Ikea

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
Ikea unveils price-cutting offensive to ‘stand with customers’
2026-09-01T10:46:00+01:00By George MacDonald
Home and furniture powerhouse Ikea has unveiled a £54m round of price reductions on some of its most popular products, such as the Billy bookcase.
Opinion
‘It’s time for retailers to focus on their £300bn services blind spot’
2026-08-20T05:30:00+01:00By Matt Coode
Retail has been defining its market far too narrowly, allowing vast customer need to be monetised by somebody else, argues OC&C’s Matt Coode
News
Ikea to launch pre-loved peer-to-peer marketplace in the UK
2026-08-18T14:07:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Ikea is set to launch its secondhand peer-to-peer marketplace in the UK, where customers can buy and sell their unwanted furniture to each other.

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Interview

Ikea UK boss David McCabe on leadership, affordability, and the future of retail

2026-08-17T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

When David McCabe started his first shift at Lakeside as a youngster in 1996, he didn’t have boardroom aspirations. He’s now taking on the CEO assignment in a fourth country.

News

New Ikea CEO pledges fresh round of price cuts

2026-08-17T06:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Ikea is set to embark on a significant price-lowering initiative over the next year in order to make its products more affordable, Retail Week can reveal

JD Sports names ex-Ikea CEO as new chair
2026-08-07T06:26:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
Ingka Centres’ Sebastian Hylving on how our thirst for fun will change the retail landscape
2026-07-23T05:30:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne
Ranking: The Top 10 UK retailers for customer satisfaction
2026-07-09T06:48:00+01:00By George Arnett
Ranking: the UK retailers that consumers think offer the best value for money
2026-06-17T23:01:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

Primark appoints former Ikea parent group exec as new chief financial officer
2026-06-11T06:31:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
‘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

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