Ikea
This coverage examines Ikea’s operations and strategy within the UK retail market, including store developments, product launches, sustainability initiatives, and leadership decisions. Reporting focuses on how Ikea adapts its business model, supply chain, and customer experience to meet market demands — offering insight for executives, managers, and professionals engaged in homeware, furniture, and large-format retail.
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Aug- 2018 -7 AugustAdvice
Why online retailers must embrace innovation to capture the ‘almost customer’
British retail habits are shifting. The well-documented trend towards online shopping, as evidenced by the demise of bricks-and-mortar brands and the rise and rise of digital challengers such as ASOS, has seen us become a nation of click-happy shoppers. From fast fashion to furniture, we turn to e-commerce outlets to…
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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. The commitments, which will be achieved by 2030, aim to inspire and enable people to live more sustainably, reduce their climate impact, contribute to a world without waste and create a…
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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 16.4%. Women who work in the distribution division of the company are paid an average of 0.9% more than their male counterparts. That particular department makes up just under one…
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13 MarchGovernment
Leading retailers support plan for sustainability and equality
Over 25 leading UK retailers, including Sainsbury’s and John Lewis, have signed up to a series of pledges to tackle global challenges over the coming decades. The ‘Better Retail Better World’ scheme includes a series of stretching targets for the retail industry to achieve by 2020, and uses the United…
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7 MarchDepartment Stores
John Lewis named as ‘best retailer to work for’
Department store chain John Lewis has been named as best UK retailer to work for, according to a list released today by job website Indeed. In the list of best places to work in the private sector, it topped the list based on 1,066 reviews. Cosmetics retailer Lush came second,…
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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. He died at the age of 91, following a short illness. Kamprad founded Ikea when he was 17, and was described by the retailer as “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of the 20th…
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