All Ikea articles
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NewsIkea ramps up property team as it eyes shopping centre acquisitions
Swedish furniture giant Ikea is expanding its UK property team as it seeks to snap up lowly valued shopping centres to accelerate its urban expansion.
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Ikea to face back-tax bill following investigation
Ikea could be looking at an historic tax bill worth millions of euros following an investigation by the European Commission.
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Ikea set to launch UK app following ‘heavy investment’
Ikea has a host of new technologies in the pipeline to ensure it adapts to the “new global retail reality”.
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Ikea sales jump after focus on business transformation
Ingka Group, the owner of Ikea, has reported an increase in sales and hailed the success of its business transformation plan, which has seen it invest in new regions, home delivery networks and digital.
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Analysis
Interview: Making Ikea relevant for millennial shoppers
After an 11-year hiatus from the Swedish homewares retailer, Peter Jelkeby has returned to Ikea as its new UK and Ireland boss. He tells Retail Week his plan to make living affordable, sustainable and convenient for today’s shoppers.
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Retail 100 2019: Who are the ones to watch?
Retail Week recently unveiled its ranking of the most influential leaders of 2019 and shared the 16 new names it predicts will have the biggest impact in 2020.
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Ikea given green light to build affordable homes
Ikea will soon be able to build affordable housing in the UK after a local authority agreed to work with a housing developer co-owned by the retail giant.
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Opinion
Move of the Week: New Ikea boss joins a transforming retailer
It’s unusual for Ikea to hire a senior executive from outside the business. Not that you can truly count Peter Jelkeby as an outsider.
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Opinion
Opinion: Arcadia's woes are reminder of need to stay relevant
Fashion giant Arcadia’s struggle to secure its future is another reminder that in today’s hard-fought environment, retailers must battle more than ever to remain relevant.
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Ikea hires former Clas Ohlson boss to lead UK business
Ikea has appointed former Clas Ohlson chief executive Peter Jelkeby as its new UK and Ireland country retail manager.
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Analysis
Watch: A look back at retail’s most iconic adverts
With the news last week that Marks Spencer has revived its ‘this is not just food’ tagline, Retail Week looks at some of the most iconic retail adverts of all time.
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Opinion
Kingfisher's DIY SOS shows pitfalls of nailing global retail
International success is one of retail’s holy grails but despite notable wins, Kingfisher’s results today show it is one of the most elusive of prizes.
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Analysis
Where do retailers stand in the rental revolution?
Across many sectors, consumers are shunning buying in favour of renting products. Against this backdrop, where do retailers stand?
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Ikea eyes launch of digital furniture marketplace
Ikea is mulling the launch of an online marketplace to sell furniture from third-party competitors as part of its transformation plan.
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Opinion
The shift from buying to renting is revolutionising retail
Whenever I give talks on the store of the future, I always sum up with this line: the store won’t just be a place to transact but also to eat, play, work, discover, learn and borrow.
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Opinion: Successful shops must be about more than shopping
When John Lewis unveiled its Westfield London store last year, managing director Paula Nickolds described it as a place “to shop, do and learn”.
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Watch: Ikea opens doors to 'most sustainable store'
This week Ikea unveils its new Greenwich, London, branch, which it describes as its “most sustainable store”.
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Store gallery: Ikea's new-model big box – 'more than a store'
Homewares and furniture giant Ikea this week opens its first London big box in more than a decade, and a raft of innovations represents its strategy in action.
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Analysis
Retail resolutions 2019: Jo Whitfield, Javier Quiñones and more
As the new year nears, retail leaders share their resolutions for 2019 with Retail Week.
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Ikea expands city centre format with second London store
Ikea will open its second Planning Studio format store in Bromley as part of its strategy to expand its bricks-and-mortar presence in city centres.
