Ikea
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May- 2019 -3 MayPeople Moves
Ikea appoints new country retail manager for UK and Ireland
Furniture retailer Ikea has appointed Peter Jelkeby as its new country retail manager with responsibility for the UK and Ireland.
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Feb- 2019 -13 FebruaryDIY
Ikea trials furniture leasing
Swedish furniture retailer, Ikea, has announced it has begun trialling an environmentally-friendly leasing scheme in one of its Swiss stores.
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Nov- 2018 -22 NovemberDIY
Ikea’s ‘business transformation’ leaves 350 UK and Irish jobs at risk
DIY giant Ikea has announced that 350 jobs, out of the 12,100 UK and Ireland roles, may be made redundant…
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Oct- 2018 -11 OctoberDIY
Ikea reports strong growth in retail sales for FY 2018
Flat pack furniture retailer Ikea has reported a 4.7% increase in retail sales to €38.8bn (£33.9bn) in its full year…
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9 OctoberDIY
Ikea fined £100,000 after worker loses part of two fingers
Furniture retailer Ikea has been fined £100,000 after two of an engineer’s fingers were partially amputated during maintenance work on…
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Sep- 2018 -28 SeptemberDIY
Unions file complaint against Ikea over ‘workers’ rights abuses’
An international coalition of labour unions is calling for an investigation into supposed “wide-ranging violations” of workers’ rights at furniture…
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Jun- 2018 -8 JuneDIY
Ikea to remove all single-use plastic products by 2020
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea has launched its updated ‘People and Planet Positive’ scheme, as part of new sustainability strategy.
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Mar- 2018 -29 MarchHR
Ikea reports lower than average gender pay gap
Ikea has revealed that its gender pay gap is 6.9%, which is significantly lower than the UK retail average of…
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Jan- 2018 -29 JanuaryHigh Street
Ikea founder dies aged 91
The founder of Ikea, Ingvar Kamprad, passed away at his home in Småland, Sweden, on 27 January.
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