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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
Retailer payments back up and running after Cloudflare outage
2025-11-19T07:30:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Retailers affected by the Cloudflare outage are now reported to be back up and running following payment and checkout issues.
News
Ikea sees sales decrease in UK, citing weak economy
2025-10-16T06:34:00+01:00By George Arnett
The furniture retailer announced retail sales of £2.25bn in its 2025 financial year, which runs to August, down by 2.1% on the year before.
Analysis
What have retailers been saying about tariffs ahead of the golden quarter?
2025-10-01T14:37:00+01:00By George Arnett
Retailers selling into the US are definitely feeling the effects, but some are being specific about what they think the impact might be

More on Ikea

Ikea debuts ‘Life at Home’ services offer to help shoppers move house

2025-09-29T13:11:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Ikea UK has launched a services offer that will allow shoppers to access help with moving house, finding new energy suppliers and options for home finance.

Ikea UK&I CEO exits to lead Germany

2025-09-23T14:56:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Ikea UK and Ireland chief executive Peter Jelkeby is to step down from the role to lead the furniture giant’s business in Germany.

Trimming fat or cutting muscle? How retailers can preserve their brand story in an era of cost-cutting
2025-09-15T06:15:00+01:00By Megan Tatum
Store tour: Exploring Ikea’s latest opening with UK boss Peter Jelkeby
2025-08-14T14:19:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
JD.com partners with Ikea China to launch flagship store
2025-08-04T14:33:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
In pictures: Ikea opens first compact retail park store in former Homebase
2025-07-24T13:11:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Ikea and Ocado cut working from home days as return-to-office wave continues
2025-06-24T14:27:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne and Hugh Radojev
Data: Six retailers that can afford to raise prices – and four that can’t
2025-06-20T05:30:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Oxford Street pedestrianisation to go ahead
2025-06-17T05:53:00+01:00By George Arnett
Drag queens and meatballs: First look inside Ikea’s Oxford Street store
2025-04-29T23:01:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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