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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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Data
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.
News
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.
Opinion
‘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
Even ChatGPT doesn’t offer anything beyond the prompt, making it hard to find the new, inspirational products that one discovers when browsing a physical store, observes Maureen Hinton

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Analysis

What is going on with Oxford Street pedestrianisation?

2026-05-31T23:01:00+01:00By George Arnett

Earlier this month, it seemed like the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street could be under threat after the Conservatives, who promised a legal challenge as part of their local election campaign in Westminster, retook the council from Labour

Analysis

Partnership update: Asos taps into ChatGPT, Ikea fights crime with new collaboration, and more

2026-05-26T06:00:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

Welcome to the Solutions Spotlight partnership update: Retail Week’s round-up of the latest innovative technology and supply chain tie-ups in retail

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
Decathlon to open store inside Ikea
2026-02-24T11:29:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne
M&S rides out cyber impact to top ‘best brands’ survey
2026-01-29T12:32:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Ranking: the retailers with the happiest workforces in the UK
2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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