All Ikea articles – Page 12
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NewsRetail diary: Theo Paphitis’ super-human effort
Theo Paphitis’ super-human effort, Ikea’s barking mad new venture, and shopping centre landlord Hammerson’s marketing that has shoppers in a spin.
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OpinionOpinion: Fran Minogue on retail's reinvention
As retailers of different stripes and vintages seek to build greater levels of loyalty and customer engagement, two key trends are emerging: online to offline and the provision of services as well as products.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Tesco, DFS, ScS and Ikea
The Retail Week team discuss the biggest stories in the sector over the past week including positive results for Tesco and the rise of services.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Ikea buys TaskRabbit
Cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Ikea buying odd-jobs firm TaskRabbit.
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OpinionOpinion: Retailers must invest in what Amazon can’t do
Ever-speedy delivery, subscription models, an online video streaming service, voice-automated ordering and a sizeable grocery business in the shape of Whole Foods.
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NewsToday in retail: Ikea lays service foundations
Ikea has today followed a path well-trodden by the likes of John Lewis and Dixons Carphone by ramping up its services proposition.
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NewsIkea enters gig economy as it acquires TaskRabbit
Ikea has bought odd-jobs firm TaskRabbit, which sends workers to people’s homes to carry out chores such as assembling flat-pack furniture.
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VideoWatch: Ikea unboxes 20th UK superstore in Sheffield
This week, Swedish furniture giant Ikea cut the ribbon on its 20th UK store. Retail Week was among the first to look inside.
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NewsRetail diary: Ikea’s 30th and Co-op’s Para partnership
The perfume shop hits the road, Retail Week becomes part of the furniture at Ikea, and Co-op goes for gold.
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AnalysisHow does Tesco save £200m per year? Energy efficiency
Tesco set out its stall earlier this year when it committed to using 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
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OpinionKeynote: Generation rent and what it means for retail
In a world of millennials, boomerang children and generation rent, should retailers be doing more to meet the shopping needs of younger consumers?
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AnalysisAnalysis: Peak stuff? It’s leisure spend that’s vulnerable
Ikea reckons consumers have hit “peak stuff”. Next’s Lord Wolfson says there’s a “continuing trend towards spending on experiences”, and Dixons Carphone’s Seb James thinks “shoppers are now only grazing on ownership”.
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DataData: The 20 most trusted retailers in the UK
In a fiercely competitive retail market, understanding consumers, creating loyalty and gaining their trust has arguably never been more important.
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OpinionOpinion: Finding your company's purpose in retail
It’s difficult to miss the extraordinary number of books, research studies and conference speeches about ‘Purpose’ over the last few years.
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DataData: Top 15 retailers to work for in the UK
In the fiercely competitive retail industry, which businesses are a cut above the rest when it comes to attracting and retaining employees?
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NewsIkea teams up with Apple to launch AR shopping app
Ikea has partnered with Apple to launch a mobile app that enables shoppers to virtually try out furniture in their homes before buying it.
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NewsToday in retail: M&S leads with sustainability pledge
A proliferation of M&S headlines last month told of the retailer’s continued fashion woes and recent appointments.
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AnalysisInfographic: Mothercare's 'watershed moment' and more
The week in words and numbers, May 26, 2017: Mothercare boss Mark Newton-Jones on its full-years and Asda’s Sean Clarke remains optimistic despite falling sales.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Tesco and Ikea
Retail news round-up: Tesco set to discard 5p plastic bags and Ikea names new chief executive
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NewsBreakfast briefing: McColls, Ikea and more
Retail news round-up: McColls boss plans to buy Tesco’s One Stop chain; Ikea to move production to the UK; Terra Firma pays Wyevale's debt; and M&S revisits archives for new collection.