All Ikea articles – Page 8
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NewsIkea could axe 350 UK jobs in global restructure
Ikea has revealed plans to axe 350 UK jobs as part of a global restructure as it bids to cater for a changing customer profile.
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OpinionOpinion: Rapid change must be catalyst for innovation
Starting a new role always comes with lots of firsts. Just over six months into my position as Ikea UK and Ireland country retail manager and it’s been a long list of personal firsts as I look to build on the successes of my predecessor Gillian Drakeford.
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NewsIkea UK sales buoyed by store openings and digital growth
Ikea has posted an increase in UK sales but insisted that the business would continue to evolve amid “a challenging retail and economic environment”.
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OpinionSingle category or catch-all store – which is better?
Ikea’s new Planning Studio, mainly for kitchen browsers, is a thing of beauty, but are other shoppers being short-changed in the retailer’s rush to please the urban elite?
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VideoWatch: Ikea unveils city centre format in strategic shift
Ikea has launched its first new-format city centre store on London’s Tottenham Court Road.
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Retail VoiceEcosystems present new growth opportunity for retailers
At a time when retailers are struggling to maintain relevance with customers, could ecosystems be the answer?
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OpinionThinking smaller is the secret of big-ticket retailing
Habitat has just opened a standalone store in the extension to the Westfield shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush, its first such branch in a decade.
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AnalysisWatch: The best examples of AR in retail
We look at the best examples of augmented reality bringing retail to life for shoppers.
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Retail VoiceCombat online generalists with services and specialism
In order to meet the increasing expectations of consumers, retailers must embrace the services revolution.
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VideoThe Retail Week: What Ikea's store U-turn means for retail
This week we learnt Ikea is moving into the high street and Hammerson is moving out of retail parks. The team discuss what is motivating these strategies, what they say about shopping habits and if the new approaches will pay off.
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OpinionOpinion: Why Ikea is heading to the high street
The high street dead? Ikea doesn’t think so.
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NewsIkea to open on Tottenham Court Road in city centre push
Ikea will open a new store on London’s Tottenham Court Road as part of a global city centre strategy.
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AnalysisAnalysis: What is retail's next big tech shift?
We ask speakers from Retail Week and World Retail Congress’s Tech. event to pick the technology that will have the biggest impact on retail over the next three years
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OpinionOpinion: Improving is not winning in retail
The roll call of failed or struggling retailers is growing: Toys R Us, Maplin, Poundworld, Carpetright, Mothercare, House of Fraser.
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NewsIkea pledges to remove all single-use plastic by 2020
Ikea has revealed plans to ditch all single-use plastic products in the next two years as concerns grow over the impact of plastic pollution on the environment.
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NewsDunelm warns on profits as like-for-likes slide
Dunelm has issued a profit warning after experiencing “trading conditions materially more challenging than expected”.
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NewsIkea pulls out of Preston store as profits nosedive
Ikea has parked plans for a superstore in Preston and reported plunging full-year profits.
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AnalysisMove of the week: Ikea makes Quiñones UK and Ireland boss
Ikea’s appointment of Javier Quiñones as its new country retail manager for the UK and Ireland counts as one of the least surprising moves of the year in my book.
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AnalysisAnalysis: End of the line nears for retail queues
As long as retail has existed, so have queues. But technology is trying to put an end to the wait.
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NewsIkea names Quiñones as new UK boss to replace Drakeford
Ikea has named a new UK and Ireland boss as Gillian Drakeford prepares to move into its worldwide franchise business.