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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 »

IKEA PH apologizes for website glitch; extends raffle eligibility until July 11

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 07 05:34 PM

IKEA Philippines did not anticipate that 100,000 people would try to register in the first minute when it opened its loyalty club, which resulted in a technical problem, a company official said Wednesday. Read more »

IKEA PH website crashes as it opens loyalty club sign ups

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 01:19 AM

MANILA - IKEA Philippines said its website crashed early Wednesday amid the surge of visitors trying to sign up for its loyalty club. Read more »

IKEA PH to open loyalty club on July 7; free home makeovers up for grabs

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 01 04:01 PM

IKEA Philippines on Thursday said it aims to onboard a record 100,000 members during the launch date of its home furnishing club on July 7 in preparation for the opening of its Pasay branch later this year. 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 »

'Milestone:' IKEA Philippines says first batch of products arrives in Pasay

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 07 05:34 PM

IKEA Philippines said Monday its first batch of product range has arrived at the country's first store in Pasay City.    Read more »

IKEA explores Filipino homes in preparation for much awaited 2021 opening

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 06:09 PM

IKEA Philippines on Wednesday said it has been exploring Filipino homes since 2016 to understand their needs and in preparation for the opening of the world's biggest branch at the Mall of Asia complex later this year. 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 »

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 »

IKEA says physical shopping remains key to sales in post-pandemic new normal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 11:07 AM

Physical 3-dimensional shopping will likely drive sales of IKEA's brick and mortar stores despite access to e-commerce after the COVID-19 pandemic is eliminated, its official said Friday.  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 »

IKEA PH taps Filipino artisans for custom-made textile products

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 16 05:04 PM

Several Filipino seamstresses and tailors will personalize textile products at IKEA's Philippine branch once it opens under its partnership with local firm Rags2Riches. 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 »

Daan-daang trabaho alok ng foreign companies sa Pilipinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 29 04:20 PM

Daan-daang trabaho ang hinahanap ngayon ng mga bagong foreign company na pumasok sa Pilipinas. 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 »

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 »