(IN BRIEF) IKEA, through Ingka Group, continues to prioritise gender equality as a core part of its business strategy, integrating inclusive practices across recruitment, development and leadership processes. The company has achieved near gender balance across management and leadership roles, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Retail, Society, Sweden
Tagged Alejandra Pinol, corporate equality commitment, equal opportunity employment, equal pay for equal work, Eurostat gender pay gap statistics, gender balanced leadership, gender equality workplace, gender pay gap reduction, global workforce diversity, IKEA, IKEA Continues to Advance Gender Equality with Balanced Leadership and Ongoing Pay Gap Reduction, IKEA diversity and inclusion, IKEA people and culture strategy, IKEA Strengthens Commitment to Workplace Equality as Women Hold Nearly Half of Leadership Roles Globally, inclusive workplace culture, Ingka Group, Ingka Group Advances Gender Equality Strategy with Leadership Balance and Ongoing Pay Gap Reduction, organisational equality strategy, retail leadership diversity, women leadership representation, workplace inclusion initiatives
(IN BRIEF) A major new global study by IKEA, based on more than 31,000 respondents across 31 countries, reveals that traditional dining habits are shifting, with nearly one in five people now eating dinner on the sofa and fewer than … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Cooking & Eating Survey, device-free dining, dining habits, dinner time, food culture, food waste, Gen-Z, global consumer trends, home life, IKEA, IKEA Research Highlights Growing Shift Away from the Dining Table and Rising Frustration with Kitchen Space, Ingka Group, Inter IKEA Group, kitchen design, kitchen space, kitchen table, Lorena Lourido Gomez, meal multitasking, Millennials, Nanette Weisdal, screen use, sofa dining, spicy food, sweets, urban living, YouGov
(IN BRIEF) IKEA Talents 2025 brought co-workers from around the world to Älmhult, Sweden, for a global food competition aligned with IKEA’s Cooking & Eating focus, culminating in a win for Fatin Badrul Hisham and Nurul Fatihah Binti Rosli from … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Abigaëlle Dumont, Alejandra Pinol, Älmhult Sweden, Benedetta Orsini, co-worker innovation, Cooking and Eating, creativity, cultural exchange, Fatin Badrul Hisham, food competition, Global Collaboration, IKEA, IKEA Malaysia, IKEA Malaysia Wins Global IKEA Talents 2025 Food Competition in Älmhult, IKEA Talents, Ingka Group, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Michał Peplak, Nurul Fatihah Binti Rosli, Pedro Garcia, Sophía Daniella Rattín, Stir Fried Tofu, sustainability, Tine Colpaert
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Group is launching its second-hand IKEA marketplace in Sweden on 28 January, expanding a platform that allows customers to buy and sell pre-owned IKEA furniture locally while supporting more affordable and sustainable living. The marketplace will be … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Retail, Spain, Sweden
Tagged circular economy, GlobeScan, IKEA, IKEA Retail, IKEA Retailer Ingka Group Scales Second-Hand Marketplace Across Five European Markets, Ingka Group, Ingka Group Expands IKEA Second-Hand Marketplace to Sweden as Circular Living Gains Momentum, Kirsten Andersson, Norway, omnichannel retail, platform and marketplaces, Poland, PORTUGAL, pre-owned furniture, resale furniture, second-hand market, second-hand marketplace, Spain, sustainable consumption, Sustainable Living, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) IKEA turned its Kungens Kurva store in Stockholm into a one-night immersive experience with SMAKFEST, welcoming 1,000 IKEA Family members to a sold-out event focused on food, music, and culture. Featuring more than 30 sensory installations, live performances, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, News, Retail, Sweden
Tagged Cherrie, Chez Ali, cultural installation, Diana Emerita, Diaspora, DJ Majk, experiential retail, food culture, Hatami Siamak, IKEA, IKEA Family, IKEA meatballs, immersive brand experience, Inside IKEA’s SMAKFEST as the Brand Explores a New Kind of Experiential Retail, Kungens Kurva, live music, Mike Näselius, Plant-Based Food, SMAKFEST, Stockholm, Swedish identity
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Group is restructuring its leadership beginning 1 January 2026 to reinforce its focus on the core IKEA Retail business and strengthen its omnichannel strategy. The new Group Management model supports the company’s long-term goals of improving accessibility, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, News, Retail, Sweden
