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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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News
JD Sports names ex-Ikea CEO as new chair
2026-08-07T06:26:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
JD Sports has appointed former Ikea Group CEO Peter Agnefjäll as its new chair, effective September 1.
Interview
Ingka Centres’ Sebastian Hylving on how our thirst for fun will change the retail landscape
2026-07-23T05:30:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Sebastian Hylving, chief executive of Ingka Centres, speaks to Retail Week about what he thinks one of the most important considerations for the industry is right now: play.
Data
Ranking: The Top 10 UK retailers for customer satisfaction
2026-07-09T06:48:00+01:00By George Arnett
John Lewis was the highest-rated retailer for customer satisfaction in the July edition of a long-running barometer published by the Institute of Customer Service, but retailers are now rated lower than banks on average

More on Ikea

Ranking: the UK retailers that consumers think offer the best value for money

2026-06-17T23:01:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Thanks to data shared with Retail Week by OC&C, we can reveal the 150 UK retailers that Brits think offer the best value.

Primark appoints former Ikea parent group exec as new chief financial officer

2026-06-11T06:31:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Primark has appointed Lucy Slinger, formerly of Ikea’s parent company Ingka Group, as its new chief financial officer.

‘When it comes to buying anything more than basics, we’d rather speak to a human than a bot’
2026-06-02T05:30:00+01:00By Maureen Hinton
What is going on with Oxford Street pedestrianisation?
2026-05-31T23:01:00+01:00By George Arnett
Partnership update: Asos taps into ChatGPT, Ikea fights crime with new collaboration, and more
2026-05-26T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Fun leaderboard: the 80 ‘most fun’ retailers, according to consumers
2026-04-30T10:16:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Ikea welcomes Decathlon to Croydon store
2026-04-27T11:48:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Fewer retailers paying above the minimum wage than last year
2026-04-22T10:42:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Ikea UK and Ireland announces new boss
2026-04-13T11:09:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Argos tops new ranking of retailers’ digital capabilities
2026-03-03T10:00:00+00:00By George Arnett

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