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Ikea is raising its prices worldwide by 9 per cent on average. The Swedish furniture giant does not see any other possibility due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the supply chain and raw material prices.
A new campaign by the Swedish tourist board features... Ikea and some of the names for its iconic furniture. The company has named many of its classics after actual places in Sweden, and Visit Sweden is keen to get a piece of the pie.
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has been the victim of a cyber-attack, with hackers using internal phishing emails. No customer data was captured.
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has just opened its largest branch in the world in the Mall of Asia shopping centre near the Philippine capital Manila.
As part of its goal to become climate-positive and circular by 2030, Swedish furniture chain Ikea is working to eliminate the 10% of its packaging that still uses plastic.
Inter Ikea Group, the owner of the Swedish furniture brand, is going to raise its prices. The company saw profit fall last year due to higher transportation and raw material costs and expects supply issues to continue well into 2022.
Ikea has acquired the former Topshop store on London's well-known shopping street, Oxford Street. The plan is to open a new city store at the premises in the autumn of 2023.
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Some of the world's largest retailers and food producers (including Amazon, Ikea, Inditex and Unilever) are pledging to make their maritime shipping entirely emission-free by 2040.
The Swedish furniture giant is chartering additional ships, buying more shipping containers, putting more effort into rail transport and moving goods between warehouses to mitigate the effects of the global logistics crisis.
Ikea has seen its global sales rise by 6.6 % in the 2020-2021 broken financial year. There was a growth of 5.8 % on the Belgian market, but in the Dutch branch of the home furnishing chain suffered from the prolonged lockdown.
Furniture chain Ikea has given its Arlon branch a new look: at the crossroads between Belgium, France and Luxembourg, and in an area full of expatriates, the home furnishings store will offer an adapted range.
On 16 September, Ikea will host its first online festival comprising virtual events, home concerts and workshops. The home furnishing chain will also present its new collection for spring 2022.
Tired of persistent delays with deliveries, Ikea is taking matters into its own hands. The Swedish furniture giant will buy its own containers and charter its own ships, in order to no longer be dependent on others.
Ikea is trialling a project to recycle down and feather fillings in Belgium. The initiative fits within the broader sustainability strategy of the home furnishing chain.
The city centre store that Ikea had announced last year, has finally opened its doors in Vienna yesterday. The sustainable store has no car park and focuses on smaller items.
