All Ikea articles – Page 26
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NewsIndian foreign investment proposals put on hold
Plans to allow foreign investment from global retailers including Tesco, Carrefour and Walmart in India are on ice as the government looks to find a “consensus”.
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NewsIkea price cuts power market share advance
Swedish furniture giant invests in online and store revamps as it ‘prepares for uplift’ in market.
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AnalysisIndia’s historic reforms will draw international players
The Indian cabinet has passed the bill on foreign direct investment (FDI) and agreed to allow 51% holdings in multi-brand and 100% in single-brand retail, making it one of the biggest economic reforms in the country’s history.
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OpinionLook hard enough, and retail’s glass is half full
The Chancellor’s Autumn Statement will have prompted a brief sigh of relief from retailers.
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Ikea plans fourth Russian store
Home furnishings retailer Ikea aims to at least double its store count in Moscow. The retailer is understood to be planning a fourth store that would be its largest in Russia to date. The project involves a 50-hectare shopping centre located in Mytishchi, just north of Moscow, and will be ...
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Ikea reveals sales increase
Ikea has revealed that sales rose 6.9% in the year ended August 31, 2011 to reach nearly E25bn (£21.7bn). Over the year, the retailer cut prices and added stores to drive sales. The weak economy meant customers switched to smaller ticket items. Chief executive Mikael Ohlsson confirmed the company’s interest ...
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NewsIkea Foundation donates $62m to East Africa relief effort
The Ikea Foundation has donated $62m (£38m) towards the relief effort in East Africa.
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AnalysisThe new advertising landscape
Cannes Lions has crowned Ikea advertiser of the year - the first retailer to win the accolade. But what makes a great advertiser? Rebecca Thomson discovers a new dawn for retail advertising
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NewsIkea group profits rise 6%
Furniture giant Ikea has revealed full year net profit growth of 6.1% to €2.7bn.
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NewsHabitat enters into fitted kitchen market
Furniture chain Habitat is to begin selling fitted kitchens as it seeks to cash in on the surge in sales in the big-ticket category.
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Ikea United Arab Emirates flagship to open in 2012
Ikea’s United Arab Emirates flagship at Yas Marina is set to open in February 2012 and management expects to welcome 1.3 million visitors in the first year, it has been reported. The 355,220 sq ft store is more than three times the size of the Abu Dhabi Marina Mall store ...
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AnalysisMultichannel Now
Based on exhaustive interviews with many of the biggest names in UK retailing, Retail Week’s groundbreaking report Multichannel Now is the definitive guide to multichannel in the UK. Here, in an extract from the introduction to the report, its author Joanna Perry sums up the challenges the multichannel world is ...
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NewsIkea slashes prices in chase for market share
Furniture giant Ikea UK & Ireland is to focus on growing turnover and market share at the expense of profits as it navigates its way through a challenging big-ticket market.
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NewsIkea UK & Ireland full year sales edge up 1%
Furniture giant Ikea UK & Ireland experienced a 1% rise in like-for-likes in the year to August 31 as the retailer grew its share in a difficult big ticket market.
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AnalysisA world of international retail opportunities
Emerging markets globally have retail potential, but could any be the new China? By Tim Danaher
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Ikea aims to double stores in China
Ikea has said it aims to more than double the number of stores in China to 18 by 2015, from the current eight. As part of this plan, shopping centre construction company Inter IKEA Centre Group is to open its third mall in China, in Wuhan, Hubei province. IKEA China ...
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Ikea to enter South Korea
Ikea Group president and chief executive Mikael Ohlsson has reiterated comments made on a recent trip to Delhi that the retailer is preparing for market entry into South Korea. He has also confirmed the retailer’s plans to enter the Croatia and Serbian markets in the next few years.
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Opinion
Should customers serve themselves?
The debate over self-checkout and self-scanning is not new, with proponents arguing the technology creates a convenient and efficient experience for shoppers, while critics assert that the solution is just a means of eradicating jobs and a wasted opportunity for retailers to enjoy personal interaction with consumers.
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AnalysisSlow road to South Korea will help Ikea’s prospects
Ikea has reported that group sales for the year ended August 31, 2010, rocketed 7.7% to €23.1bn (£19.2bn).