All Ikea articles
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AnalysisWhy Asda, Ikea and Tesco are betting on a sustainable post-pandemic future
Over the last few months, a throng of retailers have made pledges and launched initiatives to become more sustainable. But is the middle of a global pandemic the right time to be making these bold claims?
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Analysis
Analysis: After the most unpredictable year ever, is the five-year strategy dead?
It’s difficult to know what’s going to happen next week, never mind next year. In this environment, can retail leaders work to five-year plans? Grace Bowden investigates.
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Analysis
Recovery 2021: How retailers can emerge stronger in the year ahead
As we race towards the end of the year and strategies for 2021 start to take shape, we take a look at how retailers can make easy wins and face the year ahead with confidence – themes that are central to RWRC’s Recovery 2021 masterclass
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News
Ikea to launch ‘Buy Back’ initiative for customers’ old furniture
Ikea has announced a new scheme in which it will buy back customers’ old or unwanted Ikea furniture.
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Deep dive
Deep dive: A Covid Christmas – how consumers will spend, shop and celebrate
Much like the rest of 2020, this Christmas will be like none in recent memory. With the country now in recession and the coronavirus pandemic still restricting many aspects of people’s lives, Retail Week asks how, where and on what shoppers are likely to spend this Golden Quarter, along with ...
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Ikea boss bets on store resurgence despite full-year sales dip
Ikea has reported a decline in full-year sales but group boss Jesper Brodin hailed the home and DIY retailer’s resilience and adaptability during the pandemic.
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Analysis
Obituary: Sir Terence Conran, the retailer who brought European flair to a grey Britain
From bringing the duvet to the UK to supporting the launch of Retail Week, British designer, retailer and restaurateur Sir Terence Conran changed the way people lived.
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Ikea strikes up partnership to drive circular economy ambitions
Ikea has partnered with sustainability charity The Ellen MacArthur Foundation in a bid to reduce product waste and ultimately become a circular business by 2030.
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Ikea to reopen 19 UK stores with lockdown shopping measures
Ikea has confirmed that it will reopen 19 of its stores in England and Northern Ireland in line with government guidance from June 1.
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UK furniture stores set to reopen for bank holiday trading
Furniture Village and DFS are both planning to reopen stores in time for the bank holiday weekend.
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Ikea acquires AR start-up to supercharge lockdown shopping experience
Ikea has acquired augmented reality (AR) start-up Geomagical Labs in a bid to drive shoppers to purchase more big-ticket items without needing to visit a store.
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Coronavirus: Ikea to close all UK stores tomorrow as ‘precautionary measure’
Homewares giant Ikea has announced it will close all its UK stores tomorrow as a “precautionary measure against the ongoing risk” posed to staff and customers by the coronavirus.
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Ikea launches Tmall trial in bid to woo Chinese consumer
Ikea has announced plans to start selling on a third-party marketplace for the first time through Chinese platform Tmall.
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Analysis
Data: The UK’s 15 most improved retailers for gender pay equality
Retail Week ranks the top-performing and most improved UK retailers for gender pay equality.
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News
Ikea to shut Coventry store with hundreds of jobs at risk
Ikea is set to shut its store in Coventry following “consistent losses” over the years due to changing customer shopping habits in the area.
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Analysis
How four retailers are driving a sustainable agenda
Ikea, Unilever, Adidas and Raylo are examples of retailers tackling the issues brought on by the globalisation of trade.
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Opinion
Opinion: Don’t drown your sorrows, there are lessons to learn from pubs
As another retailer collapses into administration, this time 140-year-old department store business Beales , perhaps store chains can learn lessons from another industry that has been through the mill.
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News
Ikea to open first UK city-centre store format
Ikea has unveiled plans to open a new smaller store concept as part of its plans to make the homeware giant more accessible.
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Analysis
Analysis: The biggest hires and fires of 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, Retail Week takes a look back at all the hires and fires that have made shockwaves in the retail sector this year.
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Analysis
Happy Christmas from retail – 12 gifts from retailers to society in 2019
It may have been a tough year for retail, but that didn’t stop the industry from playing its part as a good corporate citizen and helping those in need, from the homeless to refugees. These initiatives are just the tip of the iceberg of retail’s engagement with the wider community. ...
