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'Ito oh!' Check out this new e-commerce platform for furniture, home decor

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 24 10:12 AM

A eureka moment in an empty apartment in Los Angeles gave birth to the Philippines' newest e-commerce platform for furniture and home decor. Read more »

PH 'would be first' in Southeast Asia to reach 100k first day sign-up goal: IKEA

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 12:42 PM

No country in Southeast Asia has reached the goal of 100,000 sign-ups in 24 hours for the IKEA Family Club while IKEA Philippines's website achieved that in terms of site visits within the first minute alone, its official said Wednesday. Read more »

67th store of home retail giant opens in Isabela

Wilcon Depot
Posted at Jul 05 04:59 PM

Wilcon Depot opened its 67th store in the province of Isabela to fulfill its store expansion campaign #FlyHighTo100. Read more »

Home improvement, building needs store opens in Ormoc

Wilcon Depot
Posted at Jun 18 08:01 AM

WIlcon Depot opened its second branch in Leyte to cater to the home improvement and building needs of the Ormoconans. Read more »

IKEA fined $1.2 million for spying on French employees

Caroline Pailliez, Reuters
Updated as of Jun 15 06:10 PM

A French court on Tuesday ordered IKEA to pay a 1 million euro ($1.21 million) fine for spying on its French staff, after the world's biggest furniture retailer was found guilty of improperly gathering and storing data on its employees.   Read more »

Ikea France goes on trial for spying on staff

Ornella Lamberti, Clara Wright, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 22 08:56 AM

The French branch of Swedish retailing giant Ikea goes on trial Monday accused of running an elaborate system to spy on staff and job applicants using private detectives and police officers. Read more »

In the Kenneth Cobonpue enterprise, she's the force behind the vision

Clint Holton Potestas
Updated as of Mar 08 04:46 PM

“He is a risk taker, and he wants things done now, immediately,” she says of Kenneth. “She is the wind beneath my wings,” he says of her.      Read more »

LOOK: ‘Iconic’ IKEA logo now up at flagship store in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 24 01:19 PM

Filipinos can now have a glimpse of the iconic IKEA logo at the Philippine flagship store in Pasay City.   Read more »

Will IKEA sell Philippine-made products? There is ‘potential,' official says

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 19 11:24 AM

Philippine-made items such as beads and bamboo products have "potential" to be sold at IKEA stores, the Swedish furniture-maker's Southeast Asia development manager Georg Platzer said Friday. Read more »

IKEA Philippines on track to open in 3rd or 4th quarter: official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 16 04:35 PM

The construction of the anticipated Philippine outlet of Swedish furniture-maker Ikea is "going according to plan" despite the COVID-19, its official said Tuesday.  Read more »

Furniture shop sa Isabela nasunog dahil sa upos ng sigarilyo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 03:46 PM

Nasunog ang isang furniture shop sa bayan ng San Mariano, Isabela gabi ng Sabado dahil sa itinapong upos ng sigarilyo, ayon sa Bureau of Fire Protection. Read more »

Collector spotlight: What Kenneth Cobonpue looks for in the vintage cars he collects

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jan 29 01:14 PM

“I don’t like a car that’s all perfect, all shiny. It should also have signs of use. I think that’s what makes a car fascinating.” Read more »

LOOK! Close to 50 midcentury modern furniture pieces up for auction this weekend

ANCX Staff
Updated as of Jan 20 07:48 PM

Get your checkbooks ready. Read more »

Select treasures from the late Gina Lopez’s personal collection to be auctioned this weekend

E.A. Santamaria
Updated as of Jan 19 09:53 AM

Included in the offerings are the philanthropist’s writing desk and Maranao baul   Read more »

IKEA turns the page: drops iconic catalogue after 70 years

Anna Ringstrom, Reuters
Posted at Dec 07 08:34 PM

Budget furniture giant IKEA has decided to discontinue its catalogue, one of the world's biggest annual publications, as shoppers move online, it said on Monday. Read more »

Ikea furnishes strong results despite pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 24 09:56 PM

Consumers continued to spend strongly to furnish their homes despite the coronavirus pandemic, the holding company that includes most Ikea stores said Tuesday. Read more »

How to stay creative amid pandemic, according to Kenneth Cobonpue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 27 05:01 PM

"Creativity is no different from any sport."  Read more »

IKEA to buy back own furniture as part of climate initiative

James Davey, Reuters
Posted at Oct 13 11:21 PM

People tired of their flat pack IKEA dressers, drawers, cabinets and tables will now be able to sell them back to the furniture retailer for resale in its stores as secondhand.   Read more »

IKEA online store, magbubukas na sa Pilipinas sa 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 06:23 PM

Sa susunod na taon na rin magbubukas ang IKEA store sa Pilipinas. Read more »

How one vintage chair shook Instagram for days, and inspired people to look at their homes again

BY JEROME GOMEZ
Updated as of Aug 23 07:57 AM

The couple behind Mid Century Manila decided to give away a vintage Plia chair for kicks. Little did they know they’d get so much in return.  Read more »