All Ikea articles – Page 12
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OpinionIkea boss: How stores can survive in a digital world
As Ikea starts construction of its 22nd UK store, country retail manager Gillian Drakeford says the future of the physical store will extend far beyond a transactional experience.
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DataData: Top 30 retailers in the UK, according to shoppers
Amazon has been knocked off the top spot of customers’ favourite places to shop by M&S’ food division, according to exclusive survey data from OC&C.
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DataData: Top 20 international retailers by UK sales
Aldi is the largest international retailer in the UK, ahead of Amazon and Lidl.
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NewsIkea sales grow as it hits 30-year UK anniversary
Ikea’s UK sales rose as the Swedish furniture and homewares retailer marked 30 years in Britain.
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OpinionOpinion: 'Online to offline' is a fleeting phenomenon
Pop-ups seem to be on the increase as we head toward the festive season, with empty units being occupied by online retailers looking to go physical.
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AnalysisIkea: Building the world’s biggest furniture retailer
As Ikea celebrates 30 years in the UK, Emily Hardy visits the furniture giant’s home in Sweden to dig into its past and uncover its future.
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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.