Tagged accessibility, affordability, Cindy Andersen, Emily Birkin, Group Management restructuring, IKEA, IKEA Retail, Ingka Centres, Ingka Group, Ingka Investments, Ingvar Kamprad, Javier Quinones, Juvencio Maeztu, Kurt-Jorgen Olsson, Melisa Connors, New Group Management Setup Positions Ingka Group for Next-Generation Omnichannel Retail Growth, omnichannel retail, organizational changes, Parag Parekh, sustainability, Ulrika Biesert
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending €40 million to Sweden’s Meva Energy AB to accelerate the rollout of its modular, biomass-based gasification plants across Europe. The company’s innovative system converts agricultural and industrial biomass residues into renewable, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged biochar, bioeconomy, biogas, biomass gasification, circular economy, Clean Industrial Deal, climate-neutral technology, decarbonisation, EIB, Elcowire Group, energy security, European Investment Bank, fossil-free manufacturing, green transition, IKEA, industrial energy, InvestEU, Karl Nehammer, Meva Energy, Meva Energy Secures EIB Financing to Scale Climate-Neutral Gasification Technology Across Europe, Net-Zero Industry Act, Niclas Davidsson, renewable energy, REPowerEU, Sofidel, Sweden
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group — IKEA’s largest retail operator — has acquired U.S.-based logistics technology company Locus to strengthen IKEA’s digital and fulfilment capabilities. Locus’s AI-driven logistics platform optimizes delivery routes, resource allocation, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI logistics, customer experience, digital transformation, e-commerce logistics, fulfilment network, Goldman Sachs, home delivery innovation, IKEA, Ingka Group, Ingka Investments, Ingka Investments acquires Locus to advance IKEA’s digital logistics and last-mile delivery capabilities, Ingka Investments acquires U.S.-based logistics technology firm Locus to enhance IKEA’s global delivery capabilities, Ingka Investments expands IKEA’s digital supply chain strategy through acquisition of Locus, investment acquisition, last-mile delivery, Locus, logistics technology, Made4net, Nishith Rastogi, Parag Parekh, retail technology, route optimisation, Supply Chain Management, sustainable distribution, TaskRabbit, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is launching its first-ever global celebration of the Swedish långbord, with more than 200 stores in at least 14 markets hosting communal dining events beginning September 13. The initiative marks the start of Cooking & Eating Year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Apron Day, Australia, Austria, CANADA, communal dining, Cooking & Eating Year, Czechia, Denmark, France, Germany, global celebration, healthy eating, Hungary, IKEA, IKEA Family, IKEA Food, IKEA kicks off Cooking & Eating Year with global långbord celebrations and new product launches, IKEA restaurants, INDIA, Ingka Group, Italy, Japan, KOREA, långbord, Lorena Lourido Gomez, More than 200 IKEA stores host Swedish långbord gatherings as part of worldwide food and cooking initiative, Netherlands, New Zealand, Slovakia, Spain, sustainable food, Sweden, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is preparing to open its first store in New Zealand on December 4, 2025, at Sylvia Park in Auckland. Operated by Ingka Group, the 34,000 m² store will offer more than 7,500 products from day one and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Ireland, Management, Marketing, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Auckland, Buy Back service, electric vehicle charging, EUR 5 billion investment, Global Expansion, home delivery, IKEA, IKEA Family, IKEA New Zealand opening, Ingka Group, New Zealand, partnership, Pick-Up Points, renewable energy, Slovenia, sustainability, Swedish Restaurant, Sylvia Park, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) IKEA, alongside the European Forest Institute and Preferred by Nature, has launched a research project to improve forest management and enhance biodiversity. Starting with IKEA’s forests in Latvia, the project will test climate-smart forestry methods and explore how … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Retail, Science, Technology
Tagged biodiversity, Carbon Sequestration, climate change, climate resilience, climate-smart forestry, ecosystem preservation, ecosystem services, European Forest Institute, forest certification, forest management, forestry innovation, IKEA, Ingka Group, Inter IKEA Group, Latvia, partnership, Preferred by Nature, responsible forestry, sustainability, sustainable development, sustainable practices, wood sourcing
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Investments has inaugurated its first solar park in Poland, a 29 MW installation in Recz developed with Enerparc. The project adds to Ingka Group’s renewable energy portfolio in the country, which now includes seven wind farms and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Poland, Retail, Technology
