All Ikea articles – Page 28
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Ikea to suspend further investment in Russia
Ikea is to suspend further investment in Russia, which experts believe is because of apparent corruption and bribery in the country.Ikea Russia director Per Kaufmann said: “Ikea wishes to invest in Russia to serve our customers and bring jobs and growth. Yet, as long as the principal issues being crucial ...
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NewsIkea makes redundancies as growth slows
Ikea has made 5,000 redundancies this year as it seeks to navigate through the toughest furniture market in memory.
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Ikea abandons India investment plans
Ikea has abandoned $1bn (£611.2m) investment plans for India due to the red tape that still exists for foreign retail entrants.The furniture giant had been considering launching in India but wanted to do so with full ownership, which the law does not allow foreign retailers to do.After the election of ...
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AnalysisThe retail awards no one wants to win
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, but even the best retailers get it wrong sometimes. Charlotte Hardie looks back at some of retail’s biggest strategic blunders and asks what we can learn from them
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NewsB&Q takes on Argos and Ikea with furniture launch
B&Q is to go head to head with Argos and Ikea by stocking sofas and other furniture for the first time.
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NewsIkea exercises caution as furniture market toughens
Ikea group president and chief executive Anders Dahlvig has offered some words of warning for retailers in the Western world.
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NewsIkea global chief says UK furniture worst hit
Ikea global president and chief executive Anders Dahlvig has described the UK furniture market as “the worst he’s ever seen it” and believes there is no other furniture market in the world suffering more.
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Ikea to expand in the Gulf
Furniture group Ikea plans to expand in the Gulf region with two stores in Oman and Qatar, in addition to adding new stores to its existing chain in Saudi Arabia. The retailer will also increase the space of its Abu Dhabi store from 9,685 to 21,530 sq ft, according to ...
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Survey reveals Ikea is world's most trusted retail brand
Ikea has come out on top in a survey of the world’s most trusted retail brands released at World Retail Congress today.
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Ikea hires new chief executive
Ikea has promoted Mikael Ohlsson to chief executive of the furniture and homewares giant. He will replace Anders Dahlvig, who has been at the helm for 10 years.Ohlsson, who has worked at Ikea for 30 years, will take up the position on September 1. At present he is regional manager ...
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Opinion
So what is a great retail brand?
Today sees the publication of a survey that purports to reveal “The Best Retail Brands”. Assembled by branding consultancy Interbrand, the top five European players, perhaps unsurprisingly, are H&M, Carrefour, Ikea, Tesco and Zara, in that order.
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Analysis
Talking shop: Improving internal communication in retail
Confusing and badly timed communications from head office are the last thing busy shopfloor staff need. Making sure such messages are effective is crucial to business success, says Liz Morrell
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AnalysisCustomer Service: Attention to e-tail
Retailers’ websites are increasingly offering consumers advice before they buy. But how good are retailers at replicating in-store product advice online? Joanna Perry finds out
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AnalysisIkea’s Martin Hansson: Part of the furniture
Aged only 33, Martin Hansson has been given control of Ikea’s UK business at the toughest time possible. But as he explains to Nicola Harrison, he sees the recession as a time of opportunity
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Opinion
Property comment: Recession? What recession?
You could be forgiven for thinking that there’s not much to be optimistic about in UK retail at the moment. But maybe the foreign retailers still flooding into the UK have seen something we haven’t?
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Ikea enters mobile phone market
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has joined retailers such as Asda and Tesco by offering a mobile phone service.
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Ikea picks internal candidate to replace Hogsted
Martin Hansson will replace Peter Hogsted as retail manager of Ikea UK after DIY giant Kingfisher poached him to head its international operations.
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Kingfisher poaches Ikea and DSGi bosses
DIY giant Kingfisher has poached Ikea’s UK chief executive, Peter Hogsted, to head its international division.
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Ikea products to feature in virtual reality game
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has taken its famous flat-pack products into the virtual world via a deal with publisher Electronic Arts to launch into its computer game The Sims 2 .
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Analysis
Finding light in dark times
Retail is getting tougher in the developed world and this year’s World Retail Congress discussed the challenges facing retailers. Tim Danaher and Katie Kilgallen report from Barcelona