All Ikea articles – Page 29
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Analysis
Sofa, so good
After 21 years in the UK Ikea has come of age and its big blue boxes now an established part of the landscape. Charlotte Dennis-Jones charts the success of the biggest furniture retailer in the UK
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News
Ikea marks 21 years in UK
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is celebrating its 21st birthday in the UK this month with the launch of a coffee table book and marketing campaign.
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News
RWCO8: Hogsted relaunches attack on UK planning regime
Ikea mid-Europe manager Peter Hogsted has said the retailer faces less red tape in markets such as China and Russia than in the UK.
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Analysis
Rising through the ranks
Inspiring shopfloor workers to aim for store manager and beyond not only ensures you have a reserve of successors, it also keeps staff churn rates down. By Liz Morrell
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News
Ikea launches 90-day mattress policy
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has launched its 90-day Love It or Exchange It mattress policy today and exclusively revealed the bedroom antics of the UK population in a UK-wide survey.
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Opinion
If you can’t stand the heat, focus on kitchens
The furniture market is a tough place to be at the moment. Our Sale went well, the store remains busy and people are still buying – but not as much as we thought they would.
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Analysis
Shopfloor education
Training staff is a constant priority for retailers, but what about training customers? Katie Kilgallen looks at how educating shoppers to use your store effectively can bring big rewards
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Analysis
The only way is up
John Ryan gets an exclusive preview of Ikea’s first city centre store in Coventry
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News
Top retailers join environmental initiative
Retail giants Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea are among a raft of high-profile companies to join a new environmental initiative launched by the Mayor of London.
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News
Ikea rolls out staff schedule application to beat queues
Ikea has begun the roll-out of an employee scheduling application to match staffing levels to store trading patterns.
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AnalysisClose to home
It has been a challenging year for Ikea, but the company is confident its new ad campaign has captured the consumer mood. Amy Shields learns more from its UK head Peter Hogsted
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News
Ikea shrugs off planning woes with Yorkshire push
Ikea has bounced back from the setback of a second planning refusal for its Stockport store, and has lodged a new application for a 306,780 sq ft (28,500 sq m) store in Doncaster, South Yorkshire.
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News
Ikea challenge to UK stores
Habitat and MFI are closely monitoring the effects of the opening of IKEA’s first UK store.