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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 »

IKEA hiring close to 500 workers for world's largest store in PH

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 02:45 PM

Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA is hiring 496 workers for its first Philippine store, the company announced. 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 »

IKEA to open online store in PH ahead of Mall of Asia branch in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 08 03:13 PM

Swedish home furnishings retailer IKEA said it would open its online store in the Philippines in 2021, months ahead of its physical shop in the country located at the Mall of Asia Complex in Pasay City dubbed as “the world’s largest IKEA store.” Read more »

What marketers need to know about love

Robert Labayen
Posted at Jul 07 03:38 PM

A stronger emotional connection can be created when we put hard-sell aside from time to time.  Read more »

Ikea faces French trial for spying on clients, staff

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 09:09 PM

Ikea's French subsidiary and 15 individuals, including former executives and police officials, will be put on trial on charges of spying on employees and customers, prosecutors said Thursday. Read more »

Try this at home: IKEA's famous Swedish meatballs recipe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 12:49 PM

Furniture giant IKEA is giving its fans just what they need -- the recipe for its famous Swedish meatballs.  Read more »

Why IKEA moved opening of first Philippines store to 2021

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 14 11:27 AM

Located at the SM Mall of Asia Complex, IKEA Philippines is " taking great shape" but adjustments have to be made, IKEA Southeast Asia Market Development Manager Georg Platzer told ABS-CBN News. Read more »

Ikea closes all stores in China due to coronavirus outbreak

Reuters
Posted at Jan 30 11:46 AM

Sweden's IKEA said Thursday it had temporarily closed all its stores in China because of the outbreak of the new coronavirus. Read more »

Ikea to pay $46-M to family of toddler killed in dresser accident

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 08 08:22 AM

Ikea has agreed to pay $46 million to the parents of a 2-year-old boy who was killed when a chest of drawers tipped over on him, the family's lawyer said Tuesday.  Read more »

AllHome bets on booming real estate sector for growth, 'excited' for IKEA entry

Michelle Ong, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 10 03:11 PM

AllHome Corp is undaunted with the entry of Swedish furniture maker IKEA as home improvement items are constantly in demand amid the country's booming real estate sector, its vice chairman said Thursday. Read more »

Villar's AllHome prices IPO at P11.50 per share amid IKEA arrival next year

Neil Jerome Morales and Anshuman Daga, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 05:15 PM

The IPO comes at a challenging time for brick-and-mortar retailers as shoppers increasing shift online, and competition is set to intensify with the Philippine arrival next year of IKEA. Read more »

IKEA closing only US furniture factory, cutting 300 jobs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 16 06:37 AM

IKEA said it will close its only US factory at the end of the year, cutting 300 jobs, as it will be more cost effective to make the products in Europe and import them.  Read more »

IKEA to tap Filipino farmers' products for upcoming store restaurant

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 05 06:59 PM

Furniture maker IKEA said it was looking at sourcing produce by Filipino farmers for its restaurant, as it prepares to open its store in Manila next year, an official of the company said Wednesday.  Read more »

IKEA to test furniture rental in 30 markets

Reuters
Posted at Apr 03 05:44 PM

IKEA will expand tests to allow customers to rent desks and sofas rather than buy them as it shifts away from selling low-cost disposable furniture in response to growing environmental concerns. Read more »

2018 Yearender: Business - The year of TRAIN and inflation

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 26 01:41 PM

Here are some of the biggest stories in business in 2018. Read more »

VIDEO: IKEA honcho on the genius of simplicity and other life truths

ANCX
Posted at Dec 11 07:52 AM

Guided by the IKEA vision to create a better everyday life for many people, Christian Rojkjaer has overseen an ambitious expansion since taking the lead at IKEA Southeast Asia in 2011. In this interview, he talks about his keys to success and the life lessons he had to learn the hard way Read more »

VIDEO: The amazing things we saw inside the Ikea Philippines HQ

ANC-X
Updated as of Dec 01 07:16 AM

Movable desks, and lamps that double as phone chargers are just some of the items we were introduced to when ANCX dropped by the first Ikea office in Manila. Read more »

Christian Rojkjaer wants to make the IKEA experience as Pinoy as possible

Owen Maddela
Updated as of Nov 27 08:08 AM

IKEA’s managing director for South East Asia reveals how the largest IKEA store in the world will be ‘Philippinized’ Read more »