Tagged clean energy, energy storage, energy transition, Enerparc, Ewa Teodorczyk, Frederik de Jong, green energy infrastructure, IKEA, IKEA climate goals, IKEA net zero, IKEA Poland, Ingka Investments, partnership, renewable energy, solar energy, solar park Recz, sustainability, wind farms, wind power Poland
(IN BRIEF) IKEA has opened its fifth South Korean store in Seoul’s Gangdong district, marking ten years of operation in the country. Located within the mixed-use Gangdong I-Park The River complex, IKEA Gangdong showcases 7,400 products, with over 3,700 available … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged circular hub, EV delivery, furniture, Gangdong I-Park The River, geothermal energy, home furnishings, IKEA, IKEA expansion, IKEA Gangdong, IKEA Seoul, IKEA South Korea investment, IKEA store opening, Ingka Group, Oxford Street IKEA, partnership, retail innovation, Seoul, South Korea, sustainability, Tolga Öncu
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is planning a groundbreaking two-kilometer-long linear store to replace its signature maze-like layout, prompted by customer complaints about getting lost and over-reliance on GPS navigation. Led by Tolga Öncü, Ingka Retail Manager, the single-floor design allows shoppers … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Retail
Tagged customer complaints, fast lane, food court, giant meatball, global success, GPS navigation, IKEA, Ingka Group, Ingka Retail Manager, innovative layouts, labyrinthine layout, linear store, security incident, shopper psychology, showrooms, single floor, Swedish retailer, Tolga Öncu, toy snakes, travelator, two kilometers, warehouse, windowless
(IN BRIEF) IKEA is enhancing its customer service by launching 24/7 pick-up lockers in Finland, which are connected to a new, €55 million distribution center in Lommila. This strategic development redefines the function of traditional warehouses by merging operational fulfillment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Netherlands, Retail
Tagged 24/7 pick-up lockers, biodiversity initiatives, customer service, Digital Integration, distribution center, electric vehicle deliveries, Finland, fulfillment, geothermal heating, IKEA, IKEA Retail, Ingka Group, Lommila, Marcus Baumgartner, retail innovation, solar panels, sustainability, UK, €55 million investment
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, has launched its detailed Net Zero Transition Plan, setting clear actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The plan outlines strategic initiatives for … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Circularity, climate change, Decarbonization Plan, greenhouse gas emissions, IKEA, Ingka Group, net zero transition, Paris Agreement, renewable energy, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) IKEA’s Sleep Uncovered report reveals that people are losing an average of 1 hour and 20 minutes of sleep per night, with Mainland China reporting the best sleep quality and the USA and Norway at the bottom. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Retail, Science
Tagged bedding, comfort, disabilities, disrupted routines, Dr. Tom Crawford, financial insecurity, global sleep habits, GlobeScan, IKEA, IKEA Sleep Formula, LGBTQ+, Mainland China, Norway, schedule, screen time, sleep environment, sleep inequalities, Sleep Quality, sleep report, sleep sanctuary, sleep study, sleep tips, Sleep Uncovered, sleepwear, stress, University of Oxford, USA, vices, wellbeing
(IN BRIEF) IKEA Kreativ has introduced new features to help customers in the UK, US, and Canada design personalized bedrooms for better sleep. The platform now offers room scanning, duvet and pillow combination exploration, and an AI-driven product placement engine. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Better Sleep, IKEA, IKEA Kreativ, INNOVATION, Parag Parekh, Personalized Bedroom Design
(IN BRIEF) IKEA has opened its first UK high street restaurant in Hammersmith, allowing customers to enjoy popular Swedish dishes, including its famous meatballs, outside of a traditional IKEA store. Located beside the newly updated Hammersmith City Store, the restaurant … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Ingka Centres has introduced a new consumer brand, Livli, aimed at transforming European destinations into lively, community-focused meeting places that go beyond traditional shopping. Livli Kungens Kurva in the Stockholm area is the first location to adopt the … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Retail, Sweden
Tagged Community-Focused Retail, Europe, IKEA, Ingka Centres, Leisure Destinations, Livli, partnership, Sebastian Hylving, shopping, sustainability, Sweden
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